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ELEVATE (Karnataka Grant-in-Aid for Startups)

Status

Usually opens in May and June and July

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
5,000,000 INR

Grant-in-Aid of up to INR 50 lakh, disbursed in two equal milestone-linked tranches.

Funder

Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka (Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society)

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — ELEVATE 2026 (25th call) opened 25 May 2026 at 09:00 IST and closed 15 July 2026 at 17:00 IST across four tracks: ELEVATE 2026, ELEVATE Aspire 2026 (Beyond Bengaluru), ELEVATE Unnati 2026 (SC/ST-led) and ELEVATE Shakti 2026 (women-led).

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Startup must be within 10 years of incorporation, have turnover not exceeding INR 200 crore in any financial year, be based anywhere in Karnataka, have a minimum team size of two, and must not have been an ELEVATE grant beneficiary in the last 3 years. DPIIT recognition is not a stated prerequisite for ELEVATE, but Startup Karnataka registration is required.

How to apply

  1. Register on the ELEVATE portal when the call is live and choose a track.
  2. Submit the application with product, team and financial details.
  3. Screening, followed by pitching before an evaluation committee.
  4. Grant sanctioned and released in two equal milestone-linked tranches.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · DPIIT recognition for Indian startups, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://elevate.startupkarnataka.in/

"Grant-in-Aid of up to INR 50 Lakhs"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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