Startup Grants & Funding for Idea-Stage Startups

A capital subsidy scheme under the Gujarat Textile Policy providing financial assistance to eligible industrial units in the textile sector for their capital expenditures across Gujarat.

35%–50% grant for cold chain, food processing parks and unit infrastructure

Surge offers up to $5M in seed capital, full-stack support, and access to a global network for audacious early-stage founders.

FID offers non-dilutive grants from €50,000 to €4,000,000 to innovations combating poverty and inequality in low- and middle-income countries, providing staged funding and technical support.

A scheme by the Government of Madhya Pradesh providing loans up to ₹2 crore, margin money assistance, and interest subsidies to citizens for establishing new industries.

100Unicorns is India's first Accelerator VC, providing seed funding and extensive acceleration support to early-stage startups across diverse sectors, from idea to angel stage.

Funding up to ₹180,000,000 for startups, with extensive mentorship and networking.

Financial support and incentives for companies establishing BPO/ITeS operations with a minimum of 25 seats in India's North-Eastern region.

A Central Government scheme offering financial assistance through debt/convertible instruments or equity investment to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs in manufacturing, services, and allied sectors.

The Goa Land/Built-Up Area Rebate Scheme provides a one-time rebate for IT units in Goa to purchase land for office space (up to ₹1.5 crore) or built-up office space (up to ₹1 crore).

A power tariff subsidy under the Gujarat Textile Policy to reduce electricity costs for eligible labour-intensive industrial units in Gujarat, offering ₹1/unit with a cap of ₹15 crore/year.

100x100 is a Singapore-based climate venture builder and fund that co-creates and invests equity in early-stage decarbonization companies with experienced founders across Southeast Asia and India, providing initial capital and follow-on rounds.

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.

NSIC's Raw Material Assistance Scheme provides repayable credit support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for procuring indigenous and imported raw materials, helping them overcome working-capital constraints.

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%.

Eligible textile enterprises in West Bengal can receive a power subsidy of up to ₹2 crore per annum for 5 years on electricity consumption to reduce operational costs and boost growth.

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 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.

Aum Ventures' flagship initiative accelerating early-stage, IP-led deep tech companies with up to US$1M in pre-seed investment and global network access.

Pre-seed program backing mission-centric founders with breakthrough technology, products, or business models.

Pre-seed venture capital for B2B SaaS and AI startups.