Government Funding Schemes
Umbrella schemes run by central and state governments that fund Indian startups — each listing the active and past programs under its umbrella.
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Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Women Startup Scheme
Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)
Maharashtra government scheme supporting women-led startups through the state innovation society
PW AI Startup Challenge
PhysicsWallah - School of Startups
PhysicsWallah School of Startups challenge for AI-first early-stage startups, run in editions
GOI agri-startup incubation and funding scheme under DARE/ICAR, implemented through empanelled R-ABIs and host institutes nationwide
Samriddhi – Scheme for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Students for Setting Start-Ups
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
AICTE scheme providing ₹2 lakh seed money to 9 SC/ST student startups per approved institute, plus ₹20 lakh one-time financial assistance to the host institution
SIDBI-iDEX Seed Fund
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Equity/equity-like seed funding (₹10 lakh–₹1.5 crore) for iDEX challenge-winner MSMEs and startups in defence and related sectors, to promote import substitution and domestic defence manufacturing.
SIDBI Seed Fund
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
SIDBI equity/CCPS seed funding (₹25 lakh–₹1 crore) channelled through partner incubators to help early-stage incubatee startups scale up.
SISFS (Startup India Seed Fund Scheme)
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
DPIIT's Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) provides up to ₹20 lakh as a grant for proof of concept and prototype development, plus up to ₹50 lakh as convertible debentures or debt for commercialization — disbursed to DPIIT-recognised startups through empanelled incubators across India.
SLINGSHOT Deep Tech Startup Competition
Enterprise Singapore (SLINGSHOT)
Enterprise Singapore's global deep-tech pitching competition at SWITCH, open to Indian startups
SPARK at SINE, IIT Bombay
SINE, IIT Bombay
SINE IIT Bombay pre-incubation programme for early-stage deep-tech teams, run in cohorts
SRCAS Hackathon
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science student hackathon, run in numbered editions
SSIP 2.0 (Student Startup and Innovation Policy 2.0 — Gujarat)
Gujarat Student Startup and Innovation Hub (i-Hub)
StartinUp (Uttar Pradesh)
UP Electronics Corporation Ltd (UPLC)
Startup World Cup
Pegasus Tech Ventures
Pegasus Tech Ventures global pitch competition with recurring Indian regional rounds
TANSEED
StartupTN
StartupTN seed grant programme for Tamil Nadu startups, run in numbered editions
TIDE 2.0 (Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
MeitY scheme providing ICT-sector startup grants (₹30L–₹1Cr) and EiR stipends through empanelled host institutes nationwide
Vande Bharatam Innovation Challenge
Adani Group
Adani Group innovation challenge run in editions for Indian startups and student innovators
Women Who Master
Aspire For Her
Aspire For Her programme for women in technology, run in recurring editions
XCITE Rural Business Incubation Programme
XLRI - Xavier School of Management
Rural business incubation programme run in cohorts for grassroots and rural enterprises
Y Combinator Accelerator Batches
Y Combinator
Y Combinator's recurring accelerator batches, open to early-stage founders worldwide including India