Startup Funding Programs in India

Punjab gives ₹1 lakh annual awards to enterprises for excellence in productivity, quality and export, in MSME, SC, Women and Exporter categories.

Microgrants from ₹9,500-₹95,000 for solo builders to fund parts, compute, and materials to build their first version.

The Awesome Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators worldwide, fostering awesome ideas one grant at a time.

Microgrants ranging from ₹9,500-₹95,000 (US$100-US$1,000) for individual builders working on innovative hardware and robotics projects globally.

A Uttarakhand government scheme providing subsidized bee boxes, bee colonies, and training support to farmers to promote beekeeping and enhance farm income.

A Puducherry scheme offering up to ₹50,000 as margin money to entrepreneurs setting up silk weaving units, reducing their initial financial burden for capital loans.

Financial assistance up to ₹50,000 for Palanhar Scheme beneficiaries in Rajasthan to start a self-employment business after skill training.

A scheme by the Government of Rajasthan providing financial assistance and loan support to transgender individuals aged 21-50 for self-employment or business establishment.

One-time recruitment assistance of up to ₹50,000 for AYUSH enterprises in Himachal Pradesh, at ₹10,000 per employee recruited.

PMFME pays FPOs, SHGs and cooperatives Rs 50,000 per case towards preparing a Detailed Project Report.

A sub-scheme by the Government of Goa providing project financing of ₹25,000 to ₹30,000 for Scheduled Tribe residents to establish tea, coffee, and tender coconut parlors.

A scheme by the Kerala Backward Classes Development Department offering financial assistance to traditional pottery makers from OBC communities to modernize their craft.

A scheme by the Kerala Backward Communities Development Department providing financial assistance up to ₹25,000 for traditional barbers to modernize and renovate their shops in rural areas.

Women handloom spinning and weaving workers in Uttarakhand get 90% of the cost of looms and tools, up to ₹25,000, paid straight into their bank accounts.

The Goa State Innovation Council (GSInC) gives grant-in-aid of up to ₹20,000 to prototype technology-based products registered under the Virtual Innovation Register (VIR).

The Jeevanam scheme by the Government of Kerala offers one-time financial assistance of ₹20,000 for self-employment to crime victims or their dependents who are struggling to make a living.

One-time financial assistance of up to ₹15,000 from the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala, to eligible ex-convicts to establish self-employment or small industries/trades as part of social rehabilitation.

A sub-scheme offering one-time financial assistance of up to ₹15,000 to individual handloom weavers in West Bengal for work shed/loom repair and raw material procurement.

A scheme by the District Intermediate Cooperative Development Committee in Madhya Pradesh offering margin money assistance up to ₹15,000 for SC women to start small businesses.

One-time grant of ₹10,000 from the Government of Rajasthan to Gadia Lohar community members, to buy raw materials for their business.

This sub-scheme provides financial support to individual artisans and industrial cooperative societies in West Bengal to access digital markets and e-commerce platforms, enhancing their business opportunities.