Startup Grants & Funding in Nagaland

Women entrepreneurs in Nagaland get a 10% capital investment subsidy on plant and machinery, capped at Rs 10 lakh.

Financial assistance for SC/ST-owned MSEs by reimbursing up to 80% (max ₹25,000) of the annual membership fees for government-promoted e-commerce portals like GeM, e-khadi, and MSME Mart.

Differently abled entrepreneurs in Nagaland get a 10% capital investment subsidy on plant and machinery, capped at Rs 10 lakh.

Reimbursement of 80% or up to ₹20,000 of the annual membership fee for Export Promotion Councils (EPC) for SC/ST-owned MSEs.

PMFME gives individual micro food processing units a 35% credit-linked capital subsidy, up to Rs 10 lakh.

SC/ST MSEs get back 80% of Export Promotion Council membership or entry fees, up to Rs. 20,000 a year.

IIM Nagpur Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (InFED) offers equity-free incubation support, mentoring, and funding facilitation to startups, women entrepreneurs, rural youth, and aspiring entrepreneurs in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.

A 4-month hybrid accelerator for startups building responsible, inclusive, and impactful AI solutions, offering mentorship, market access, investor connections, and AWS cloud credits.

Cisco LaunchPad is a B2B Corporate Accelerator program designed to propel deep-tech startups working in disruptive technologies through grants, mentorship, and extensive tech and investor access.

Oil India Limited's Start Up Fund, under the 'SNEH' program, offers technical and financial support along with incubation to DPIIT-recognized startups across ideation, early traction, and scale-up stages.

Equity-free funding for a proof of concept, plus mentorship and test beds, for startups in mobility, sustainability, manufacturing and AI in Maruti Suzuki's 12th cohort.

NASSCOM AI CoE invites AI and deep-tech startups with working products or validated prototypes to deploy innovative solutions in the sports sector across five key areas.

A Central Sector Scheme by the Ministry of Minority Affairs focusing on socio-economic empowerment of six notified minority communities through skilling, women leadership, entrepreneurship, and education.

This scheme by the National Jute Board fosters innovation and product diversification in the Jute Diversified Products sector by providing design development, technical support, and market exclusivity.

An 8-week hybrid program by DST and GDC, IIT Madras, supporting deep-tech innovators and early-stage startups to commercialize STEM research through structured learning, mentorship, and customer discovery.

TIDES TBI is a flagship incubation program by IIT Roorkee and DST-NSTEDB, fostering technology-based startup ideas through comprehensive support, funding, and infrastructure.

A sector-specific accelerator program for electronics and semiconductor startups with PoC/MVP, offering access to MPW, foundries, EDA tools, mentorship, and funding opportunities.

Venture Center's Pre-Incubation Program (Ignition & Kickstart) nurtures early-stage technology projects and young startups, de-risking technology and refining business plans.

A space-tech venture studio anchored by Dhruva Space, providing aerospace-grade infrastructure, hands-on venture building, and potential investment for startups addressing industry problems.

India's pioneering not-for-profit platform fostering innovation in aviation, aerospace, spacetech, and other deep technologies through venture incubation.

GINSERV's NIDHI Accelerator, supported by DST, fast-tracks early-stage Healthcare, Medtech, and Life Sciences startups with funding, mentorship, and investor access.