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Maharashtra Startup Week

Status

Status not published

Run as an annual flagship edition; applications open for a defined window each year against departmental problem statements. Check msins.in for the current edition.

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Amount
1,500,000 INR

Winning startups receive work orders or pilot contracts with Maharashtra government departments worth up to INR 15 lakh each, rather than a cash grant.

Funder

Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS), Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — Run as an annual flagship edition; applications open for a defined window each year against departmental problem statements. Check msins.in for the current edition.

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

DPIIT recognition is a prerequisite. Startup should be registered in Maharashtra or willing to operate there, with a solution mapped to a published government problem statement.

How to apply

  1. Apply on the MSInS portal during the Startup Week call.
  2. Shortlisting and pitching before a jury.
  3. Selected startups are awarded a government work order for a pilot deployment.

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

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://msins.in/MaharashtraStartupMain · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: msins.in

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