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

NITI Aayog

Up to ₹1Cr

FITT Investment Fund & SIDBI DeepTech Acceleration Program

Grant

Department of Science & Technology

Up to ₹10L

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park में MeitY TIDE 2.0 ग्रांट

Grant

Notion — workspace, docs and AI for startups

Department of Science & Technology

₹10,000 – ₹30,000

MeitY TIDE 2.0 EiR — IIM Calcutta इनोवेशन पार्क में

Grant

Government of India

₹50,000 – ₹20L

EPAM Social Impact Innovation Program - 4th Cohort

Grant

EPAM Social Impact Innovation Program: Revenue-Stage Tech Social Enterprises को ₹5 लाख तक Milestone-Based Grant, Mentorship, और IIITH Lab Access देता है।

Apollo — B2B sales intelligence and lead database

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

₹10L – ₹1Cr

AssisTech Foundation (ATF) में दिव्यांग एंटरप्रेन्योर्स के लिए imaginATe Fellowship Program

Grant

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Up to ₹40L

AGRI UDAAN Food and Agribusiness Accelerator 8.0 at a-IDEA

Grant

AGRI UDAAN a-IDEA ICAR-NAARM का Agribusiness Accelerator है: Scale-Up Stage Agri-Startups को NABARD Support, Mentorship, और Investor Connect मिलता है।

Unbounce — landing page builder and conversion optimization

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Varies

DST NIDHI Start-to-Scale Startup Support at DERBI Foundation

Grant

DST NIDHI Start-to-Scale DERBI Foundation: TRL 9 HealthTech Startups को ₹10 लाख तक Deployment Grant, Mentorship, और Customer-Investor Connect देता है।

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Varies

Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2026

Grant

Global Citizen Prize Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2026: 18-30 वर्ष के Young Tech Leaders को USD 250,000 Grant; UN Global Goals Advance करना ज़रूरी।

Cashfree — payments and payouts for Indian businesses

Department of Science & Technology

Varies

IndiaAI Intelligent Document Processing Challenge

Grant

IndiaAI IDP Challenge: OCR और NLP-Based Document Processing AI Engine के लिए ₹5 लाख Grant और ₹1 Crore Deployment Order।

Department of Science & Technology

Up to ₹1Cr

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre

Grant

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre: DPIIT-Recognized Startups को Convertible Debentures के ज़रिए ₹50 लाख तक का Investment मिलता है।