UK Government
Government London, England
The UK government, partnering India on startup innovation via Innovate UK and jointly funded R&D worth over £330 million.
1 program
345 providers listed
Grant providers in India
The government bodies, incubators, accelerators, investors and foundations behind every program in this directory: who they are, where they operate, and all of their programs in one profile.
UNICEF Venture Fund
VC / Investor New York, New York
UNICEF's pooled fund making equity-free investments in early-stage open-source and frontier-tech startups, including in India.
1 program
UP Electronics Corporation Ltd (UPLC)
Government Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh's nodal IT and electronics agency, running the StartinUP portal for startup registration, incubation, and incentives.
5 programs 10,000+ startups backed
Upaya Social Ventures
VC / Investor Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nonprofit impact investor backing early Indian businesses that create jobs for people in extreme poverty, 35,000+ so far.
1 program
Uttishthati Foundation i-TBI, NIT Hamirpur
Incubator Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
NIT Hamirpur's DST-backed i-TBI, backing Himachal-region founders with ignition grants up to Rs. 10 lakh and prototyping labs.
1 program
Vande Bharatam
Corporate
Vande Bharatam is Adani Group's flagship nationwide entrepreneurship and innovation initiative that identifies, mentors, and supports promising entrepreneurs, startups, and innovators from every state and union territory across India.
1 program
Venture Center
Incubator Pune, Maharashtra
Venture Center is India's leading science and technology business incubator based at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. It supports science-led startups through incubation, grants, CSR funding programs, technology commercialization, and innovation initiatives including the UKG India – Venture Center CSR Collaboration.
6 programs
Vidhai & Vaanam Space LLP
Accelerator Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Chennai accelerator with a sector-agnostic remit and a space-tech and deep-tech tilt, mentoring early founders toward scalable products.
1 program
Villgro
Foundation / CSR Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India's oldest social-enterprise incubator, founded in 2001, having backed 340+ ventures that raised over Rs. 400 crore.
2 programs
Visa Foundation
Foundation / CSR Mumbai, Maharashtra
Visa Inc.'s foundation, with $400M+ in assets, funding financial inclusion and women-led micro and small businesses globally.
1 program
VIT TBI
Incubator Vellore, Tamil Nadu
VIT Vellore's DST-supported incubator since 2003, running BIRAC BioNEST and MeitY TIDE 2.0 tracks for biotech and ICT startups.
2 programs
VJTI TBI Foundation
Incubator Mumbai, Maharashtra
VJTI Mumbai's DST-NIDHI incubator, backing cleantech, IoT, and cybersecurity startups with seed funding and lab access.
3 programs 49+ startups backed
Wadhwani Foundation
Foundation / CSR Bengaluru, Karnataka
Global non-profit driving job creation through entrepreneurship, skilling, and AI platforms, with 2,500+ startups supported across 30+ countries.
2 programs 2,500+ startups backed
WE Hub
Government Hyderabad, Telangana
Telangana government's women-only incubator, the first state-led one of its kind in India for women founders.
2 programs
WISE SNDTWU Incubation Centre
Incubator Mumbai, Maharashtra
Women-focused incubator at SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, requiring 30%+ women representation, backed by SIDBI and Startup India.
1 program
Women Development & Child Welfare Department, AP
Government Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh's women and child welfare department, running welfare and women-empowerment schemes since 1987.
1 program
World Food Prize Foundation
Foundation / CSR Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines foundation founded by Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug, awarding the $250,000 World Food Prize and running youth food-security programmes.
1 program
XCITE – XLRI Rural Business Incubator
Incubator Jharkhand
XCITE is the rural business incubation initiative of XLRI Jamshedpur, supported by NABARD, that nurtures entrepreneurs from Eastern and North-Eastern India through incubation, mentorship, ecosystem support, and milestone-based grant funding.
1 program
About grant providers in this directory
Every program in the IncorpX Grants Directory is run by a provider: a central ministry or government agency, a state startup mission, an incubator or accelerator, a venture or angel investor, a bank, a corporate program or a foundation. Provider profiles bring these organisations together in one place, covering who they are, where they operate, the stages and sectors they focus on, notable companies they have supported and every program of theirs that we track.
Profiles are curated from official websites and program pages and reviewed by the IncorpX team. Listings are informational: applications always happen directly with the respective program authority, in your own name. IncorpX provides assistance for application preparation and for prerequisite registrations such as company incorporation, DPIIT recognition, MSME (Udyam) registration and GST registration, so founders can approach any provider application-ready.
Important disclaimer
IncorpX is a private platform operated by a private company. It is not a government department, agency or official portal, and it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any government body or of any organisation, incubator, accelerator, investor or partner listed in this directory. All program names, logos and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification only.
This directory is compiled from publicly available official sources and is provided for general information only. It does not constitute legal, financial, tax or professional advice. Funding amounts, eligibility criteria, required documents, deadlines and availability are determined by each program authority and change with every cycle, so the details shown here may be incomplete or out of date. Always confirm the current terms on the official program source before you apply or take any decision.
IncorpX charges no fee for the information in this directory and does not collect, process, lodge or submit any application on your behalf. Applications are made by you, in your own name, directly with the respective program authority. IncorpX provides assistance only for application preparation and for related registrations such as company incorporation, DPIIT recognition, MSME (Udyam) and GST. Eligibility, approval, disbursement and selection rest solely with the respective program authority, and IncorpX makes no representation or guarantee as to any outcome.
Grant providers in India, answered
What is a grant provider?
A grant provider is the organisation that funds or runs a startup support program: a government body or agency, a state startup mission, an incubator, an accelerator, a venture or angel investor, a bank, a corporate or a foundation running CSR initiatives. Every scheme in this directory is linked to the provider behind it, so you can evaluate the source of a program before applying.
What types of providers are listed in this directory?
The directory covers government bodies and agencies, incubators, accelerators, VC and angel networks, corporates, foundations and CSR programs, financial institutions, academic institutions, NGOs and ecosystem platforms. Use the Type filter to browse one category at a time, or the State filter to find providers operating near you.
How do schemes connect to providers in this directory?
Each provider profile lists every published program that the organisation runs, and every scheme page links back to its provider profile. That makes it easy to review all programs from a single agency, incubator or investor in one place, along with the focus stages, sectors and location of that provider.
How should I approach an incubator or accelerator?
Start with the provider profile to understand the stages and sectors they back. Most incubators and accelerators run cohort-based calls with structured selection. Keep a concise pitch deck, a clear problem statement and your registration documents ready. IncorpX provides assistance for the prerequisite registrations many programs expect.
Does a listing in this directory imply endorsement?
No. Listings are informational and curated from public sources. IncorpX is an independent private platform and is not affiliated with any government body, incubator, investor or foundation listed here. Always verify program details with the respective organisation before applying.
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IncorpX provides assistance for application readiness: shortlisting programs that match your stage and sector, completing prerequisite registrations, and organising the documents providers expect. You always apply in your own name, and selection rests with each program authority.
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