GENESIS Investment Component

This is the clearest case of InFED delivering a national programme in its own right: MeitY Startup Hub administers the scheme, and selected startups go through InFED's six-month acceleration programme. The support is matching investment against qualifying external private investment, given as equity or equity-linked instruments — equity, compulsorily convertible preference shares or compulsorily convertible debentures. It is explicitly not a grant.

What you get

• A six-month acceleration programme shaped around your stage and growth milestones
• Matching investment alongside private investors you bring, subject to approval
• Mentoring on product-market fit, strategy, pricing, unit economics and technology scalability
• Investment-readiness work: pitch, financial modelling, valuation and due-diligence preparation
• Investor matchmaking, pitch opportunities and a cohort demo day
• Customer and industry connections for pilots, revenue and market expansion
• Help strengthening governance, financial controls and operating processes, and a 12 to 18 month growth roadmap

Who can apply

• Indian private limited companies with at least 51% Indian ownership
• A registered office in a Tier-II or Tier-III city, per your RoC records
• A valid DPIIT startup recognition certificate
• A full-time founder or co-founder and a team
• A market-ready product in electronics design and IT, electronics manufacturing, IT products or deep tech; service-platform models are discouraged
• No involvement in legal disputes, and no prior support under TIDE 2.0 Scale-up or SAMRIDH

How selection works: eligibility verification, due diligence, confirmation of qualifying matching investment, and final approval by MeitY Startup Hub. Revenue is preferred but not stated as mandatory, and granted patents are preferred but not required.

How to apply: through the MeitY Startup Hub application page linked from InFED's programmes page. This one runs to a published deadline, so check the date before you start.