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Grants

Idea2PoC (Karnataka Proof of Concept Grant)

Status

Closed for now

Superseded by ELEVATE (elevate.startupkarnataka.in), which runs annual calls with the same INR 50 lakh ceiling plus tracks for women-led, SC/ST-led and Beyond Bengaluru startups.

Closed

Amount

5,000,000 INR

Historically up to INR 50 lakh grant-in-aid for taking an idea to proof of concept. Idea2PoC has been folded into the ELEVATE programme, which carries the same ceiling.

Funder

Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Government of Karnataka

public · regional

Deadline: closed — Idea2PoC is no longer run as a separate branded call; it is delivered under the ELEVATE programme.

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

Stage: idea, pre_seed
Locally registered entity required

Superseded by ELEVATE. Apply through ELEVATE instead.

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://startupkarnataka.in/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked