Opportunities for Founders in India — page 4

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Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

The program is to build India’s semiconductor/chip-design ecosystem by training skilled manpower and supporting chip development. It aims to train specialised professionals in VLSI and Embedded System Design over 5 years, promote design and development of ASICs, SoCs, FPGAs, reusable IP cores, and prototypes, and create a strong fabless chip-design startup ecosystem in India and support indigenous semiconductor innovation.

📍 IndiaMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → c2s.gov.in

Chhattisgarh Startup Policy & Support Initiatives

Government of Chhattisgarh

The state government's official startup policy and support portal for Chhattisgarh — incentives, registration, incubation, and funding support for startups vary by state; see the official page for current details.

📍 Chhattisgarh, IndiaMedium

#government#india#state-scheme

Apply → invest.cg.gov.in

Chandigarh Startup Policy & Support Initiatives

Government of Chandigarh

The state government's official startup policy and support portal for Chandigarh — incentives, registration, incubation, and funding support for startups vary by state; see the official page for current details.

📍 Chandigarh, IndiaMedium

#government#india#state-scheme

Apply → share.google

CIL Innovation & Incubation Centre (CII Centre)

Coal India (CIL)

Coal India (CIL)'s startup engagement initiative, connecting startups with pilot opportunities, mentorship, or regulatory pathways relevant to their sector. See the official page for current focus areas and how to get involved.

📍 IndiaMedium

#government#india#psu

Apply → ciicentre.iitism.ac.in

Biotechnology Innovation Fund – Accelerating Entrepreneurs (AcE)

Department of Biotechnology / Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

The Biotechnology Innovation Fund – Accelerating Entrepreneurs (AcE) provides financial support to biotech startups so they can develop and scale innovative solutions faster and bring them to market. The AcE Fund is a ‘fund of funds’ that aims to partner with fund managers (AcE Fund Partners) and invest in SEBI-registered AIFs (Daughter Funds). AcE Daughter Funds commit investment of 2x BIRAC’s contribution into biotech startups.

📍 IndiaMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → birac.nic.in

BioNEST Programme

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology

The BioNEST program enables certain entities (educational institutions, incubators etc.) to create globally competent bio-incubation facilities for targeted scaling up of biotech startup ecosystem. The BioNEST (Bioincubators Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies) program is supported by BIRAC to create globally competent bio-incubation facilities across the country in order to facilitate the targeted scaling up of biotech startup ecosystem. • To provide entrepreneurs with incubation space with shared access to high end infrastructure, specialized and advanced equipment • To provide entrepreneurs with business mentorship, IP, egal and regulatory guidance, and networking opportunities.

📍 IndiaGrantMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → birac.nic.in

BioAngels

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) / BIRAC

BioAngels helps biotech and related startups raise investment by connecting them with angel investors who also provide expert mentoring and industry access. BioAngels is a unique partnership between BIRAC, an enterprise of the Department of Biotechnology, and IAN, India’s single largest horizontal platform for seed and early-stage investing. It is focused on supporting Biotech, Medtech, Healthtech, Pharma, Agritech & Cleantech startups to raise their angel round from Angel Investors who bring deep domain expertise.

📍 IndiaMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → bioangels.vc

Bihar Startup Policy & Support Initiatives

Government of Bihar

The state government's official startup policy and support portal for Bihar — incentives, registration, incubation, and funding support for startups vary by state; see the official page for current details.

📍 Bihar, IndiaMedium

#government#india#state-scheme

Apply → startup.bihar.gov.in

BIRAC Incubator SEED Fund (SEED)

Department of Biotechnology / Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)

The BIRAC Incubator SEED Fund (SEED) provides early-stage funding through incubators to biotech startups so they can develop their ideas into viable products and launch successful businesses. BIRAC Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Fund (“SEED Fund”) primarily addresses the financial support requirements of technology startups in their initial phase of operations. Funding is disbursed to startups under this program through the incubators. The funding support aims to enhance startups’ ability to raise investments from Angel/Venture capitalist or to seek loans from commercial banks /financial institutions.

📍 IndiaEquityMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → birac.nic.in

BHARATI – Bharat’s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement & Incubation for Export Innovation

APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

BHARATI helps agri-food and agritech startups become export-ready by giving them acceleration support, market access, and connections to the ecosystem needed to sell innovative products globally. It is a flagship initiative of Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to strengthen India’s agri-food and processed food export ecosystem through innovation and startup acceleration. • It aims to empower agri-food and agri-tech startups and create new export opportunities, promote innovation in high-value agri-food products, export technologies, packaging, traceability, logistics, sustainability, and quality assurance.

📍 IndiaMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → apeda.gov.in

Atal Innovation Mission – Atal Tinkering Labs

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog

Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) are being established in schools across India as a workspace where students can learn innovation skills. Atal Innovation Mission is establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) in schools across India. The objective is to foster curiosity, creativity, and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc. ATL is a workspace where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands on do-it-yourself mode; and learn innovation skills. Young children will get a chance to work with tools and equipment to understand the concepts of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

📍 IndiaGrantMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → aim.gov.in

Assam Startup Policy & Support Initiatives

Government of Assam

The state government's official startup policy and support portal for Assam — incentives, registration, incubation, and funding support for startups vary by state; see the official page for current details.

📍 Assam, IndiaMedium

#government#india#state-scheme

Apply → startup.assam.gov.in

Arunachal Pradesh Startup Policy & Support Initiatives

Government of Arunachal Pradesh

The state government's official startup policy and support portal for Arunachal Pradesh — incentives, registration, incubation, and funding support for startups vary by state; see the official page for current details.

📍 Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaMedium

#government#india#state-scheme

Apply → startup.arunachal.gov.in

Antariksh Venture Capital Fund/ Space VCF

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), Department of Space

Antariksh Venture Capital Fund is a SEBI registered Alternative Investment Fund that invests in unlisted Indian space companies. Antariksh Venture Capital Fund is a SEBI registered Alternative Investment Fund with the key investor being Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), Department of Space, Government of India. The fund received registration from SEBI in October 2025 and achieved its initial closing with a committed corpus of ₹1,005 crore. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide capital to companies in the space sector at various stages of development as well as support the scaling of operations and the commercialisation of new technologies, empowering the companies to contribute to India’s broader space ambitions.

📍 IndiaEquityMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → sidbiventure.co.in

Andhra Pradesh Startup Policy & Support Initiatives

Government of Andhra Pradesh

The state government's official startup policy and support portal for Andhra Pradesh — incentives, registration, incubation, and funding support for startups vary by state; see the official page for current details.

📍 Andhra Pradesh, IndiaMedium

#government#india#state-scheme

Apply → apis.ap.gov.in

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Startup Policy & Support Initiatives

Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The state government's official startup policy and support portal for Andaman and Nicobar Islands — incentives, registration, incubation, and funding support for startups vary by state; see the official page for current details.

📍 Andaman and Nicobar Islands, IndiaMedium

#government#india#state-scheme

Apply → southandaman.nic.in

Agriculture Infrastructure Financing Facility

Agricultural & Farmers Welfare Department

The facility offers an interest subvention of 3% per annum on loans for viable projects focused on post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets. Aims to mobilise medium-long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets through incentives and financial support.

📍 IndiaLoan/CreditMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → agriinfra.dac.gov.in

AgriSURE – Agri Fund for Startups & Rural Enterprises

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

The AgriSURE Fund supports agri-startups and rural enterprises with funding and resources so they can develop innovative farming and rural solutions, improving livelihoods and strengthening the agricultural sector. With a focus on technology-driven, high-risk, high-impact ventures, AgriSURE is designed to fuel growth and foster innovation in the agricultural and rural startup ecosystem. A blended capital fund of ₹750 crore with SEBI Registered Category II, Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), contributions from the Government of India is ₹250 crore, NABARD is ₹250 crore, and ₹250 crore is being mobilized from banks, insurance companies, and private investors. • Aims to support innovative, technology-driven, high-impact startups in agriculture and allied sectors, improve the farm produce value chain, including support for FPOs/FPCs, farm mechanisation, IT-based solutions and rural…

📍 IndiaGrantMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → nabard.org

Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI)

Ministry of Defence / Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO)

ADITI is a government program that supports startups and innovators in building new defence and aerospace technologies so India can become more self‑reliant and technologically advanced. The ADITI Scheme aims to facilitate rapid development of strategically critical technologies which are sensitive and innovative from the defence perspective and required by the country. • Under this, relevant Challenges/Hackathons are organized for startups to seek solutions for problem statements pertaining to the earmarked technology. Winners of the ADITI challenges are incubated by Partner Incubators (PIs).

📍 IndiaGrantMedium

#government#india#startup

Apply → idex.gov.in

Entrepreneur First

Entrepreneur First

A 'talent investor' that backs ambitious individuals before they have a co-founder or startup idea. The program provides an equity-free living stipend during an initial co-founder-matching phase, and teams that pass the Investment Committee can receive up to $250,000 in equity investment.

📍 London, Paris, Bangalore, San FranciscoStipendHard

Apply → apply.joinef.com

Villgro Incubation Program

Villgro Innovations Foundation

India's longest-running social enterprise incubator, providing seed funding and incubation across health, agribusiness, climate action, and gender-inclusion sectors.

📍 IndiaPaidMedium

#accelerator#social-enterprise#india

Apply → villgro.org

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