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Food Tech grants in India

Explore Food Tech grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for alternative proteins, food safety, nutrition, processing and supply-chain innovation from Indian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in India, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Food Tech in India come first.

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Showing 49-72 of 124 grants

Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat logo
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Assistance to Enroll and Participate in Acceleration Program (Gujarat Startup Scheme)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹3 lakh to join a recognized acceleration program.

₹300K
Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat logo
Closed

Assistance to Startups having a Significant Impact on Society (Gujarat)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups building innovative projects that create a measurable social impact.

₹1M
IIMK LIVE logo
Closed

DST NIDHI Seed Support Scheme (SSS) at IIMK LIVE

🇮🇳LIVE · India

Awards up to INR 1 crore in milestone-based seed funding to IIMK LIVE incubatees.

₹10M
Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Department of Electronics, IT, BT & S&T, Government of Karnataka logo
Closed

ELEVATE Shakti 2026

🇮🇳KITS · India

Awards women-led Karnataka startups up to INR 50 lakhs in early-stage seed grant-in-aid.

₹5M
IK
Closed

Future Stars U25 Grant

🇮🇳IKP · India

Pays five under-25 Indian founders up to Rs. 5 lakh each to build their idea.

₹500K
Google for Startups logo
Closed

Google for Startups Accelerator: India

🇮🇳Google · United States

Backs India-based AI startups with a three-month, equity-free accelerator program.

DR
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HackNexus'26

🇮🇳Droidecks · India

Pays a ₹70,000 total cash prize, split among winning student teams, in a three-round national online hackathon for Indian college students.

GUSEC (Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council) logo
Closed

herSTART 5.0

🇮🇳GUSEC · India

Backs Indian women-led startups with mentorship, incubation and accelerator support.

NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore logo
Closed

Impact Orbit - Skilling and Livelihood Innovations

🇮🇳NSRCEL · India

Incubates for-profit and non-profit ventures building skilling and livelihood solutions for underserved Indians, with grants of up to Rs 12.5 lakhs for selected ventures.

₹1.3M
IIMV FIELD logo
Closed

Naaripreneur for Her Program Cohort 2

🇮🇳IIMV FIELD · India

Awards up to INR 5 lakh total in grants plus 6 months' incubation to women-led Indian startups.

IKP EDEN logo
Closed

NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP) — Call 2

🇮🇳IKP EDEN · India

Pays Indian tech startups up to Rs. 1 crore in seed funding to hit product and market milestones.

₹10M
AI
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NIDHI-Seed Support System (SSS)

🇮🇳Amity Incubator · India

Funds up to Rs. 50 lakh in equity-free seed money for early-stage startups.

₹5M
Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat logo
Closed

Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/Innovation (Gujarat)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹50 lakh across seed, social-impact and acceleration tracks.

₹5M
Gujarat Student Startup and Innovation Hub (i-Hub) logo
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Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3

🇮🇳i-Hub Gujarat · India

Funds Gujarat student and startup prototypes with ₹2.5-10 lakh grants to reach market.

₹250K – ₹1M
Pegasus Tech Ventures logo
Closed

Startup World Cup 2026 — Bangalore Regional

🇮🇳Pegasus · United States

Lets Bangalore-based founders pitch for a spot at the global Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley, where the ultimate winner receives a ₹9.3 crore investment award with no equity taken.

₹93M
Industries and Mines Department, Government of Gujarat logo
Closed

Sustenance Allowance (Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/Innovation, Gujarat)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹30 lakh for prototyping, market research and event costs.

₹3M
IIMV FIELD logo
Closed

TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Scheme

🇮🇳IIMV FIELD · India

Awards up to INR 4 lakh in grants plus a year of incubation to India-based tech startups.

₹400K
WS
Closed

WISE SNDTWU Incubation Cohort

🇮🇳WISE SNDTWU · India

Pays up to Rs 50 lakh in seed funding to DPIIT-recognized Indian startups.

₹5M
SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) logo
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SIDBI Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)

🇮🇳SIDBI (Small Industries Develo · India

Funds India's startup ecosystem indirectly by committing government-backed capital to qualified fund managers in a mother fund structure.

$1.0M – $26M
SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) logo
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Stand-Up India Scheme

🇮🇳SIDBI (Small Industries Develo · India

Supports socially underrepresented founders in India with blended term and working capital loans for new greenfield enterprises.

$10K – $104K
International Affairs Office at the Presidential Court (UAE) & Tamkeen logo
Between cycles

FoodTech Challenge 3.0

Presidential Court · United Arab Emirates

Pays early-stage foodtech startups a share of $2 million to scale in the UAE and beyond.

Food Tech
$15K – $500K
Dubai Holding logo
Between cycles

Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator (2025 edition)

Dubai Holding · United Arab Emirates

Awards up to AED 500,000 to circular-economy scale-ups through Dubai Holding.

Climate TechAdvanced Materials+1
AED 100K – AED 500K
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) logo
Between cycles

LDC Climate Resilience Prize

LDC · Netherlands

Awards a non-dilutive CHF 100,000 cash prize to a startup driving climate resilience in agriculture.

AgritechFood Tech+1
CHF 100K
Zayed Sustainability Prize logo
Between cycles

Zayed Sustainability Prize

ZSP · United Arab Emirates

Awards NPOs and SMEs tackling sustainability challenges across six prize categories.

MedtechAgritech+3
$25K – $1M

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