MeitY GENESIS — pilot funding and matching investment

GENESIS is a Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology scheme, approved for five years, to grow the startup ecosystem in Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Hatchlab runs it locally. It has already supported ventures through Entrepreneur-in-Residence rounds, and has announced two further components. The last published deadline was 31 October 2025, so the call is between intakes unless the centre's page shows a newer date.

What you get

• Pilot funding to run a pilot project with a corporate, a public sector undertaking or a large enterprise, so you can demonstrate the solution in a real setting.
• Matching support for startups that are raising from venture capital or angel investors.

Who can apply

• DPIIT-recognised startups registered in a Tier-II or Tier-III city
• a working prototype, MVP or market-ready solution
• a registered Indian private limited company with at least 51 per cent Indian ownership
• not previously funded under TIDE 2.0 Scale-up or SAMRIDH
• working in health tech, AI and machine learning, IoT, fintech, robotics, deep tech, cybersecurity, ICT, ed-tech, blockchain or manufacturing

There is no requirement to be connected to SRM University-AP.

How selection works: not published.

How to apply: through the application link on the centre's schemes and funding page while a round is open. If none is open, ask at hrc@srmap.edu.in when the next one starts.