NIA Thematic Innovation Grant
National Innovation Agency (NIA, Thailand) · Innovation grant
$150KMatching grant up to 75%, max THB 5,000,000 (~$150k), up to 3 years
NIA's Mandatory Platform grant for market-feasibility testing and product improvement in priority themes, for Thai startups and Smart SMEs.
Key terms
- Covers up to 75% of project cost; private applicants must show in-cash spending of at least 25% after signing
- Paid as reimbursements in installments against receipts
- Thai-registered legal entity; page states 51%+ Thai shareholding
- No overlapping funding from another agency; VAT not covered
- FY2570 Round 1 of the Mandatory platform announced open (Oct 2026)
Eligibility
- Where
- Thailand
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- 51%+ Thai ownership (per NIA page)
How to apply
Submit a pre-proposal on mis.nia.or.th, complete Innovation 101, pitch to screening committee, then submit and present the full proposal.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rounds per fiscal year
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source