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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Student Start-up and Innovation Policy (SSIP 2.0)

government of gujarat

Upto ₹2.5 Lakhs

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Electronics Hardware Technology Park Scheme

ministry of electronics and information technology

any Stage
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Domain-specific Centres of Excellence

ministry of electronics and information technology

early Stage
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Duty Exemption And Remission Scheme

ministry of electronics and information technology

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Software Technology Park Scheme

ministry of electronics and information technology

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Digital Communication Innovation Square (DCIS)

department of telecommunications

Upto ₹124 Cr

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North East Entrepreneurs Development (NEED)

ministry of development of north eastern region

Upto ₹10 Lakhs

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North-East Handloom Handicrafts (NEHH)

ministry of development of north eastern region

early Stage
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Working Capital Term Loan (WCTL)

North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi)

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Working Capital Term Loan (WCTL) for Contract Finance

North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi)

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Equipment Finance (Northeastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd Schemes)

ministry of development of north eastern region

₹25 Lakhs – ₹10 Cr

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Women Enterprise Development (WED)

ministry of development of north eastern region

Upto ₹1 Cr

any Stage
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Micro Finance (NEDFL Scheme)

ministry of development of north eastern region

Upto ₹10 Lakhs

any Stage
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NEDFi Equity Fund Scheme

North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi)

₹50 Lakhs – ₹3 Cr

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North-East Venture Fund (NEVF)

ministry of development of north eastern region

₹25 Lakhs – ₹10 Cr

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NRL Ideation Angel Fund (NRL IAF)

NEDFi Venture Capital Limited (NVCL)

₹25 Lakhs – ₹7.5 Cr

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Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Upto ₹10 Cr

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Start-Ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) Scheme

department for promotion of industry and internal trade (dpiit)

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NIDHI - Seed Support System (NIDHI-SSS)

department of science & technology (dst)

Upto ₹1 Cr

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MeitY Startup Hub - TIDE 2.0 Scheme

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)

₹4 Lakhs – ₹7 Lakhs

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Startup Odisha - Financial Assistance for Recognized Startups

Startup Odisha, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Department

₹20,000 – ₹16 Lakhs

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Startup Manipur - Idea Stage Grant

Government of Manipur

₹1.5 Lakhs – ₹3 Lakhs

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