Startup Grants & Funding in West Bengal

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for setting up a new freshwater scampi hatchery.

PMFME gives an individual SHG member running a food processing unit a 35% credit-linked grant, up to Rs 10 lakh.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for a new brackish-water shellfish or finfish hatchery.

Receive a non-dilutive grant of ₹2 lakh to ₹10 lakh from Sona Incubations to develop a technology-based idea into a working prototype with clear commercialization potential.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for establishing a small marine finfish hatchery.

Collateral-free business loan ₹5–₹10 lakh for established micro-enterprises scaling up

Concessional loans up to ₹10 lakh for artisans and craftspersons from notified minority communities, for working capital and fixed capital.

India's premier startup competition — pitch your idea, get mentorship, and win funding up to ₹10 Lakhs.

Up to ₹10 lakh reimbursed for successfully securing (granted) an international patent, for StartinUP-registered UP startups

The Pollination Project offers seed funding to grassroots changemakers and early-stage nonprofits worldwide for volunteer-led projects building a kinder, more compassionate world.

Z Fellows 2026 is a one-week fellowship for early technical builders, offering mentorship from multi-billion dollar company founders and an optional $10,000 equity investment for ongoing company-building support.

This program offers US$500 grants and US$10,000 investments (via SAFE) to individuals and entrepreneurs worldwide, focusing on international markets and profitability.

T-Hub's agri-tech venture studio, anchored by Kheyti, gives founders a ₹1 lakh monthly stipend and sponsored pilots to build market access tools for smallholder greenhouse farmers.

Trelis offers quarterly grants of ₹41,750 (US$500) to individuals for AI model development and potential ₹8.35 lakh (US$10,000) investments for financially self-sustaining ideas.

A 3-day offline hackathon in Bengaluru for experienced developers to build production-grade AI solutions on edge devices — $6,000 prize pool.

Pre-seed incubation for deep-tech startups in cobotics, AI, drones, autonomous systems at IIT Delhi.

The NIEPA Grant-in-Aid Scheme provides non-dilutive funding to educational institutions, universities, research organizations, and NGOs for studies, evaluations, and conferences in educational planning and administration.

Collateral-free business loan ₹50,001–₹5 lakh for growing micro-enterprises

This scheme offers reimbursement for intellectual property (IP) filing fees, including patents, trademarks, GIs, and designs, to eligible Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.

Supports individuals and teams with grants up to US$5000 (approx. ₹4.17 lakh) to develop projects that grow the Open Humans ecosystem through new data sources or exploration tools.

Udyam-registered MSMEs get 100% of foreign patent registration costs reimbursed, up to Rs 5 lakh.

PMMSY input support of ₹2.40–3.60 lakh per hectare for the first crop in new brackish-water ponds.