Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) · Part A

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme

SISFS

Get up to ₹20 lakh in grants and ₹50 lakh in investment to validate your idea, build a prototype, and enter the market.

Mixed Market Access & IP Up to ₹50 lakh

Overview & Objective

Get up to ₹20 lakh in grants and ₹50 lakh in investment to validate your idea, build a prototype, and enter the market.

Up to ₹20 lakh as grant for validation of Proof of Concept, or prototype development, or product trials.
Up to ₹50 lakh of investment for market entry, commercialisation, or scaling up through convertible debentures or debt or debt-linked instruments

DPIIT recognised startups.
Incorporated not more than 2 years ago at the time of application.
Startup must have a business idea to develop a product or a service with market fit, viable commercialisation, and scope of scaling. Startup should be using technology in its core product or service, or business model.
Startup should not have received more than ₹10 lakh of monetary support under any other Central or State Government scheme

Visit https://seedfund.startupindia.gov.in/ to apply. Last date for startups to apply under SISFS was 31 May 2026. Disbursals are ongoing.