Startup Grants & Funding for Education & Skilling Startups

15%–35% margin-money subsidy for new micro-enterprises via KVIC

Uttar Pradesh gives StartinUP registered startups a one-time Prototype Grant of up to ₹10 Lakhs to build prototypes, including software applications.

Unemployed youth in Maharashtra get a bank term loan plus a 15% to 35% margin-money subsidy to start a new manufacturing, service or agro-based venture.

A one-time grant by the Government of Odisha for new enterprises, covering up to 20% of expenditure incurred for raising capital through SME Exchange, with a maximum of ₹10 lakh.

15% capital subsidy on technology upgradation for MSME plant & machinery

Interest-free seed loan for Bihar-registered validation-stage startups, with bonus for women/SC/ST/differently-abled.

Collateral-free business loan ₹5–₹10 lakh for established micro-enterprises scaling up

Loans up to ₹10 lakh at 13% interest for small road transport operators in Tamil Nadu, through District Central Cooperative Banks.

Loans of ₹50,000 to ₹10 lakh plus capital cost and interest subsidies for children of farmers aged 18 to 45 in Madhya Pradesh who want to start a business.

A Bihar government scheme providing up to ₹10 lakh in financial assistance (50% grant, 50% interest-free loan) to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe individuals for establishing business ventures.

Madhya Pradesh scheme offering bank loans up to ₹10 lakh, plus margin money, interest subsidy and training, to citizens starting a self-employment venture.

Financial assistance of up to ₹10 lakh (50% grant, 50% interest-free loan) and skill development training for eligible female and transgender entrepreneurs in Bihar.

Financial assistance up to ₹10 lakh, comprising a non-repayable grant and an interest-free loan, for general and backward-class male residents of Bihar to establish business ventures.

Loans up to ₹10 lakh at 13% interest for doctors, engineers and self-employed professionals in Tamil Nadu, for professional activities.

Haryana loans of up to ₹10 lakh for young Backward Class professionals setting up clinics, labs, chemist shops, lawyers' offices, engineering units or architect offices.

Loan of up to ₹10 lakh for unreserved-category residents of Gujarat to start a small business such as a grocery, medical or garment store.

Aspiring entrepreneurs in Maharashtra can access loans between ₹5 lakh and ₹10 lakh with a 3% subsidized interest rate under this government scheme.

Nagaland offers small and micro retail/service enterprises a soft loan of up to Rs 10 lakh at 6% interest to set up the business.

India's premier startup competition offering mentorship, exposure, and funding up to ₹10 Lakhs for startups of all sizes and industries.

India's premier startup competition — pitch your ideas, get mentorship, and win funding up to ₹10 Lakhs.

Reimbursement for patent filing and prosecution fees for KBITS-registered, incubated startups.

A pitch competition for startups of all sizes and industries, with funding up to ₹10 Lakhs and mentorship from industry experts, held across 19 locations in India.