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Maharashtra Startup Week

Status

Status not published

Run as an annual flagship edition; applications open for a defined window each year against departmental problem statements. Check msins.in for the current edition.

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Amount
1,500,000 INR

Winners receive work orders of up to Rs 15 lakh from MSInS to pilot their solutions with state departments.

Funder

Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS), Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — Run as an annual flagship edition; applications open for a defined window each year against departmental problem statements. Check msins.in for the current edition.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

DPIIT recognition is a prerequisite. Startup should be registered in Maharashtra or willing to operate there, with a solution mapped to a published government problem statement.

How to apply

  1. Apply on the MSInS portal during the Startup Week call.
  2. Shortlisting and pitching before a jury.
  3. Selected startups are awarded a government work order for a pilot deployment.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · DPIIT recognition for Indian startups, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://msins.in/MaharashtraStartupMain

"Winners receive work orders of up to Rs 15 lakh. From the Maharashtra State Innovation Society to pilot their solutions within different state departments."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: msins.in

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