Startup Grants & Funding for One Person Companies

The Startup Odisha Monthly Allowance Scheme offers a non-repayable monthly sustenance allowance of up to ₹22,000 for one year to recognized startups in Odisha, supporting early-stage growth and innovation.

Subsidised quality certification for MSMEs — 50%–80% subsidy on ZED certification costs

The Chanakya Scheme for Swayam Upadhi provides one-time financial assistance of up to ₹2 lakh to eligible Brahmin entrepreneurs in Andhra Pradesh to establish micro-enterprises.

A government scheme to make quality generic medicines available at affordable prices through dedicated Janaushadhi Kendras, offering entrepreneurs a one-time setup grant and monthly operational incentives.

The New Swarnima Scheme provides women entrepreneurs from backward classes with a loan of up to ₹2 lakh at 5% interest for self-employment ventures.

PIPDIC offers financial assistance up to ₹2 lakh as a loan to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs for establishing new micro-enterprises or expanding existing units in Puducherry.

The Mahila Swavlamban Scheme by the Women and Child Development Department, Gujarat, empowers women with financial assistance through subsidies and loans for starting or expanding economic activities.

Provides financial assistance including loans and a 50% subsidy up to ₹50,000 for Scheduled Caste individuals in Gujarat to start or expand various self-employment ventures.

Up to ₹2 lakh reimbursed for successfully filing (granted) an Indian patent, for StartinUP-registered UP startups

Get a 50% space rent subsidy up to ₹2 lakh for MSMEs in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu to participate in industrial exhibitions in foreign countries.

A scheme by the Puducherry government offering up to ₹2 lakh subsidy to industrial units, covering 50% of the cost for up to three quality certifications.

Financial assistance scheme by the Government of Uttarakhand offering bank loans, margin money, and grants up to ₹1.9 lakh to Scheduled Caste individuals for self-employment and small business ventures.

A Government of Rajasthan scheme offering financial assistance to MSMEs to support their participation in national and international trade fairs, exhibitions, and buyer-seller meets for market development.

This sub-scheme offers reimbursement for up to 75% of entrepreneurship and skill development training course fees for new and existing MSME units in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

A microfinance scheme providing financial assistance and training to women entrepreneurs from backward or poor backgrounds to foster financial independence.

The Micro Finance Scheme by GNDTDC offers concessional loans up to ₹1.25 lakh to individuals from Nomadic and Denotified Tribes in Gujarat for self-employment and small-scale business ventures.

A low-interest loan scheme by the Gujarat Backward Class Development Corporation to empower women from socially and educationally backward classes by facilitating self-employment opportunities.

Financial support in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) is provided to eligible companies to establish and operate BPO/ITeS units in smaller cities and towns across India.

This scheme offers loans up to ₹1,00,000 at 13% interest for Small-Scale Industries (SSI) Units and Other Non-Farm Sector (NFS) Activities in Tamil Nadu.

A self-employment loan scheme by GTKVN for women from Thakor and Koli communities in Gujarat, providing up to ₹1 lakh at 5% interest for starting a business.

HACKWAVE 2.0 is a 36-hour offline hackathon organized by GDG GTBIT, challenging developers, designers, and innovators to build impactful solutions with a ₹1 lakh+ prize pool.

A solo coding hackathon with a ₹1,00,000 prize pool — for individual builders who love to code and experiment.