Women-Led Startup Grants & Funding programs in India

Women-led startups receive dedicated funding through NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), SIDBI's Stand-Up India scheme, Telangana's WE Hub, and BIRAC's WISER program. Multiple state startup policies reserve 20-30% of their seed fund corpus for women founders, and DST's KIRAN scheme supports women in STEM entrepreneurship.

Showing 395+ programs for Indian startups

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SIDBI Seed Fund Programme for iDEX-Supported Startups

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

₹10 Lakhs – ₹15 CrClosed

iDEXSIDBIany Stage
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BFI-BIOME & IITK Bioinnovation Program - Cohort 2

Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

healthcarebiotechnologyearly Stage
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AIM-ICDK Water Challenge 5.0

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

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aimniti aayogany Stage
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Gramam Thorum Puthozhil Scheme

StartupTN, TANSIM

Upto ₹1 LakhsClosed

startuptnrural innovationIdea Stage
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Idea Grant (Student Innovator)

kerala startup mission

Upto ₹2 Lakhs

Keralaidea Stage
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Sustenance Allowance

up electronics corporation ltd

Upto ₹17,500

Uttar Pradeshidea Stage
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Prototype Grant

up electronics corporation ltd

Upto ₹5 Lakhs

Uttar Pradeshprototype Stage
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Seed Capital/Marketing Assistance

up electronics corporation ltd

Upto ₹7.5 Lakhs

Uttar Pradeshearly Stage
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Patent Reimbursement (Indian)

up electronics corporation ltd

Upto ₹2 Lakhs

Uttar Pradeshany Stage
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Patent Reimbursement (International)

up electronics corporation ltd

Upto ₹10 Lakhs

Uttar Pradeshany Stage
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Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Investment Fund (Scheme I)

idbi capital markets & securities ltd

Maharashtraany Stage
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Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Investment Fund (Scheme II)

idbi capital markets & securities ltd

Maharashtraany Stage
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Maharashtra Innovation and Technological Development Fund

maharashtra state innovation society

Upto ₹10 Cr

Maharashtraearly Stage
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Atal New India Challenge 2.0

niti aayog

Upto ₹1 Cr

prototype Stage
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NIDHI Promoting and Accelerating Young and Aspiring Innovators and Startups (PRAYAS)

department of science and technology

Upto ₹10 Lakhs

early Stage
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NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence

department of science and technology

₹10,000 – ₹30,000

early Stage
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Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana

government of india

₹50,000 – ₹20 Lakhs

any Stage
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GENESIS (Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups)

ministry of electronics and information technology

₹10 Lakhs – ₹1 Cr

early Stage
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SAMRIDH (Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development and Growth)

ministry of electronics and information technology

Upto ₹40 Lakhs

growth Stage
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Scheme for Accelerating Startups around Post COVID Technology Opportunities (SASACT)

ministry of electronics and information technology

Upto ₹10 Cr

early Stage
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Stand-Up India Scheme

government of india

₹10 Lakhs – ₹1 Cr

early Stage
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Scheme for assistance for Startups/ Innovation – Gujarat Industrial Policy 2020

government of gujarat

Upto ₹30 Lakhs

Gujaratearly Stage
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