TIDE 2.0 Prototype Development Grant
Up to Rs 7 lakh grant to move an ICT or AI proof of concept to a working prototype, awarded through one of 51 TIDE 2.0 incubation centres.
What you get
“Grants: for prototype development upto Rs. 7 Lakh”
Can you apply
TIDE 2.0 will promote tech entrepreneurship through financial and technical support to incubators engaged in supporting ICT startups primarily engaged in using emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Block-chain, Robotics etc. in pre-identified areas of societal relevance.
When
Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
What Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology funds
India's IT ministry. Through MeitY Startup Hub and the TIDE 2.0 scheme it funds ICT startups working on emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, blockchain and robotics, staged from idea to market outreach and delivered entirely through 51 empanelled incubators at institutes of higher learning and premier R&D organisations.
Everything Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology funds →Details
Second of three staged TIDE 2.0 support levels, above the Rs 4 lakh Entrepreneur-in-Residence stage and below the Rs 40 lakh investment stage. Applications are made to an individual TIDE 2.0 incubation centre, not to MeitY.
Read off the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology page on 29 Aug 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.