Startup Grants & Funding in Delhi

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for setting up a new freshwater scampi hatchery.

Dayananda Sagar University's national 36-hour hackathon for student developers, designers, and innovators, featuring a total prize pool of ₹20 Lakhs+.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for a new brackish-water shellfish or finfish hatchery.

Grants from the Global Fund for Community Foundations to strengthen community-philanthropy organizations globally, focusing on their grantmaking, governance, and fund development.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for establishing a small marine finfish hatchery.

A 9-month MedTech incubation program by IIITD-IC, uniting early-stage founders, mentors, clinical partners, and investors, offering grants up to ₹15 lakhs and extensive support.

A pre-money, term-sheet-triggered co-investment programme for DeepTech & Community Innovation Startups across India, providing ₹12-15 Lakh in funding.

The NBCFDC General Loan Scheme offers financial assistance up to ₹15 lakh at concessional interest rates (6-8%) for entrepreneurs from Backward Classes to undertake various income-generating activities across India.

Pre-incubation cohort by Maruti Suzuki & IIM Calcutta Innovation Park for early-stage startups in mobility, manufacturing, sustainability and social impact — ₹13 lakh cash rewards, paid PoC and Japan immersion.

A scheme by the National Jute Board, Ministry of Textiles, offering financial incentives to Indian Jute Mill Companies and MSMEs for exporting Jute Diversified Products, reimbursing up to ₹12 lakh annually.

PMFME gives an individual SHG member running a food processing unit a 35% credit-linked grant, up to Rs 10 lakh.

Collateral-free business loan ₹5–₹10 lakh for established micro-enterprises scaling up

Concessional term loan scheme offering up to ₹10 lakh to artisans and craftspersons from notified minority communities to meet working capital and fixed capital requirements.

India's premier startup competition offering mentorship, exposure, and funding up to ₹10 Lakhs for startups of all sizes and industries.

Up to ₹10 lakh reimbursed for successfully securing (granted) an international patent, for StartinUP-registered UP startups

A 3-day offline hackathon in Bengaluru for experienced developers to build production-grade AI solutions on edge devices — $6,000 prize pool.

Pre-seed incubation for deep-tech startups in cobotics, AI, drones, autonomous systems at IIT Delhi.

The NIEPA Grant-in-Aid Scheme provides non-dilutive funding to educational institutions, universities, research organizations, and NGOs for studies, evaluations, and conferences in educational planning and administration.

Collateral-free business loan ₹50,001–₹5 lakh for growing micro-enterprises

The Transport Loan Scheme by DSFDC Delhi offers term loans up to ₹5 lakh for Light Motor Vehicles to promote self-employment among eligible SC, OBC, Minority, and Safai Karamchari residents of Delhi.

The Dilli Swarojgar Yojna offers need-based loans up to ₹5 lakh at 6% interest to individuals from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Minority communities in Delhi to start or expand small businesses.

This scheme offers reimbursement for intellectual property (IP) filing fees, including patents, trademarks, GIs, and designs, to eligible Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.