Startup Grants & Funding in Puducherry

Non-dilutive grant up to ₹1Cr for TRL-4+ biotech & deep-tech startups; rolling monthly calls.

Receive equity-based seed funding of up to ₹1 Crore, along with mentorship and incubation support from PDEU IIC to accelerate your technology startup's growth and commercialization.

A central government scheme providing concessional credit, margin money assistance, and interest subvention to individual handloom weavers and organizations across India.

A refinance scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, providing loans up to ₹1 crore to businesses for technology development, modernization, and capital equipment acquisition.

44%–50% subsidy on loans for agriculture graduates setting up agri-clinics and agri-business centres

Pre-seed accelerator for B2B software startups, offering ₹9,000,000 investment and tailored guidance.

The Puducherry Infrastructure Subsidy provides a 25% capital subsidy, up to ₹1 crore, for industrial units and infrastructure developers investing in buildings for IT and biotechnology industries.

A financial assistance scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, offering loans up to ₹90 lakh to well-performing Small Scale Industrial (SSI) units for purchasing equipment, modernization, or expansion.

A Puducherry government scheme offering a 30% subsidy, up to ₹1 crore, for infrastructure investment by IT/ITES industries or developers.

Global virtual hackathon using Claude Code with Opus 4.7, offering a ₹93 lakh prize pool and ₹46,500 API credits for participants. Open to Indian builders.

Financial support for DPIIT-recognized Startups and MSMEs for prototyping, PoC, validation, and pilot deployment of telecom and ICT solutions, offering up to ₹50 lakh as equity-free grant-in-aid.

PIPDIC offers short-term financial assistance as loans ranging from ₹5 lakh to ₹50 lakh to existing Medium and Small Scale Industry units in Puducherry.

A scheme by MeitY and DoT to reimburse up to 75% of telecom equipment testing and certification charges for DPIIT-recognized Start-ups and MSME-registered Micro & Small Enterprises, capped at ₹50 lakh.

Assistance for industrial units in Puducherry covering 50% of total rent, literature, and display material expenses for participation in international trade fairs, up to a maximum of ₹5 lakh.

This scheme provides term loans and subsidies to Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs for viable income-generating projects up to ₹50 lakh, implemented through State Channelising Agencies and banks.

India's premier 4-day builder residency in Goa for top developers, designers, and AI/Crypto creators, focused on shipping real products with ₹46.5 lakh+ in bounties.

Grant for Indian manufacturing MSMEs to access design expertise for product innovation.

Supporting early-stage innovations that help mitigate and build resilience against climate change, offering up to ₹40 lakh in financial support.

An initiative by IIITMK and partners to accelerate innovation in Semiconductors & Advanced Materials with grant support up to ₹40 Lakhs.

The Design Scheme under the MSME Innovative Scheme provides financial assistance and expert design consultancy to micro, small, and medium enterprises for new product development and existing product enhancement.

A scheme by the Puducherry Industries and Commerce Department offering a 20% wage/employment subsidy up to ₹5 lakh per annum to eligible industrial units for 5-7 years.

iCreate connects innovators and startups at the idea-to-PoC stage with government funding schemes from GoI and the Government of Gujarat, alongside mentorship, lab access, and on-campus incubation.