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Programs / Accelerators (New This Week)
Wharton India Startup Challenge
One of the largest India-focused business conferences in the world, the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) comes back home to proudly host the Annual Wharton India Startup Challenge (WISC)
Sectors: All
Funding: Yes, $20k in prize money
Deadline: 15 November 2020 (2 days to go)
Build for Bharat and get grants & prize money of up to ₹22 lakhs, along with a host of benefits from GUSEC
Sectors: Education, Healthcare, Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Environment, Clean Energy, Infra & Transportation
Funding: Yes, up to INR 22L in grants
Deadline: 18 November 2020 (5 days to go)
Pepsico’s Greenhouse Accelerator
Looking to discover and nurture game-changing innovations in technology and nutrition companies
Sectors: Nutrition & Wellness
Funding: Yes, $20k in grants
Deadline: 9 December 2020
IIT Mandi - Himalayan Startup Trek
The 4th edition of HST will bring together a host of startup experts and provide a credible platform to startups, to pitch their idea for incubation support.
Sectors: Agritech, Biotech, Cleantech, Healthtech, Sustainable Solutions, Electronics & Hardware etc.
Funding: Yes, INR 50L in seed support
Deadline: 25 November 2020
EIR Program - IIM Kozhikode (LIFE)
The LIFE program is designed to promote innovation-led entrepreneurship. It provides fellowship awards with subsistence grant to an aspiring or budding entrepreneur of considerable potential for developing technology or business model innovation into a business venture.
Sectors: All
Funding: Yes, up to INR 30k per month in stipend
Deadline: 15 November 2020 (2 days to go)
Catapult by Mahindra Mobility Sector aims to transform the Indian mobility ecosystem and shape the Future of Mobility
Sectors: Sustainable Logistics & Mobility
Funding: No, Strategic Partnership Opportunity
Deadline: 30 November 2020
Programs / Accelerators (from previous weeks)
The Keeling Curve Prize awards a variety of worldwide projects with proven records of greenhouse gas uptake
Sectors: Clean Energy
Funding: Yes, $25k in grants
Deadline: 10 February 2021
DISQovery 2021 (A TCS Foundation Initiative)
Digital Impact Square’s ‘DISQovery 2021’ initiative is looking for teams of young innovators with an entrepreneurial bent of mind, who want to turn an idea or a concept into a successful social enterprise and are willing to commit for the next 12-18 months to further their cause
Sectors: Assistive Technologies, AgriTech, Rural Entrepreneurship and Telemedicine.
Funding: Yes, Milestone based financial support
Deadline: 15 November 2020 (2 days to go)
BillionAbles is organizing a global call to find and support innovators and entrepreneurs working on Assistive technology solutions to solve some of the pressing problems the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) face in this current situation.
Sectors: Assistive Technologies
Funding: Yes (amount unknown); Prizes worth INR 30 L
Deadline: 15 November 2020 (2 days to go)
Inviting Idea stage deeptech startups/professionals planning to startup leveraging emerging technologies to apply for 6 month SparkUp program
Sectors: AI, Computer vision, Language technologies, Robotics, AR/VR etc.
Funding: Yes, INR 3.6 L in grants
Deadline: 15 November 2020 (2 days to go)
Tata Social Enterprise Challenge
TATA Social Enterprise Challenge, is a joint initiative by the TATA group and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta), a National Level challenge to find India’s most promising social enterprises.
Sectors: Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, WASH, Housing, Handicrafts, Energy, MFI / Financial Inclusion, Technology & Development
Funding: Yes, INR 2.5 L in grants | Up to INR 1 Cr. in seed capital
Deadline: 15 November 2020 (2 days to go)
A Program by Department of Science & Technology to support development of prototypes by startups
Sectors: Healthcare, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Energy, IoT, Clean Tech, AI / ML..
Funding: Yes, INR 10 L in grants
Deadline: 20 November 2020 (7 days to go)
An innovative program that provides intensive mentorship and funding support to entrepreneurs who are creating sustainably growing businesses to impact lives of people with disabilities.
Sectors: Assistive Tech
Funding: Yes, (amount unknown)
Deadline: 15 November 2020 (2 days to go)
ADB Healthy Oceans Technology Innovation Challenge
ADB is looking for innovative tech-based solutions that can solve healthy oceans-related challenges.
Sectors: Waste Management
Funding: Yes, up to $500k in grant (10% to be matched by the participant)
Deadline: 27 November 2020
Financial Inclusion Lab (Bharat Inclusion Initiative - CIIE)
The Financial Inclusion Lab aims to improve the financial health of India’s underserved low- and middle-income (LMI) segments by supporting startups in the areas of Fintech, Skilling and Livelihood.
Sectors: Financial Inclusion
Funding: Yes, up to INR 25L
Deadline: unknown
Aviral Plastic Waste Innovation Challenge
The Aviral Plastic Waste Innovation Challenge is an innovative businesses competition to support and showcase innovative solutions in the field of plastic waste management.
Sectors: Waste Management
Funding: Yes, up to EUR 50,000
Deadline: 15th November 2020 (2 days to go)