NIA Corporate Co-funding
National Innovation Agency (NIA, Thailand) · Recoverable grant
$150KRecoverable matching grant up to THB 5,000,000 (~$150k) over up to 5 years
NIA co-funds seed-to-Series A innovation startups alongside NIA-certified Listed Investors; repayable only if the project succeeds commercially.
Key terms
- Matching grant delivered alongside one of NIA's 24 Listed Investors (list announced Dec 2025)
- Repayment is triggered only on commercial success; schedule/cap not published
- Recent focus: high-value food/fruit for export and AI/robotics/immersive/IoT tech
- Current round status and deadlines are not stated on the page
Eligibility
- Where
- Thailand
- Stages
- seed, series-a
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- Yes
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Co-investment from an NIA Listed Investor
How to apply
Engage a NIA Listed Investor and submit a project proposal through NIA's online grant system.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Not stated
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source