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Superseded by ELEVATE (elevate.startupkarnataka.in), which runs annual calls with the same INR 50 lakh ceiling plus tracks for women-led, SC/ST-led and Beyond Bengaluru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

Superseded by ELEVATE. Apply through ELEVATE instead.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://startupkarnataka.in/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

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

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