Fintech startup grants, challenges and programmes

Open opportunities for Fintech founders: grants, pitch competitions, innovation challenges and incubation. Every listing offers ₹50,000+ or real support — a grant, funding, incubation or an accelerator place — with the deadline, amount and who can apply in one place.

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NSRCEL Impact Orbit – AgeTech Innovations
by NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore (Capgemini CSR) · Incubator
IncubationStartupsHealth & biotechSocial impact
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Funding & benefits
Up to ₹12.5L support
+ Grant+ Incubation+ MentorshipGrants up to INR 12.5 lakh (not guaranteed), incubation and domain mentoring; NSRCEL takes no equity and charges no programme fee; 8-9 months.
Not yet checked by us · confirm on source · via nsrcel.org · How we check
Apply on nsrcel.org for NSRCEL Impact Orbit – AgeTech Innovations (opens nsrcel.org in a new tab)
JioGenNext Market Access Program (MAP)
by Reliance Industries (JioGenNext) · Corporate
AcceleratorStartupsSaaS & enterpriseAI & ML
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Funding & benefits
Mentorship support
+ AccelerationEquity-free, zero-fee corporate open-innovation programme: proof-of-concept pilots with Reliance/Jio business units, pitch and value-proposition advice, mentor access. Does not invest or provide funding.
Not yet checked by us · confirm on source · via jiogennext.com · How we check
Apply on jiogennext.com for JioGenNext Market Access Program (MAP) (opens jiogennext.com in a new tab)
Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme
by Kotak Mahindra Bank (CSR) with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park · Accelerator / investor
AcceleratorStartupsAgri & foodClimate & energy
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Funding & benefits
Up to ₹30L support
+ Grant+ Acceleration+ MentorshipGrant (not equity) of up to INR 30 lakh per startup, subject to due diligence and milestones, with initial disbursement plus performance-linked top-up; bootcamps and 150+ mentoring hours for a cohort of 20.
Not yet checked by us · confirm on source · via iimcip.org · How we check
Apply on iimcip.org for Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme (opens iimcip.org in a new tab)

Fintech startup grants, challenges and programmes

Open now — no closing date published (3)

NSRCEL Impact Orbit – AgeTech Innovations

JioGenNext Market Access Program (MAP)

Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme