NIDHI Seed Support Program

The program is designed to bridge the gap between ideation and commercialization by supporting innovative ventures with strong technical potential. The primary objective of the seed support system is to nurture startups with promising ideas, innovations, and technologies by reducing early-stage financial constraints. The NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP) offers funding for activities such as proof of concept, prototype development, product validation, market trials, initial market entry, and eventual commercialization, thereby strengthening the startup ecosystem. Eligibility: The applicant startup must be a company registered in India, preferably be a DPIIT registered/applied startup and should have completed a minimum 3 months of association with the incubator in its resident or virtual incubation program. The applicant startup should have developed a clarity on Unique Selling Proposition (USP) through customer validation and value proposition for its targeted customers. This support is not meant for Indian Subsidiaries of MNCs/foreign companies. Persons holding Overseas Citizens of India (OCI). Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) would be considered as Indian citizens for the purpose of this scheme. The shareholding by Indian promoters in the incubated startup should be at least 51%. Preference will be given to startups, who have not availed any funding from any Government of India /State Govt. body.