Startup Grants & Funding in Himachal Pradesh

AI-enabled accelerator for pre-seed/seed tech-enabled startups, ₹23.25 lakh+ investment.

Pre-seed/seed deeptech fund for aerospace & defence startups

A government subsidy providing 5% of fixed capital investment, capped at ₹3 crore, for new or expanding tourism units in Himachal Pradesh.

A key initiative by the Himachal Pradesh State Food Mission, this rebate scheme offers substantial financial support, covering 75% of project costs up to INR 2.5 Crore, for entities establishing crucial primary processing or collection centers in the state's rural areas, fostering agricultural value chain development and local economies.

Global venture-philanthropy firm that funds early-stage, high-impact social enterprises with up to US$300,000 in unrestricted grants and three years of hands-on support.

The Alpha Fellowship places top early-career engineers into full-time roles at fast-growing a16z portfolio companies or provides capital for future founders to start their own ventures.

₹2.25 crore equity-free grant for founders aged 22 or younger , drop out of college and build for two years.

Collateral-free credit guarantee up to ₹2 crore for micro & small enterprises

An 8-week accelerator by IPV and Startup India offering early-stage startups Pre-Seed/Seed equity funding (₹1-1.5 Cr) and strategic guidance to rapidly scale.

A loan scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, offering financial assistance of up to ₹1.5 crore with an interest concession for existing 'B' category good borrowers to acquire assets, set up new units, or expand.

Funding for AI solutions that accelerate charitable giving, with a focus on global health and development.

Silicon Valley-based accelerator with ₹1.4 crore investment for early-stage startups.

Non-dilutive grant up to ₹1Cr for TRL-4+ biotech & deep-tech startups; rolling monthly calls.

Receive equity-based seed funding of up to ₹1 Crore, along with mentorship and incubation support from PDEU IIC to accelerate your technology startup's growth and commercialization.

A central government scheme providing concessional credit, margin money assistance, and interest subvention to individual handloom weavers and organizations across India.

44%–50% subsidy on loans for agriculture graduates setting up agri-clinics and agri-business centres

Capital subsidy of up to ₹1 crore for Fixed Capital Investment for IT, ITeS, ESDM Enterprises and Green Data Centres in Himachal Pradesh.

Provides a capital subsidy of up to ₹1 crore for AYUSH enterprises on their fixed capital investment in Himachal Pradesh.

Pre-seed accelerator for B2B software startups, offering ₹9,000,000 investment and tailored guidance.

Global virtual hackathon using Claude Code with Opus 4.7, offering a ₹93 lakh prize pool and ₹46,500 API credits for participants. Open to Indian builders.

Financial support for DPIIT-recognized Startups and MSMEs for prototyping, PoC, validation, and pilot deployment of telecom and ICT solutions, offering up to ₹50 lakh as equity-free grant-in-aid.

15-35% margin-money subsidy to set up a new manufacturing or service micro-enterprise, via KVIC/KVIB/DIC