Startup Grants & Funding for Consumer & Retail Startups

A Central Government scheme offering financial assistance through debt/convertible instruments or equity investment to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs in manufacturing, services, and allied sectors.

Eligible Rajasthan enterprises recover 50% of the cost of environmental projects, up to INR 12.5 crore, under the RIPS 2024 green incentives.

Repayable credit from NSIC for MSMEs to buy indigenous and imported raw materials, paid directly to suppliers, up to ₹20 crore at group level.

Rajasthan reimburses 50% of an eligible enterprise's environmental project cost, up to INR 12.5 crore.

A term loan scheme by PIPDIC, Puducherry, offering financial assistance up to "₹10 crore" for new and existing Micro, Small, or Medium enterprises for fixed asset acquisition and business expansion.

Karnataka State Financial Corporation offers an interest subsidy on business loans up to ₹10 crore for SC/ST entrepreneurs to establish or expand micro/small enterprises, reducing the effective interest rate to 4%.

A scheme under the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025, offering up to 20% reimbursement of R&D and technology transfer costs, with a maximum of ₹10 crore, for units promoting import substitution.

Capital subsidy of 30% on plant & machinery or physical assets, up to ₹10 crore, for Small and Medium Enterprises in Nagaland under the NTIIP 2025.

A scheme by the Government of Uttar Pradesh offering 25% reimbursement of R&D expenditure, up to ₹10 Crore, for standalone R&D units with a minimum capital investment of ₹20 Crore.

Capital subsidy of up to ₹10 crore for new and existing industries in Odisha adopting Zero Liquid Discharge for waste water recovery.

Andhra Pradesh cash subsidy on technology upgradation, expansion or modernization for FPOs, SHGs, Federations, Co-operatives, Societies and Micro, Small, Medium and Large units, up to ₹10 Crore.

30% capital subsidy on plant, machinery or building for Micro, Small and Medium units in Meghalaya, capped at Rs 10 crore.

Matching grant of 50% of funds raised, up to ₹5 crore, for startups with operations in Uttar Pradesh that raised money from recognised national or international bodies or missions.

Fixed capital investment subsidy of 30% to 45% of eligible investment, up to ₹8 crore, for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Chhattisgarh.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Andhra Pradesh can get a grant of up to ₹5 Crore under MEDP 4.0 for technology upgradation, expansion, diversification and modernization.

Industrial units in Maharashtra's Group D, D+ and below regions get 50% of the employer's EPF contribution reimbursed for 5 years, up to ₹5 crore, for creating direct jobs.

Offers a 50% subsidy, capped at ₹5 crore, for standalone R&D projects in Maharashtra to cover costs of obtaining national or international certifications.

Startups in Rajasthan get a 75% investment subsidy on State taxes for 10 years, capped at ₹5 crore a year, under the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2024.

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

Provides a 5.5% interest subvention on working capital loans for new and expanding business units in Jammu & Kashmir, with a maximum benefit of ₹5 crore over five years.

Iterative's Winter 2027 Accelerator invests US$150,000-500,000 in early-stage Southeast Asia-focused startups for 10-15% equity, providing mentorship, network, and investor access through a 12-week remote program.

Tamil Nadu scheme for educated first-generation youth entrepreneurs: training, capital subsidy up to ₹75 lakhs and 3% interest subvention for new manufacturing or service enterprises.