Startup Grants & Funding for Gaming, Media & Web3 Startups

SC/ST entrepreneurs get back 50% of quality certification costs such as ISO, BIS and ZED, up to ₹10 lakhs.

For recognised startup units: get back 50% of patent costs, up to ₹10 lakh — a lower cap than the general scheme.

One-time extra subsidy for Udyam-registered, ZED-certified MSMEs in Tripura, up to Rs.10.00 lakhs on the highest plant-and-machinery slab.

For recognised startup units: 50% back on technology you buy, up to ₹10 lakh, under the Industrial Development Policy 2024-30.

Recognised startup units get back 80% of quality certification costs, up to ₹10 lakh.

This scheme by the Department of Tribal Welfare, Government of Goa, offers up to 40% subsidy on business loans and entrepreneurship training to educated unemployed tribal youth in Goa for micro and small enterprises.

The Mahila Udyam Nidhi (MUN) scheme by PIPDIC provides term loans and seed capital up to ₹9 lakh for women entrepreneurs establishing new Small Scale Industrial units or service activities in Puducherry.

Grant by KSUM for technology startups converting MVP to market-ready product, up to ₹7 lakhs.

Mizoram covers 50% of a new MSME's captive power generating set and installation cost, up to Rs 7 lakh per unit.

This scheme provides a 25% capital investment subsidy, up to ₹6.25 lakhs, to local entrepreneurs for establishing Micro and Small Enterprises in Lakshadweep.

MSMEs and large enterprises in Category A, B or C areas get 3% interest subvention on term loans for 3 years.

Grant for women/transgender-led startups in Kerala to productize MVP, up to ₹5 lakhs.

A one-time grant of INR 5 lakh provided by the Government of Himachal Pradesh to women entrepreneurs whose businesses have been operational for at least three years.

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

Swarnima provides low-interest loans up to ₹5 lakh to female beneficiaries from Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Maharashtra to support self-employment ventures and foster financial independence.

A margin money loan scheme by LIDCOM for the Scheduled Caste Charmakar community in Maharashtra, offering seed capital and subsidy for business projects.

A Bihar state-sponsored loan scheme providing up to ₹5 lakh at 5% interest to minority youth for employment and income-generation activities.

A loan scheme by the Tamil Nadu government providing up to ₹5 lakh at 12% interest to women entrepreneurs for their businesses.

A scheme by Mission Youth J&K to provide financial assistance up to ₹5 lakh to young women (18-35 years) for setting up or expanding self-employment ventures.

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.

The Big Loan Scheme by DSFDC offers term loans up to ₹5 lakh to marginalized residents of Delhi for establishing non-polluting income-generating businesses.

A self-employment scheme by the Government of Rajasthan providing specially-abled individuals with a loan up to ₹5 lakh and a subsidy up to ₹50,000 to start their own businesses.