NIDHI Seed Support System at SRiX
A programme by SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX)
Seed support for incubated startups bridging development and commercialisation; SRiX has run at least two cohorts.
At a glance
| Best for | Registered Indian startups moving from development to commercialisation |
|---|---|
| Stage | Prototype – Early revenue |
| Cost | Free |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | Department of Science & Technology (NIDHI) |
About NIDHI Seed Support System at SRiX
The NIDHI Seed Support System gives incubated startups financial assistance to get from a developed technology to a commercial product, and to a point where they can raise from angels, venture funds or banks. SRiX's events page names a Cohort II, so at least two cohorts have run. No current call date is published.
What you get
- Seed support disbursed by the incubator to the startup
- Incubation support and services
- Technical expertise, business mentorship and IP facilitation
- Office space, a fab lab and rapid prototyping facilities
- Access to the SRiX startup network and its entrepreneurship workshops
- Further funding or incubation support after the prototyping stage
Who can apply
- A company registered in India
- An Indian startup, not an Indian subsidiary of a multinational or foreign company; Overseas Citizens of India and Persons of Indian Origin count as Indian citizens for this scheme
- Indian promoters holding at least 51 per cent of the startup
How to apply: Through the application reached from the NIDHI Seed Support System page. Enquiries to info@srix.in.
Where to apply
Other SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX) programmes
- Pre-Incubation ProgramA four-week course that takes an idea to a working prototype, and the feeder into the funding routes SRiX hosts.
- InnovationXA national student innovation challenge with prefinale and finale pitch rounds at SRiX in Warangal.
- SPRINT — Student Program for Innovation & TechnologyA three-minute pitch event SRiX runs inside colleges, feeding shortlisted teams into Pre-Incubation.
- SRiX EmpowerHER — Women Entrepreneurship ProgramSRiX's women entrepreneurship programme, run monthly and annually on campus and ending in a demo day.
- NIDHI PRAYAS at SRiXDST's prototyping grant route for idea-stage founders building a physical product, hosted by SRiX.
- NIDHI EiR at SRiXA year-long entrepreneur-in-residence fellowship for science and engineering graduates going full time on a venture.
- MeitY TIDE 2.0 at SRiXMeitY's grant route for startups using emerging technologies; SRiX has run three calls and six cohorts under it.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at SRiXSeed support for DPIIT-recognised startups with a prototype, listed by SRiX as one of its funding routes.