Startup Grants & Funding for Pre-incorporation Founders

This scheme by the Government of Gujarat provides a 65% subsidy for Amber Charkhas and looms to registered Khadi spinners and weavers to modernize production and enhance productivity.

Full to-and-fro travel fare up to Rs. 10,000 for one SC/ST person per enterprise visiting a domestic exhibition or trade fair.

This scheme by LIDCOM, Govt. of of Maharashtra, offers a 50% subsidy up to ₹10,000 on business loans for members of the Scheduled Caste Charmakar community in Maharashtra.

Full to-and-fro travel fare up to Rs. 10,000 for one SC/ST person per enterprise exhibiting at a domestic trade fair.

Incubation for Indian deeptech startups in Cyber Physical Systems, Robotics, IoT, and AI.

Accelerates market entry for healthcare social enterprises with market-ready innovations.

Incubation for deeptech, climate-tech & biotech startups across all stages

Global venture client unit connecting startups with BMW Group for paid PoCs and long-term partnerships.

Incubation program for early-stage founders demonstrating clarity, commitment, openness, and intent.

Zero equity incubation for Indian startups in emerging technologies, with special support for female founders.

Supports individuals and teams with scalable 'zero to one' ideas for social improvement.

IIM Nagpur Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (InFED) offers equity-free incubation support, mentoring, and funding facilitation to startups, women entrepreneurs, rural youth, and aspiring entrepreneurs in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.

A 4-month hybrid accelerator for startups building responsible, inclusive, and impactful AI solutions, offering mentorship, market access, investor connections, and AWS cloud credits.

A scheme by the Uttarakhand government to brand, market, and improve the quality of local Himalayan products, empowering women entrepreneurs and self-help groups.

A scheme by the Arunachal Pradesh government to empower wood carving artisans by providing essential tools, skill training, and crucial market linkages to preserve traditional craft and foster entrepreneurship.

Financial assistance for unorganized workers in Chhattisgarh to establish or upgrade their readymade kitchen businesses, including a ₹30,000 grant and access to a bank loan.

This scheme by the Tamil Nadu government provides free sewing machines to eligible individuals from Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, and Denotified Communities to promote self-employment.

A Central Sector Scheme by the Ministry of Minority Affairs focusing on socio-economic empowerment of six notified minority communities through skilling, women leadership, entrepreneurship, and education.

The IT Incubation Centre, operated by ITDA Uttarakhand, provides a supportive ecosystem including workspace, infrastructure, mentorship, and networking for startups in IT, medical, electronics, AI, biotech, and related sectors.

Uttarakhand's Drone Policy 2023 aims to promote drone technology innovation and development, offering incentives and rewards to drone-related startups, manufacturers, and service providers.

A scheme by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, promoting self-reliance in agriculture through sustainable plantation activities for farmers, SHGs, and FPOs.