StartupGrantsIndia

Choosing the right service

SGI's services are separate routes, so start with the one that matches your need:

• A business loan: start on the business loans page. The lender decides, not SGI.
• Cloud credits: run the free AWS check. An authorised partner confirms the benefit.
• A grant or scheme to apply to: search the Discover directory. The full list needs a free sign-up.
• A registration, compliance or IP filing: pick a CA, CS or IP service and leave your details.

How applications work

• Loans and AWS credits pass you to the lender or partner, who handles the decision.
• Expert services call you back within one business day with the scope, timeline and quote. There is no upfront payment.
• Perks are claimed on their own cards. Some need a new account opened with a work email.
• Masterclass seats are booked through the page, and a calendar invite follows the booking.

How selection works

• SGI does not decide loans or credits. The lender or the AWS partner does.
• For the AWS check, SGI verifies your details before it refers you.
• Eligibility is set per card, so the same founder may qualify for one perk and not another.

Startup Grants India is a private platform run by Nexora Technology, trading as StartupGrantsIndia, from Bhondsi in Haryana. It helps Indian founders find grants, government schemes, accelerators, incubators, CSR funds and events, and it refers founders to lenders, cloud-credit partners and expert services. The site says it is not affiliated with any government body, ministry or public institution.

What the directory covers

The Discover directory lists grants and funding programmes run by other bodies, including the Startup India Seed Fund, BIRAC, DST, MeitY, state startup policies, accelerator cohorts and CSR funds. These programmes belong to the bodies that run them. SGI lists them and does not run them. Logged-out visitors see a preview of 20 programmes, and a free sign-up unlocks the full list and lets founders save the ones that fit.

Services SGI provides itself

SGI refers founders to partners for three kinds of support. For business loans, the lenders are RBI-registered banks and NBFCs. SGI is not the lender: it does not take deposits or process loan applications, and the lender makes the decision. SGI may receive a referral fee from the lender, at no cost to the borrower.

For AWS cloud credits, SGI runs a free check that takes about two minutes and verifies details before referring the founder to an authorised AWS partner. The partner evaluates the startup and confirms the credit benefit that applies. Final credits and their validity are set by AWS and the partner.

For compliance and legal work, SGI lists 134 services across 11 categories, covering registrations, annual compliance and IP protection. A vetted CA, CS or IP lawyer calls within one business day with the exact scope, timeline and quote. The site says there is no upfront payment.

Tools, events and perks

The store sells AI tools for grant applications. They help find grants a startup qualifies for, score its readiness, review its deck and draft its application. Individual tools include application prefill, a pitch deck builder, a pitch deck adapter, speaker notes and financial projections. Each is priced separately in the store, and the tools are included with Premium.

Grant Masterclass is a paid live session on finding and winning grants, led by SGI's grant experts. Each session is one hour, online and in English. Seats are limited, and a bundle covers all sessions. A calendar invite is sent after booking.

The perks directory lists free credits and software deals from third parties, covering cloud infrastructure, developer tools and SaaS. Each card names its issuer and sets its own conditions. Notion, for example, requires a new account claimed with a work email. For some software licences that SGI sells at its own price, a founder leaves a name and number, and the team calls back within one working day to complete the purchase.

SGI also licenses its database of grants, competitions and events to product and data teams. That licence is separate from the founder-facing services above.

Who can apply

The directory and the masterclass are aimed at Indian founders. The AWS credit check is open to startups, including bootstrapped and non-VC-funded ones. Business loans are for businesses such as dealers, traders, distributors and manufacturers, and eligibility depends on annual turnover. Each service and perk states its own conditions, so check the card before you start.

Scale

The site gives several different counts of the programmes it tracks. The homepage says 400+ active programmes, its AI Grant Finder copy refers to 7,000+ programmes, the Discover page says 1,500+ and shows a live counter of 7,403+, and the perks page heading says 806 programmes. These are the site's own figures. We have not reconciled them, so none of them should be read as a verified total. The dataset page gives about 2,300 grants and about 100 active competitions, also self-reported.

Who runs it

Nexora Technology operates the site as StartupGrantsIndia. Subscription payments are processed by PayU India. Support, partnership, grant listing and general enquiries go to the team inbox listed on the contact page.