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Programs / Accelerators (New This Week)
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
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
Venture Center - NIDHI EIR Fellowship
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) Programme under National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing innovations (NIDHI) of Department of Science and Technology supports aspiring or budding entrepreneur of considerable potential for pursuing a promising technology business idea over a period up to 18 months
Sectors: All
Funding: INR 30k per month in stipend
Deadline: 10 November 2020 (3 days to go)
The Validation Pitch (TVP) is a virtual pitch event for early stage startups to be re-validated by investors, industry experts and potential customers.
Sectors: Agnostic
Funding: Yes, upto $50k; Benefits include 3 months of Mentoring & GTM support, Funding support and Partner Perks worth $7000
Deadline: unknown
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
Call for Innovative Ideas & Startups - NIT, Tiruchirappalli
The Program provides opportunity to the innovators in developing and nurturing their new innovative ideas for the production of new innovative products which can be sent in the market for commercialization.
Sectors: All
Funding: Yes, INR 25 L in seed funding
Deadline: 10 November 2020 (3 days to go)
Programs / Accelerators (from previous weeks)
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
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
D-Prize supports new entrepreneurs who can distribute proven poverty interventions
Sectors: Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, WASH, Education, Governance
Funding: Yes, $20k in awards
Deadline: 8 November 2020 (1 day to go)
Manush Labs Sustainability Accelerator 2020
Social Alpha has partnered with Manush Labs, an MIT - Harvard born accelerator program to support AgriTech start-ups.
Sectors: Agriculture
Funding: Yes, up to INR 1 Cr. for startups; up to INR 100 Cr. for SME’s
Deadline: 10 November 2020 (4 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
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
100X.VC: Class 03 Seed Funding
After having invested in startups through our Class 01 and 02, 100X.VC has opened applications for Class 03
Sectors: Femtech, D2C, Fintech, SaaS, HealthTech, ConsumerTech, Cybersecurity, WellnessTech and Edtech
Funding: Yes (within 20 days of selection)
Deadline: 15 November 2020
How to Apply: Email your pitch deck to pitch@100x.vc
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