Open funding for Asian startups — September 2026

2026-09-13 · Funding

On 13 September 2026 the GrantSnap catalog had 185 active listings tagged Asia. 121 of those also listed India. 73 were accelerators, 40 grants, 26 fellowships, 25 competitions, 21 scholarships. An honest Asia roundup from our data is India-heavy and accelerator-heavy. If we pretended otherwise, we would be writing for search engines instead of for you.

How to read the examples

We picked programmes with an official apply URL and eligibility we could restate. We skipped several India rows that were only an Accubate form with almost no public criteria. Those still appear in the homepage table if you filter Asia — we just will not describe a programme we cannot explain.

Deadlines in mid-September 2026 are close. If you are reading this after a date below, treat the row as closed until the funder says otherwise.

Open programmes

Womenpreneurs for Bharat 4.0 — PIEDS. Women-led Indian startups from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. Women entrepreneurs must hold more than 51% equity. Idea stage with a proof of concept or prototype; for-profit.
Campus Founders Cohort 7 — NSRCEL. Current undergraduate or postgraduate students, or recent graduates (less than one year). Startup incorporated in India; founders from PAN India per the listing.
PaymentsNext Innovation Challenge 2026 — ISB I-Venture. Startups building fintech and payments solutions, including fraud and risk use cases, as described on the I-Venture page.
HealthX Elevate 2026 — HealthX Elevate. Healthcare innovation startups in India. Emphasis on prevention, diagnostics, patient experience, access, and clinical care.
Google Cloud AI Builder Cup 2026 (Singapore) — Hack2skill / Google Cloud. Working professionals, entrepreneurs, startups, developers, and independent builders in JAPAC. This edition is not open to students. Free to enter.

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