Startup Grants & Funding for Travel & Hospitality Startups

This scheme by PIPDIC offers financial assistance to entrepreneurs for setting up hotel and restaurant projects in urban areas of Puducherry, with a project cost limit of ₹12 crore.

Rajasthan reimburses 50% of an eligible enterprise's environmental project cost, up to INR 12.5 crore.

Repayable credit from NSIC for MSMEs to buy indigenous and imported raw materials, paid directly to suppliers, up to ₹20 crore at group level.

A term loan scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, offering financial assistance up to "₹10 crore" for new and existing Micro, Small, or Medium enterprises for fixed asset acquisition and business expansion.

Karnataka State Financial Corporation offers an interest subsidy on business loans up to ₹10 crore for SC/ST entrepreneurs to establish or expand micro/small enterprises, reducing the effective interest rate to 4%.

Madhya Pradesh government offers a capital investment subsidy of 15% (up to ₹10 crore) for establishing large convention centers with 500+ seating capacity combined with hotels to promote MICE tourism.

A scheme under the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025, offering up to 20% reimbursement of R&D and technology transfer costs, with a maximum of ₹10 crore, for units promoting import substitution.

A capital investment subsidy of up to ₹10 crore by the Government of Madhya Pradesh to promote adventure tourism by incentivizing the establishment of sea plane, amphibian tourist vehicle, and aero sports facilities.

A scheme by the Government of Uttar Pradesh offering 25% reimbursement of R&D expenditure, up to ₹10 Crore, for standalone R&D units with a minimum capital investment of ₹20 Crore.

Capital subsidy of 30% on plant & machinery or physical assets, up to ₹10 crore, for Small and Medium Enterprises in Nagaland under the NTIIP 2025.

Andhra Pradesh cash subsidy on technology upgradation, expansion or modernization for FPOs, SHGs, Federations, Co-operatives, Societies and Micro, Small, Medium and Large units, up to ₹10 Crore.

Capital subsidy of up to ₹10 crore for new and existing industries in Odisha adopting Zero Liquid Discharge for waste water recovery.

Matching grant of 50% of funds raised, up to ₹5 crore, for startups with operations in Uttar Pradesh that raised money from recognised national or international bodies or missions.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Andhra Pradesh can get a grant of up to ₹5 Crore under MEDP 4.0 for technology upgradation, expansion, diversification and modernization.

Industrial units in Maharashtra's Group D, D+ and below regions get 50% of the employer's EPF contribution reimbursed for 5 years, up to ₹5 crore, for creating direct jobs.

Offers a 50% subsidy, capped at ₹5 crore, for standalone R&D projects in Maharashtra to cover costs of obtaining national or international certifications.

Startups in Rajasthan get a 75% investment subsidy on State taxes for 10 years, capped at ₹5 crore a year, under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024.

Capital subsidy of up to ₹5 crore or 25% of capital cost for setting up ETPs, CETPs and STPs in Maharashtra, if at least 25% of industrial water is reused.

Women-led startups in Rajasthan can claim an additional 25% reimbursement of State tax for the first two years of operations, capped annually at ₹5 crore.

Provides 75% exemption and 25% reimbursement on stamp duty for eligible startups in Rajasthan, capped annually at INR 5 crores under RIPS 2024.

Provides a 5.5% interest subvention on working capital loans for new and expanding business units in Jammu & Kashmir, with a maximum benefit of ₹5 crore over five years.

Iterative's Winter 2027 Accelerator invests US$150,000-500,000 in early-stage Southeast Asia-focused startups for 10-15% equity, providing mentorship, network, and investor access through a 12-week remote program.