Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)

BITS BIRAC BioNEST is an approved incubator under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme and says it invites applications. The scheme supports proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialisation.

What you get

• Grant support for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialisation

Who can apply

• Startups in deeptech, healthcare, waste management, water management, education, agriculture, food processing, energy or mobility — a wider list than the incubator's own health and environment remit
• The scheme's national eligibility rules apply, and they are set by Startup India rather than by the incubator

How selection works: an incubator seed fund management committee screens applications. Its members are shown only as an image on the page, so they cannot be read.

How to apply: apply on the national Startup India seed fund portal and select this incubator. Eleven startups are listed as already funded through it here.