Startup Grants & Funding for Veteran-Founded Startups

The Comprehensive Project Investment Subsidy (CPIS) offers financial support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Jharkhand for fixed capital investments, with additional benefits for SC/ST/Women/Differently Abled entrepreneurs.

Receive a capital subsidy of up to ₹5 crore or 25% of capital investment for setting up ETPs, CETPs, and STPs in Maharashtra, applicable if a minimum of 25% industrial water is reused.

This scheme provides a capital subsidy of 20% on eligible investment, up to a maximum of ₹15 crore, for developers of berthing terminals along National Waterway-1 in Uttar Pradesh.

Provides 75% exemption and 25% reimbursement on stamp duty for eligible startups in Rajasthan, capped annually at INR 5 crores under RIPS 2024.

Receive a capital subsidy of 20% on eligible investment, up to INR 15 Crores, for developing cargo terminals under the New UP Warehousing & Logistics Policy 2022.

Startups in Rajasthan can claim exemption from 75% and reimbursement of 25% of conversion charges, with an annual cap of ₹5 crore on all incentives.

Standalone R&D units, GCCs and test labs in Rajasthan get 50% of patent, copyright, trademark and GI costs paid by the State, up to INR 5 crore.

A direct 20% subsidy on solar project costs, capped at ₹4.8 crore, for units implementing solar projects under the Maharashtra Industries Policy.

A scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu to assist educated first-generation youth entrepreneurs with training, capital subsidy up to ₹75 lakhs, and 3% interest subvention for setting up new manufacturing or service enterprises.

SOSV invests in pre-seed and early-stage deep tech startups focused on human and planetary health, offering world-class labs, intensive mentorship, and a vast investor network across its global accelerator locations.

Katapult Ocean is an Oslo-based accelerator and early-stage investor focusing on the blue economy, providing equity investment and a structured program for startups protecting and restoring ocean health globally.

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

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

A Meghalaya government scheme offering financial support and facilitated credit for establishing new cinema theatres or upgrading existing ones, aiming to empower youth and promote culture.

Uttar Pradesh awards up to ₹3 crore in grant-in-aid to scaling-stage startups picked through an open Grand Challenge.

Units in PM MITRA Park can claim an electricity tariff subsidy of INR 2.00/kWh, up to INR 60 lakh annually for 5 years.

Offers a 20% subsidy, up to ₹3 Crore, for pharmaceutical sector industries procuring plant and machinery for their R&D centers in Chhattisgarh.

Reimbursement of 50% of actual transportation charges up to ₹60 lakh per year for SC/ST exporting units in Chhattisgarh for 5 years.

A Haryana government scheme providing loans up to ₹25 lakhs to persons with disabilities for purchasing vehicles for commercial hiring or special category vehicles.

Electronics, electrical, AI, robotics, computing and IT units get 20% off R&D plant and machinery, up to ₹3 crore.

A sub-scheme under the Investment Promotion Scheme (IPS) offering substantial subsidies and reimbursements to furniture manufacturing and service enterprises in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

Provides a 20% subsidy on the procurement of plant and machinery for R&D centres, up to ₹3 crore, for eligible enterprises in Chhattisgarh.