India
Bangalore · Delhi NCR · Mumbai · Hyderabad
119 investors19 active21 slow79 quietupdated Jul 17, 2026
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Antler India Day-zero residency: co-founder matching, then INR 2-4 crore (~$235K-$470K) cheque for ~9-11% equity; recently increased check sizes. | Program | Pre-seed | $235K–$470K | aifintechdeep-tech+2 | Milo Drive 24d ago · $2.4M | Bangalore |
| Quiet | Lightspeed India Ascends Deeptech program for founders under 25 (aerospace, defense, robotics, AI); winners get $200K-$3M equity funding plus $500K+ in compute credits. | Program | Pre-seed | $200K–$3M | deep-techaerospacedefense+2 | Sapien Labs 5mo ago | Bangalore |
| Quiet | 500 Global (Flagship, India-eligible) No dedicated India cohort, but accepts Indian founders into Palo Alto-based Flagship program; $150K for 6%, 4-month duration, $1M+ in partner credits. | Program | Seed | $150K–$150K | Agnostic | none announced | Palo Alto (relocation required) |
| Quiet | Axilor Ventures Seed fund founded by Infosys co-founders Kris Gopalakrishnan and SD Shibulal; $500K-$1.5M cheques, 80+ portfolio companies, 75%+ follow-on rate. | Program | Seed | $500K–$1.5M | consumer-internetenterprise-saashealthcare+3 | none announced | Bangalore |
| Quiet | Brinc India (Kochi) India's primary hardware/IoT-focused accelerator, run with Government of Kerala; $50K minimum via CCPS up to $250K, requires a founder based in Kochi. | Program | Pre-seed | $50K–$250K | hardwareiot | none announced | Kochi |
| Quiet | Entrepreneur First (Bangalore) Talent-first model investing pre-team/pre-idea; $125K first tranche (8% via post-money SAFE), optional $125K second tranche with SF track. | Program | Pre-seed | $125K–$250K | Agnostic | none announced | Bangalore |
| Quiet | GSF Accelerator (GSF India) India's early tech seed investor since 2012, 164 portfolio companies; runs Founders Academy cohort program plus direct seed cheques. | Program | Pre-seedSeed | $10K–$500K | Agnostic | none announced | Bangalore |
| Quiet | IIMA Ventures (CIIE.CO) IIM Ahmedabad's innovation/incubation arm; runs multiple funds incl. $25M Bharat Inclusion Initiative, grants from INR 10-15 lakh up to larger co-investments. | Program | Pre-seedSeed | $12K–$150K | fintechinclusion | none announced | Ahmedabad |
| Quiet | Orios Misfits Accelerator India-market specialist seed fund; all portfolio companies run through the in-house 8-12 month Misfits acceleration program, $500K-$1.5M for 10-20%. | Program | Seed | $500K–$1.5M | Agnostic | none announced | Mumbai |
| Quiet | Sequoia Spark Fellowship Year-long fellowship for women founders in India/SEA at prelaunch/pre-PMF stage; $100K no-strings grant (no equity or convertible note) plus mentorship. | Program | Pre-seed | $100K–$100K | Agnostic | none announced | Bangalore |
| Quiet | Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) Government of India scheme deployed via ~300 approved incubators; two-tier structure of INR 20 lakh equity-free grant plus INR 50 lakh convertible debt. | Program | Pre-seed | $23K–$81K | Agnostic | none announced | New Delhi |
| Quiet | Techstars Bangalore Accelerator 3-month AI/robotics/emerging-markets accelerator; global Techstars deal (updated Apr 2025) is $220K total: $20K common equity (5%) + $200K uncapped MFN SAFE. | Program | Pre-seed | $220K–$220K | airobotics | none announced | Bangalore |
| Quiet | Upekkha Accelerator SaaS/vertical-AI accelerator for India-origin founders building global enterprise products; fixed $125K for 7%, 6-month program, backs 70-200 startups off $15M-$40M fund. | Program | Pre-seed | $125K–$125K | saasaienterprise-software | none announced | Bangalore |
| Quiet | Villgro India's oldest impact-first incubator (founded 2001); grants of INR 15-75 lakh (~$17K-$87K) for health, agri, climate, and gender-inclusion ventures serving low-income markets. | Program | Pre-seedSeed | $17K–$87K | healthtechagritechclimate+1 | none announced | Chennai |
| Active | WTFund Non-dilutive grant fund for founders under 25; INR 20 lakh (~$23K) grant plus mentorship and investor access, cohort-based. | Program | Pre-seed | $23K–$23K | Agnostic | none announced | Bangalore |
| Quiet | Y Combinator US-HQ accelerator; standard deal $125K for 7% plus $375K uncapped MFN SAFE; large India-founder alumni base incl. Razorpay, Groww, Zepto. | Program | Pre-seed | $125K–$500K | Agnostic | none announced | San Francisco (relocation required) |
| Quiet | z21 Ventures x IIT Kharagpur (KGP Forge Entrepreneur) Campus accelerator for IIT Kharagpur final-year students by alumni-founded z21 Ventures; INR 25 lakh (~$29K) per team, up to 10 teams in first cohort. | Program | Pre-seed | $29K–$29K | deep-techai | none announced | Kharagpur |
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