Startup Funding Programs in India

An initiative by IIITMK and partners to accelerate innovation in Semiconductors & Advanced Materials with grant support up to ₹40 Lakhs.

The Design Scheme under the MSME Innovative Scheme provides financial assistance and expert design consultancy to micro, small, and medium enterprises for new product development and existing product enhancement.

This Uttarakhand government scheme provides grants and subsidies up to ₹33 lakh to unemployed residents for establishing tourism-related self-employment ventures.

iCreate connects innovators and startups at the idea-to-PoC stage with government funding schemes from GoI and the Government of Gujarat, alongside mentorship, lab access, and on-campus incubation.

A Gujarat government scheme offering up to ₹30 lakh in financial assistance for startups to develop innovative projects, covering prototype development, market research, and testing.

IIMK LIVE's flagship deep-tech incubation program, powered by Walmart, accelerating startups with world-class mentorship, industry connections, investor access, and grant funding up to ₹30 lakhs.

A Government of India initiative providing up to 30 lakh equity funding and incubation support to SC youth and early-stage startups with innovative, technology-driven ideas.

A loan scheme by NMDFC providing up to ₹30 lakh at concessional interest rates for economically viable income generation ventures by beneficiaries from India's minority communities.

This scheme by the Haryana government provides concessional term loans of up to ₹30 lakh to individuals from minority communities in Haryana to enhance their employability and support self-employment ventures.

A loan scheme by NSFDC providing financial assistance for Safai Karamcharis, Scavengers, and their dependents to start or expand income-generating green businesses.

Hack-Nation India: A global AI hackathon offering over ₹27.9 lakh in cash and Open AI API credits, plus ₹1.4 crore+ in API credits for participants.

This scheme by the Department of Information Technology, Government of Goa, offers a performance-linked grant of up to ₹25 lakh to eligible IT units operating in Goa.

Goa Startup Mission offers an equity co-investment of 25% matching funds, up to ₹25 lakh, for Goa-based pre-product launch startups that have raised prior funding from a recognized source.

Funding for Kerala-registered revenue-stage tech startups with collateral-free debt.

Loan assistance up to ₹25 lakhs for persons with disabilities in Haryana to establish manufacturing, fabrication, and production units.

Loan scheme by the Government of Himachal Pradesh to empower Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) for self-employment with loans up to ₹25 lakh at subsidized interest rates.

Financial assistance from PIPDIC for individuals and companies to establish or renovate sales outlets for Village & Small Industries (VSI) products in Puducherry, with a project cost limit of ₹25 lakh.

Loans up to "25 lakh are provided to professionally educated unemployed disabled youth in Haryana to support their self-employment or professional activities.

Financial assistance of up to ₹25 lakh as a composite term loan and/or working capital loan for new or existing micro enterprises in Puducherry.

India's founder-first startup festival + Zee TV pitch show is back. Founders from any city, any stage, any sector pitch to a panel of investor "Titans" for a ₹25 Lakh per-startup cohort guarantee, live Demo Day at Bharat Mandapam (Aug 26–28, 2026) and Zee TV / Zee5 broadcast.

Support for resident Indian citizens and student innovators to develop novel ideas into prototypes.

The JKEDI Startup Seed Funding Programme provides financial assistance of up to ₹20 lakhs to early-stage startups to validate innovative business ideas and accelerate growth in Jammu & Kashmir.