Early Revenue-Stage Startup Grants & Funding programs in India

Early-revenue startups with initial traction can access BIRAC's BIPP (up to ₹50 Lakhs equity-free), SIDBI's Samridhi Fund, and state-level growth grants. These programs fund customer acquisition, unit economics optimisation, and team building during the critical zero-to-one revenue phase.

Showing 159+ programs for Indian startups

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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

any Stage
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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

early Stage
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NRL Ideation Angel Fund (NRL IAF)

NEDFi Venture Capital Limited (NVCL)

₹25 Lakhs – ₹7.5 Cr

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Start-Ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) Scheme

department for promotion of industry and internal trade (dpiit)

any Stage
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NIDHI - Seed Support System (NIDHI-SSS)

department of science & technology (dst)

Upto ₹1 Cr

nidhidstearly Stage
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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 Manipur - Revenue Stage Financial Assistance (Grant & Loan)

Government of Manipur

Upto ₹30 Lakhs

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Startup Manipur - Stand Up Stage Financial Assistance (Grant & Loan for Deprived Sections)

Government of Manipur

Upto ₹30 Lakhs

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Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)

Ministry of Defence

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S&T-PRISM (Promotion of Research and Innovation in Startups and MSMEs in Mining, Mineral Processing, Metallurgy and Recycling Sector)

Ministry of Mines, Government of India

Upto ₹2 Cr

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DSIR - Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs (PRISM)

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)

₹2 Lakhs – ₹50 Lakhs

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National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) - Ministry of Textiles

Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

technical textilestextilesany Stage
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BIRAC - Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) Scheme

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

Upto ₹50 Lakhs

biracbigearly Stage
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Social Innovation Programme for Products: Affordable & Relevant to Societal Health (SPARSH)

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

From ₹5 Lakhs

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Grant for Research & Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT)

National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM)

Upto ₹50 Lakhs

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