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ELEVATE Unnati (Karnataka, SC/ST-led startups)

Status

Status not published

Calls are announced on the Karnataka Startup portal; the 2025 call has concluded.

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Amount
5,000,000 INR

One-time grant of up to INR 50 lakh for SC/ST-led Karnataka startups needing early-stage funding for a prototype, market development and scale-up.

Funder

Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka (Karnataka Startup portal)

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — Calls are announced on the Karnataka Startup portal; the 2025 call has concluded.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

At least one Director/Partner must belong to the SC/ST community and SC/ST members must hold a minimum of 70% equity in the company/firm; incorporated as a private limited company or registered as a partnership firm. Page read from the Karnataka Startup portal; the 2025 call has concluded (winners announced), so watch for the next call.

How to apply

  1. Apply on the Karnataka Startup portal during the call. — link

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://eitbt.karnataka.gov.in/startup/public/142/elevate-unnati-2025-winners-/en

"A one-time grant of up to Rs. 50 Lakhs is given to encourage innovators who may need early-stage funding to develop a prototype, market development and scale-up"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: eitbt.karnataka.gov.in

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