Startup Grants & Funding for Pre-incorporation Founders

Provides a 75% subsidy, up to ₹25 lakh, for textile and fashion design graduates establishing new ventures in the garmenting, apparel, or home furnishing sectors in Uttar Pradesh.

The Ministry of Tourism's Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme provides financial support to approved tourism service providers and State/UT departments for overseas promotion and marketing of India.

Odisha covers 35% of the cost of a new reefer vehicle or mobile pre-cooling van, up to ₹25 lakh.

An interest-free loan scheme by the Government of Sikkim for unemployed youth aged 22-35 to start self-employment ventures in business, service, and industrial activities.

25% subsidy on institutional finance up to Rs.1 crore for plant, machinery or technology upgradation by SC/ST MSEs, capped at Rs.25 lakh.

A scheme by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh offering zero-interest crop loans up to ₹3 lakh to farmers, achieved through interest subvention and timely repayment incentives for agricultural development.

A loan scheme by DSFDC, Government of NCT of Delhi, providing need-based financial support to individuals from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities for self-employment and income-generating activities.

This Haryana government scheme provides loans up to ₹3 lakh to persons with disabilities for developing business premises and initiating self-employment activities.

A Delhi government scheme offering loans up to ₹3 lakh and a 15% subsidy for unemployed youth, artisans, and entrepreneurs to establish or expand small enterprises in Delhi.

Financial assistance through loans for Khadi & Village Industries (KVI) institutions to purchase new mobile sales vans for product sales and raw material transport in Puducherry.

India's premier pitch competition for college students, founders, and early-stage startups — ₹3 lakh prize pool, judged by IIT professors and industry leaders.

Punjab reimburses 25% of a startup's lease rent in an incubator, IT park or notified industrial park for one year, up to INR 3 lakh.

Jharkhand MSME Policy 2023 reimburses 100% of trademark registration expenditure, up to INR 3 lakh.

Up to Rs. 3.00 lakh for micro, Rs. 2.50 lakh for small and Rs. 1.50 lakh for medium SC/ST enterprises per overseas exhibition.

Up to Rs 3 lakh per MSME for cleaner technology and pollution-control upgrades, subsidised 50-80%.

HackPrix Season 3 is a 36-hour in-person student hackathon in Hyderabad, India, offering a ₹2.79 lakh+ prize pool for building innovative solutions.

Get up to ₹2.5 Lakhs in non-repayable funding, patent support, mentorship and incubation at GUSEC to turn your student idea into a working prototype.

A term loan scheme by the Government of Maharashtra and NSFDC for economically disadvantaged members of the Charmakar community to support their businesses, particularly in footwear and leather goods production.

Subsidised quality certification for MSMEs — 50%–80% subsidy on ZED certification costs

Financial assistance and loans for women Self-Help Groups in Karnataka's leather industry to promote self-sufficiency and economic independence.

PMMSY input-cost support of ₹1.60–2.40 lakh per hectare for the first crop in newly built freshwater ponds.

The Chanakya Scheme for Swayam Upadhi provides one-time financial assistance of up to ₹2 lakh to eligible Brahmin entrepreneurs in Andhra Pradesh to establish micro-enterprises.