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ELEVATE / Idea2PoC grant-in-aid, Startup Karnataka

ಎಲಿವೇಟ್ (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)

Status

Status not published

ELEVATE runs as an annual competitive challenge with multiple tracks, each with its own window. No open window was confirmable from an official Government of Karnataka page at the time of verification.

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Amount
Not published

A one-time, non-dilutive, milestone-linked grant-in-aid to take an idea to proof of concept, run in multiple tracks (general, Aspire for Beyond Bengaluru, Shakti for women-led, Unnati for SC/ST-led). The commonly cited ceiling is INR 50 lakh, but neither startup.karnataka.gov.in nor elevate.startupkarnataka.gov.in would resolve or load at the time of verification, so the amount is recorded as null rather than taken from aggregator sites.

Funder

Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) / Karnataka Startup Cell, Department of Electronics, IT, BT and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — ELEVATE runs as an annual competitive challenge with multiple tracks, each with its own window. No open window was confirmable from an official Government of Karnataka page at the time of verification.

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 registered and headquartered in Karnataka. Track-specific criteria apply for the Aspire (outside Bengaluru Urban), Shakti (women-led) and Unnati (SC/ST-led) tracks. DPIIT recognition is generally expected by Karnataka for state startup benefits but I could not confirm this on an official Karnataka page at the time of verification.

How to apply

  1. Check the current ELEVATE call and track-specific eligibility on the Startup Karnataka portal. — link
  2. Register and submit the application on the ELEVATE portal during an open window.
  3. Shortlisted startups pitch to an evaluation panel; selected startups receive grant-in-aid released against milestones.

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://startup.karnataka.gov.in/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

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

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