Startup Grants & Funding for Veteran-Founded Startups

भारत में Veteran-founder स्टार्टअप ग्रांट्स और loans MUDRA योजना (Shishu/Kishore/Tarun tiers में ₹50,000-₹10 लाख), PMEGP (15-35% subsidy के साथ ₹50 लाख तक के project costs), और Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare की SEMFEX scheme (KVIC और NABARD के माध्यम से concessional interest के साथ administered) के माध्यम से route होते हैं। Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR) DGR sponsorship route के तहत government contracts के लिए veteran-run security agencies, logistics firms और agri-businesses को empanel करता है।

दिखा रहे हैं 1170+ programs for Indian startups

NewGen IEDC

Up to ₹3L

NewGen IEDC Grant Support

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Sandip TBI

Up to ₹4L

Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) at SANDIP TBI

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Notion — workspace, docs and AI for startups

Sandip TBI

Up to ₹7L

Proof-of-Concept (PoC) Grant at Sandip TBI

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KBITS, Government of Karnataka

Up to ₹4L

Karnataka Grassroot Innovation Programme

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Apollo — B2B sales intelligence and lead database

Ministry of Textiles

Varies

National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) - Ministry of Textiles

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Government of India

₹10L – ₹1Cr

IPTIF द्वारा हाउसिंग & कंस्ट्रक्शन इनोवेशन में Entrepreneurship in Residence (EiR) प्रोग्राम

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Cashfree — payments and payouts for Indian businesses

Government of Gujarat

Up to ₹30L

Bharat Safety: Design. Deploy. Deliver. by AIC IIT Delhi & Honda India Foundation

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Bharat Safety AIC IIT Delhi & Honda India Foundation: AI और Sensor-Driven Road Safety Startups को 2 साल की Free Incubation देता है।

BIRAC

Up to ₹50L

SIIC, IIT Kanpur में FutureSecure AI Innovation (FSAI) Programme

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Emergent — build full-stack apps with AI

NEDFi

₹25L – ₹7.5Cr

PSG-STEP में MeitY TIDE 2.0 प्रोटोटाइप डेवलपमेंट ग्रांट

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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Up to ₹10Cr

PSG-STEP में MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR)

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AI chatbot — automated customer support for startups

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Varies

Shell-GDC I-GNITE Program: AI for Science - Energy Decarbonisation

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Shell-GDC I-GNITE Program: TRL 2–4 Indian AI Startups को Energy Decarbonisation में ₹15 लाख तक Grant और Shell Mentorship देता है।

Government of Gujarat

Up to ₹3L

MGUIF Big Idea Competition 2.0 - आइडिया ग्रांट

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Semrush — SEO and online marketing toolkit

BIRAC

₹5L+

IIMCIP द्वारा Social Impact Incubation Programme 2025

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Varies

LeapFWD — India Accelerator द्वारा PropTech और ConTech एक्सेलरेटर प्रोग्राम

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n8n — workflow automation for technical teams

AIC-RNTU Foundation

Up to ₹50L

Elevate - BPCL Ankur Fund Startup Cohort

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Venture Center

Up to ₹10L

UDAY - Pre-seed Stage Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

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UDAY ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI का Pre-Seed Agri-Startup Program है: Maharashtra और Goa के Agri-Startups को PoC से Prototype Development तक Grant देता है।

Razorpay — payments and banking for Indian startups

Remove Global

Up to ₹15L

ANKUR - Seed Stage Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

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ANKUR ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI का Seed Stage Program है: Maharashtra और Goa के Agri-Startups को MVP Commercialisation और Scale-Up के लिए Grant देता है।

PSG-STEP

Up to ₹7L

EDII-TN द्वारा Innovation Voucher Program (IVP)

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Unbounce — landing page builder and conversion optimization

PSG-STEP

Up to ₹4L

MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at PSG-STEP

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Department of Science & Technology

Up to ₹1.5Cr

IIITD-IC FinTech Grand Challenge

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Make — visual automation and workflow builder

National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM)

Up to ₹50L

IIITB COMET Foundation 5G Startup Incubation Program

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IIITB COMET Foundation 5G Startup Incubation Program: 5G Infrastructure और Next-Gen Applications Build करने वाले Innovators को Incubation Support मिलती है।

Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)

Up to ₹10Cr

iCreate Pro-Fund Gateway प्रोटोटाइप/PoC फंडिंग सपोर्ट

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