ELEVATE NXT 2026 Deeptech Grant-in-Aid Program | Apply ₹1 CR Now
Fueling India’s Deeptech future – Department of Electronics, IT, Bt and S&T, Government of Karnataka (Startup Karnataka / KITS)
Important Dates
Application Start Date
January 18, 2026
Deadline to Submission
February 17, 2026
Shortlist / Result Announcement Expected Date
March 22, 2026
Important Notes
Eligibilie Stages
Prototype Stage, MVP Stage, Early Revenue Stage
N.B.
Emphasize the deeptech nature, TRL stage, and scientific originality of your solution; clearly explain why it is novel, defensible and hard to replicate.
Highlight societal impact, scalability, and potential for global competitiveness, as these are core focus areas for the program.
Ensure your application is complete, data-sufficient, and aligned to evaluation criteria, since incomplete data at the first screening stage can lead to rejection during the data sufficiency check.
Highlight societal impact, scalability, and potential for global competitiveness, as these are core focus areas for the program.
Ensure your application is complete, data-sufficient, and aligned to evaluation criteria, since incomplete data at the first screening stage can lead to rejection during the data sufficiency check.
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What this grant offers
ELEVATE NXT 2026 is a flagship deeptech-focused grant-in-aid program of the Government of Karnataka under the LEAP framework, designed to fund and scale high-potential technology startups. Selected startups can receive grant support of up to ₹1 crore (₹1,00,00,000) on a non-dilutive, milestone-based model, coupled with structured mentorship and multi-stage jury evaluation. The program supports startups from across India, with a requirement that winners registered outside Karnataka shift their registered office to Karnataka within four months of result declaration.
Purpose and impact
The program aims to establish a transparent, accountable, and standardized mechanism for identifying and supporting deeptech startups that can drive innovation-led industrial transformation in Karnataka. It targets ventures building science- and engineering-led solutions using advanced technologies such as AI, ML, IoT, Blockchain, Robotics, AR/VR, Drones, Advanced Manufacturing, Semiconductors and Quantum Technologies, to solve complex, unresolved problems. By backing such startups with sizeable grant capital, Elevate NXT 2026 seeks to accelerate ventures that demonstrate strong technological depth, societal relevance, scalability, and global competitiveness.
Why this opportunity stands out
Up to ₹1 crore grant-in-aid, helping startups de-risk core R&D and product development without equity dilution.
Pan-India eligibility for deeptech startups, with Karnataka as the long-term base for winners.
Rigorous multi-level evaluation including data screening, masked jury review, and in-person pitching rounds culminating in a grand finale.
Milestone-based funding and mentorship, ensuring that startups receive not just capital but also guidance through their growth journey.
Overall, Elevate NXT 2026 is positioned as one of India’s prominent state-driven deeptech grants, enabling startups to validate proof-of-concept, achieve higher Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), and prepare for global markets
Additional Information
Eligibility
Startup must be building a deeptech, science- or engineering-led product or solution using advanced technologies such as AI, ML, IoT, Blockchain, Robotics, AR/VR, Drones, Advanced Manufacturing, Semiconductors or Quantum tech.
Applicant must be a startup entity (company/venture) applying through the Department’s official portal; applications are submitted online only.
Startup should be working on novel-to-market solutions or inventing new technologies with strong technological depth and innovation.
Startup must be prepared to undergo multi-stage jury evaluation (data sufficiency check, masked review, in-person pitching rounds, grand finale).
Selected startups must be willing to accept milestone-based funding and mentorship, aligned with program-defined deliverables.
Startups registered outside Karnataka, if declared winners, must shift their Registered Office (RoC) to Karnataka within four months of result announcement or risk rejection of their application.
The startup should demonstrate scalability, societal relevance, and potential for global competitiveness as key evaluation parameters.
Additional detailed conditions on incorporation date, revenue limits, TRL stage, and founder requirements are specified in program guidelines on the official portal (not fully visible in referenced extracts)
Applicant must be a startup entity (company/venture) applying through the Department’s official portal; applications are submitted online only.
Startup should be working on novel-to-market solutions or inventing new technologies with strong technological depth and innovation.
Startup must be prepared to undergo multi-stage jury evaluation (data sufficiency check, masked review, in-person pitching rounds, grand finale).
Selected startups must be willing to accept milestone-based funding and mentorship, aligned with program-defined deliverables.
Startups registered outside Karnataka, if declared winners, must shift their Registered Office (RoC) to Karnataka within four months of result announcement or risk rejection of their application.
The startup should demonstrate scalability, societal relevance, and potential for global competitiveness as key evaluation parameters.
Additional detailed conditions on incorporation date, revenue limits, TRL stage, and founder requirements are specified in program guidelines on the official portal (not fully visible in referenced extracts)
Location Eligibility
Deeptech startups from across India can apply; however, winners registered outside Karnataka must relocate their registered office to Karnataka within four months of results being declared.
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Department of Electronics, IT, Bt and S&T, Government of Karnataka, implemented through Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) / Startup Karnataka under the LEAP framework
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Startup Karnataka, Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Department of Electronics, IT, Bt and S&T, BKG Sapphire, #59, Railway Parallel Road, Kumara Park West, Bengaluru – 560020, Karnataka, India
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