Government funding index
A source-linked baseline of central schemes and verified state funding pathways—from prototype grants and incubator support to credit, equity, IP and market access.
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No fixed deadline means a scheme can operate through rolling, partner-led or periodic application routes.
iDEX · MoD
A defence deep-tech support route under the iDEX ecosystem for strategically important technologies.
Agriculture
A financing facility for eligible agriculture-infrastructure projects and enterprises.
Agriculture · NABARD
An agriculture-focused fund route for startups and rural enterprises in the official government startup schemes baseline.
ISRO · IN-SPACe
A space-sector venture-capital route in the official government startup schemes baseline.
AIM · NITI Aayog
Community-centred innovation and entrepreneurship support for underserved regions and innovation clusters.
AIM · NITI Aayog
A national incubator network providing startup founders with access to mentoring, facilities, networks and programmes.
AIM · NITI Aayog
A school-level innovation and tinkering ecosystem that can support the early entrepreneurship pipeline.
Govt. of India
An agriculture and export-innovation support pathway included in the official government startup schemes baseline.
Startup Bihar
Bihar’s state startup-policy umbrella for eligible innovative ventures, with benefits and programme conditions published by the state portal.
BIRAC
A biotechnology investor-connect and angel-network initiative for innovation-led ventures.
BIRAC
A bio-incubation programme supporting entrepreneurship and technology scaling in biotechnology and allied domains.
BIRAC
An early-stage biotech grant for innovators and startups developing proof-of-concept work in biotechnology and allied areas.
BIRAC
An industry-academia biotechnology R&D partnership programme relevant to product-focused biotech ventures.
BIRAC
A biotechnology venture-support route included in the central government startup schemes baseline.
BIRAC
Seed funding support for biotech ventures delivered through the BIRAC incubator ecosystem.
MeitY
A semiconductor and systems-design capacity-building programme that supports technology and startup development through participating institutions.
Startup India
A credit-guarantee framework intended to help eligible DPIIT-recognised startups access debt through participating lending institutions.
MSME · SIDBI
A credit-guarantee framework for eligible micro and small enterprises, including startup-relevant businesses meeting lender requirements.
MeitY
A semiconductor-design support scheme for domestic design companies, startups and related innovation entities.
DoT
A telecom and digital-communications innovation support pathway for startup and research-led solutions.
BIRAC
A youth-focused translational-research and entrepreneurship pathway for biotechnology innovation.
Karnataka
Karnataka’s startup-support and funding programme for innovative ventures, with themed editions and live-call availability on the official portal.
MSME
An entrepreneurship capacity-building and skill-development programme for prospective and existing entrepreneurs.
Startup India · SIDBI
A government-backed fund-of-funds route that commits capital to eligible AIFs, which in turn invest in startups.
GeM
A government-procurement discovery and market-access route for startups offering innovative products or services.
MeitY Startup Hub
A MeitY programme focused on supporting innovative startups, including those outside the largest startup hubs.
Textiles
A grant pathway for innovators and startups developing products and technologies in technical textiles.
iDEX · MoD
An open innovation route for startups, MSMEs and innovators developing solutions relevant to national defence and security.
IFSCA
A fintech innovation incentive pathway for eligible entities operating in the IFSC ecosystem.
IN-SPACe
A seed-support pathway for Indian space-sector startups and innovators under the IN-SPACe ecosystem.
DoT · TCOE India
DoT-supported participation for eligible telecom, ICT and allied-tech startups and MSMEs at India Mobile Congress 2026.
iDEX · MoD
A defence-innovation framework supporting startups, MSMEs and innovators through challenge-led product development and procurement pathways.
MSME
An MSME internationalisation pathway supporting participation in overseas markets, trade activity and cooperation opportunities.
Kerala Startup Mission
A Kerala seed-support scheme providing early-stage startups a soft loan against purchase orders for product development, customer development, marketing and scaling.
BIRAC
A BIRAC pathway intended to advance affordable biotech and health innovations toward commercialisation.
Power
An energy-sector advanced-research and innovation mission relevant to deep-tech and climate-tech ventures.
MSME
A support framework for MSME competitiveness, technology upgrading and enterprise development.
Animal Husbandry
A livestock-enterprise and entrepreneurship support scheme relevant to eligible animal-husbandry and allied startups.
DST
Technology Innovation Hubs supporting cyber-physical systems research, translation, incubation and entrepreneur access.
DST
Quantum-technology ecosystem and innovation support linked to the National Quantum Mission.
MSME
A supplier-development, capability-building and public-procurement support scheme for eligible SC/ST entrepreneurs.
DST · NIDHI
A DST accelerator pathway intended to help technology startups access mentoring, networks and growth support.
DST · NIDHI
A networked centre model for specialised technology innovation, prototyping and startup support.
DST · NIDHI
A fellowship and incubator-support programme for graduate students and early innovators pursuing technology entrepreneurship.
DST · NIDHI
An inclusive technology-incubation support pathway for innovators and startup communities.
DST · NIDHI
Prototype-development support for innovators and startups through PRAYAS Centres and Advanced PRAYAS Centres.
DST · NIDHI
Seed support delivered through selected incubators for technology-based startups progressing toward market validation and commercialisation.
DST · NIDHI
A DST programme that strengthens technology-business incubators supporting startup formation and growth.
BIRAC
A route for translating academic research into enterprise and commercial outcomes in biotechnology and allied fields.
MoFPI
A formalisation, credit-linked subsidy and enterprise-development scheme for micro food-processing businesses.
MUDRA
A government-backed credit pathway for non-corporate, non-farm small and micro enterprises, including suitable startup businesses.
DSIR
A support pathway for grassroots innovators, startups and MSMEs developing and commercialising technology-led innovations.
iStart Rajasthan
Rajasthan’s startup-policy incentives include ideation, viability, scale-up and equity-support pathways through the iStart platform.
Govt. of India
A government R&D and innovation support pathway included in the official startup schemes baseline.
Agriculture
An agri-innovation and entrepreneurship pathway delivered through the RKVY ecosystem and associated innovation centres.
Mines
A science and technology innovation support pathway for mining, minerals and recycling-sector solutions.
MeitY Startup Hub
An accelerator-linked support programme for product innovation, development, growth and investment readiness.
AIM · NITI Aayog
A capacity-building support route for established incubation centres that serve startups.
Startup India
An IP-support route for eligible startups seeking facilitation and fee support for patents, trademarks and designs.
DST
A science, technology and entrepreneurship support model for SC/ST community-led development and innovation.
MSME · SIDBI
A fund-of-funds route intended to provide growth capital to MSMEs through daughter funds.
BIRAC
A student-oriented programme for translating research explorations into biotechnology innovations and venture pathways.
BIRAC
A biotech R&D support mechanism for companies developing high-risk, high-reward innovation projects.
ISRO · IN-SPACe
A support pathway for adopting and commercialising space technologies across Indian enterprise and startup use cases.
BIRAC
A BIRAC programme for affordable and relevant social-health product innovation.
DFS
A bank-loan facilitation programme for eligible women and SC/ST entrepreneurs starting greenfield enterprises.
Rural Development
A rural-enterprise promotion programme for supporting local entrepreneurship, enterprise formation and business services.
Startup India · SIDBI
A successor fund-of-funds mechanism intended to expand indirect investment access for Indian startups through fund managers.
Startup India
A seed-support scheme delivered through eligible incubators to help eligible startups validate, trial and commercialise innovative ideas.
Startup Odisha
A state startup-support and incentives route for recognised ventures in Odisha, with live details maintained on the official portal.
STPI · MeitY
A technology-startup incubation and support programme run through the STPI ecosystem.
SSIP Gujarat
Gujarat’s student-innovation policy and support ecosystem for early innovations, prototypes and entrepreneurship pathways.
StartupTN
Tamil Nadu’s startup seed-support route, with current applications and guidelines managed through StartupTN.
DRDO
A defence technology-development funding route for industry, MSMEs and startups working on indigenous defence systems and subsystems.
MSME
A technology-development and incubation support route for enterprise innovation and startup capability building.
MeitY Startup Hub
A technology-incubation programme for entrepreneurs and startups working in emerging digital technologies through participating centres.
Social Justice
A venture-capital support route for eligible SC entrepreneurs and enterprises.
NCDC
An enterprise-development and innovation support pathway for youth-led cooperative ventures.