IndiaAI Mission - Startup Financing and Application Development Initiative
Status not published
Support is released through periodic IndiaAI challenge calls and expressions of interest; check indiaai.gov.in for live calls.
Funding support for AI startups and application development under the INR 10,372 crore IndiaAI Mission, delivered through themed challenges (IndiaAI Innovation Challenge, foundation models, AI for social impact) plus subsidised access to GPU compute. Award amounts are set per challenge.
IndiaAI Independent Business Division, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — Support is released through periodic IndiaAI challenge calls and expressions of interest; check indiaai.gov.in for live calls.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: ai, deeptech
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Indian startups, researchers and institutions working on AI. Specific eligibility, including whether DPIIT recognition is required, varies by challenge.
Source. https://indiaai.gov.in/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked