SAMRIDH
A programme by RIIDL, Somaiya Vidyavihar University (Research Innovation Incubation Design Labs)
MeitY's accelerator scheme for IT startups; riidl says it was selected under it to back five IT startups with matching investment.
At a glance
| Best for | IT-based startups raising external investment |
|---|---|
| Stage | MVP – Growth |
| Run with | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) |
About SAMRIDH
SAMRIDH is MeitY's scheme for accelerators that select and scale IT-based startups, matching money that a startup raises externally. riidl says it was selected under the scheme to support five IT startups.
What you get
- Matching investment alongside what you raise from external investors
- Accelerator support through riidl
Who can apply
- IT-based startups, with DPIIT recognition, incorporation documents, a pitch deck and financial details ready
How selection works: You apply through a SAMRIDH-approved accelerator's cohort programme, and the accelerator evaluates you on innovation, readiness, scalability and market traction.
How to apply: Through riidl as an approved accelerator. No standing form is published, so ask at riidl@somaiya.edu when the next cohort opens.
Startups riidl names as selected include EzPac, Mechinex Automation, SERRI TECH LABS, Yespoho India and Zipbolt Innovations.
Where to apply
Other RIIDL programmes
- Incubationriidl's main intake for startups already registered as a Private Limited company, run as a hybrid programme with workspace, labs and mentoring.
- Pre-incubationThe track for teams that are not yet a Private Limited company, reached through the same application form as incubation.
- SoilBoxriidl's agriculture and climate programme, run with OmniActive Health Technologies' Innovation Leadership Fund, which gives selected startups grant support and mentoring.
- HDFC Parivartan Manufacturing Acceleration ProgramA manufacturing acceleration programme riidl runs under HDFC Bank's Parivartan CSR initiative, with grant support for a small number of impact-driven startups.
- Futurance (with HDFC Life)An open-innovation call riidl designed with HDFC Life for insurance-adjacent startups; one edition has run and no new intake is published.
- NIDHI-SSS (Seed Support System)The Department of Science and Technology's seed support scheme, which riidl lists among its own government funding programmes and has put its startups through.
- MSInS Seed FundThe Maharashtra State Innovation Society seed fund, open to startups registered in Maharashtra and routed through approved incubators like riidl.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)DPIIT's seed fund, which riidl lists among its government programmes and has supported startups under, as both grants and convertible debentures.
- NIDHI PRAYASDST's prototyping support for young innovators, which riidl lists among its programmes and for which it has set up a dedicated lab on campus.
- NIDHI-EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence)DST's entrepreneur-in-residence scheme, listed among riidl's government programmes, which places entrepreneurs inside institutions and incubators.
- Lab bookingriidl's five labs can be booked directly through its site, without being incubated first.