Techtonic: Innovations in Clean Energy 2026
Funds Indian clean-energy startups with credits, pilot support and up to INR 60 lakh to scale up their venture.
Applicants pick the track that matches their stage — R&D (TRL 3-4), Pilot (TRL 5-6) or Scale-Up (TRL 7-9) — and go through screening, a deeper evaluation and a jury round before winners are announced. R&D-stage teams get up to INR 10 lakhs in credit-based incubation support, Pilot-stage teams get partner-funded pilot opportunities, and Scale-Up teams can receive up to INR 60 lakhs for deployment. …
Social Alpha is looking for science-led, consumer-centric innovations that solve bottlenecks across India's clean energy value chain, spanning energy access, storage, efficiency and renewables. It wants solutions in decentralised renewable energy, advanced battery chemistries, next-gen cooling, industrial efficiency and better-performing solar, wind and hydro assets. Start-ups at any stage from early prototype to commercial scale-up can apply, as long as the solution sits inside one of these focus areas.
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