SaaS & enterprise startup grants, challenges and programmes

Open opportunities for SaaS & enterprise 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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Government First Initiative (Karnataka paid pilots for startups)
by Startup Karnataka / KITS, Government of Karnataka · Government
AcceleratorStartupsAI & MLSaaS & enterprise
Closes in 11 days23 Oct
Funding & benefits
Up to ₹25L support
+ AccelerationGovernment of Karnataka acts as first customer: direct work order of up to ₹25L (subject to technical evaluation) to pilot a solution against a published government problem statement (current statements from BWSSB and Praja Seva). This is a paid pilot, not a grant.
Not yet checked by us · confirm on source · via eitbt.karnataka.gov.in · How we check
Apply on eitbt.karnataka.gov.in for Government First Initiative (Karnataka paid pilots for startups) (opens eitbt.karnataka.gov.in in a new tab)

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MeitY GENESIS Pilot 2.0
by Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) / MeitY Startup Hub, via partner incubators incl. Venture Center Pune and SIIC IIT Kanpur · Government
IncubationStartupsAI & MLDeeptech & hardware
Closes in 17 days29 Oct
Funding & benefits
Up to ₹40L investment
+ Incubation+ MentorshipTakes equity — not free capitalUp to INR 40 lakh based on verified cost of delivering the pilot PO/WO (SIIC describes ₹40 lakh as an average, not guaranteed); equity allotted to the incubator, capped at 3% of fully diluted post-money; 12-month programme.
Not yet checked by us · confirm on source · via venturecenter.co.in · How we check
Apply on venturecenter.co.in for MeitY GENESIS Pilot 2.0 (opens venturecenter.co.in in a new tab)

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JioGenNext Market Access Program (MAP)
by Reliance Industries (JioGenNext) · Corporate
AcceleratorStartupsSaaS & enterpriseAI & ML
Open now — no closing date
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)

SaaS & enterprise startup grants, challenges and programmes

Closing in 8–14 days (1)

Government First Initiative (Karnataka paid pilots for startups)

Closing later (1)

MeitY GENESIS Pilot 2.0

Open now — no closing date published (1)

JioGenNext Market Access Program (MAP)