Startup Grants & Funding for Health & Life Sciences Startups

25% subsidy on institutional finance up to Rs.1 crore for plant, machinery or technology upgradation by SC/ST MSEs, capped at Rs.25 lakh.

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.

Extra 20% investment subsidy on fixed capital, up to Rs. 20 lakh, for micro and small enterprises set up by women entrepreneurs in Telangana.

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

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

This Bihar government scheme provides up to ₹10 lakh in financial assistance (50% grant, 50% interest-free loan) to individuals from Minority communities for entrepreneurship and self-employment.

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.

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

Up to ₹10 lakh reimbursed for successfully securing (granted) an international patent, for StartinUP-registered UP startups

This scheme reimburses operating expenses like internet, software, cloud services, and lease rentals for Goa startups operating from privately owned or rented premises, not government facilities.

The R&D Reimbursement Scheme by Goa Startup Mission offers up to ₹10 lakh to local Goan startups for R&D expenses, including salaries of PhD and Master Degree holders.

Puducherry scheme giving sick MSME units subsidies and reimbursements for diagnostic studies, expert advice and interest on rehabilitation finance.

Goa-based startups can receive reimbursement of 10-30% of interest paid on commercial/bank loans, up to ₹10 lakh over two years, from the Government of Goa.

This scheme offers up to 50% reimbursement for quality certification fees and testing equipment costs, capped at ₹10 lakh, to eligible manufacturing and service MSMEs in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

Reimbursement of transport costs for raw materials and finished products, for MSMEs, Large and Anchor Enterprises in Himachal Pradesh. Up to INR 10 lakhs a year in Category B areas.