Social Alpha

Social Alpha is a startup incubator in India. Programme-specific, mostly non-dilutive grants plus optional seed investment. Namma Bengaluru Challenge '26: up to INR 25 lakhs pilot grants for deployments in Bengaluru over up to 6 months, and access to seed capital up to INR ~1 crore subject to thesis alignment and due diligence. Techtonic: Innovations for Sustainability (applications now closed): R&D track grant support of up to INR 30 lakhs, pilot track INR 40 lakhs each, scale-up track INR 60 lakhs each. Social Alpha also hosts a NIDHI-SSS seed fund with a corpus of INR 10 crores. The home page describes 'catalytic grants and seed investments'.

What it offers

• “Selected start-ups will receive up to INR 25 lakhs as pilot grants” — socialalpha.org
• “Access to seed capital up to INR ~1 crore, subject to thesis alignment and due diligence by Social Alpha.” — socialalpha.org
• “Grant support of up to INR 30 lakhs to test and develop the product.” — socialalpha.org
• “Start-ups to be supported with funding of INR 40 lakhs each to implement a pilot.” — socialalpha.org
• “Start-ups to be supported with funding of INR 60 lakhs each for on ground implementation.” — socialalpha.org
• “Foundation for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (Social Alpha) is hosting a seed fund with a corpus of INR 10 crores under the National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations – Seed Support System (NIDHI-SSS).” — socialalpha.org
• “Catalytic grants and seed investments to de-risk innovations at the earliest stages.” — socialalpha.org

How the programme runs

• “over a period of up to 6 months” — socialalpha.org
• “Each year, we choose some of the most promising start-ups to become a part of our flagship accelerator programs.” — socialalpha.org
• “For incubation and investment support at Social Alpha, please fill this” — socialalpha.org
• “Applications for this challenge are now closed.” — socialalpha.org

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed

How to apply

Apply or read the rules on the official site.

About this listing

TrustList compiled this listing from Social Alpha's official pages in September 2026. The quotes above are its own words. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility rules change, so check the official site before you rely on them.