| Scheme |
Organization |
Sub-Department / Committee |
Type of funding |
Target investees |
Focus area |
Provides Funds For |
Scheme status |
| Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs (PRISM) Phase I Category I |
Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) |
Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) |
Grant |
Any Indian Citizen having innovative idea or an invention |
Clean/Green/ Enviro/Energy Technology |
A |
Live scheme |
| Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Grant |
This grant is available to scientist entrepreneurs from research institutes, academia and start ups. The Applicant must be either an Incubatee or have a registered company with a functional R&D laboratory |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A B |
Live scheme |
| NRDC Innovation Award |
National Research Development Corporation |
|
Awards |
Innovator |
Multiple focus areas |
A B |
Live scheme |
| NRDC Societal Innovation Award |
National Research Development Corporation |
|
Awards |
Innovator |
Multiple focus areas |
A B |
Live scheme |
| NRDC Budding Innovators Award |
National Research Development Corporation |
|
Awards |
student innovators |
|
A B |
Live scheme |
| TEX Fund |
SIDBI Venture Capital Limited |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups in textile industry |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| India Opportunities Fund |
SIDBI Venture Capital Limited |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E F |
Live scheme |
| Small Business Innovation Research Initiative(SBIRI) Phase 1 |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Grant |
Start-ups |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| Setu Ventures |
Setu Ventures |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Venture Factory |
i2india Ventures |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Infuse Venture Fund |
I3E Trust |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E F |
Live scheme |
| Villgro Seed fund |
Villgro Innovations Foundation |
|
Other |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| BSE SME Platform |
BSE Ltd |
|
Equity |
Micro, small and medium enterprises |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E F |
Live scheme |
| Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship |
Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship |
|
Other |
Micro, small and medium enterprises early stage |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Omnivore Capital Management Advisors Private Limited |
Omnivore Capital Management Advisors Private Limited |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Clean/Green/ Enviro/Energy Technology |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Unitus Seed Fund |
Unitus Seed Fund |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP) |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Grant |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Clean/Green/ Enviro/Energy Technology |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Social Innovation programme for Products: Affordable & Relevant to Societal Health (SPARSH) |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Grant |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups/Innovators |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| Grassroots Technological Innovation Acquisition Fund |
National Innovation Foundation |
Grassroots Technological Innovation Acquisition Fund |
Other |
Innovator |
Multiple focus areas |
A |
Live scheme |
| TIFAC � SIDBI Revolving Fund for Technology Innovation |
TIFAC - SIDBI |
TIFAC � SIDBI Revolving Fund |
Debt |
MSME |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Contract Research/Service Scheme (CRS) |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
Grant |
Academia has to be the Primary Applicant with one or more partners of which at least one is a company having DSIR recognized in-house R&D unit. |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| SAMRIDHI Fund |
SIDBI Venture Capital Limited |
|
Equity |
Companies with developmental impact in 8 States of India viz., Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and West Bengal. |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Small Business Innovation Research Initiative(SBIRI) Phase II |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Debt |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups / reasearch orgnisations |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Micro Venture Innovation Fund (MVIF) |
National Innovation Foundation (NIF) |
|
Debt |
Innovator |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| Grant Programs |
ICICI Knowledge Park (IKP) |
|
Grant |
Students / Individuals / Entrepreneurs |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A B C D E F |
Live scheme |
| Various financing schemes |
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
|
Debt |
Individuals / Entrepreneurs / Start-ups engaged in agriculture related activities |
|
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Omnivore Partners |
Omnivore Partners |
|
Equity |
startups from India developing breakthrough technologies for food and agriculture |
Clean/Green/ Enviro/Energy Technology |
A B C D E F |
Live scheme |
| Bharat Innovation Fund |
Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship |
|
Equity |
Individuals / Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Amity Innovation Fund |
Amity Capital Ventures |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups/Innovators |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| BIRAC-SRISTI GYTI Awards |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Grant |
student innovators |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A |
Live scheme |
| BIRAC University Innovation Cluster |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Grant |
student innovators |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A B |
Live scheme |
| BIRAC-Wellcome Trust Partnership |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Grant |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups/Innovators |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A B C |
Live scheme |
| Industry Innovation Programme on Medical Electronics (IIPME) |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Grant |
Individuals / Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
|
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) |
Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) |
|
Other |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups / reasearch orgnisations |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) |
United States�India Science & Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF) |
|
Grant |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups/Innovators |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Various financing schemes |
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India |
Technology Development Board |
Other |
Technology development companies |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Utthishta Yekum Fund |
Utthishta Management Advisors LLP |
|
Equity |
start-ups with a focus in B2B software, web, mobile and the cloud computing space |
|
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Angel Investment Network |
Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I3N or I-cube-N) |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| Venture Tenet Fund |
Ventureast |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| KITVEN Fund-3 (Biotech) |
Karnataka Information Technology Venture Capital Fund (KITVEN Fund 3) |
|
Equity |
Bio Technology, Life Sciences and other allied fields. |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| IDEA2POC Fund |
Karnataka Government |
|
Grant |
Multi sector |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| AVGC Venture Fund |
Karnataka Government |
|
Equity |
All sectors |
IT/ITES/Communications |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Maharashtra State Social Venture Fund |
SIDBI Venture Capital Limited |
|
Other |
Profitable and scalable business ventures including innovative business model or new products & technologies which would have potential to provide social benefits (economic and/or societal and/or environmental) to the people of Maharashtra. |
|
A B C D E F |
Live scheme |
| Visvesvaraya Fellowships |
Venture Center |
|
Fellowships |
Current students or recently graduated professionals of engineering and technology |
Multiple focus areas |
A |
Live scheme |
| Rajendra Lagu Fellowships for Technology Immersion |
Venture Center |
|
Fellowships |
Current or recent students of engineering and technology |
Multiple focus areas |
A |
Live scheme |
| Social Innovation Immersion Programme |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Fellowships |
Graduates, Candidates with work experience relevant to the theme |
Multiple focus areas |
A B |
Live scheme |
| DBT - Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP) |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) |
|
Fellowships |
Biotech industries (Startups to Multinationals) and Biotech students |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A |
Live scheme |
| Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) |
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) |
|
Debt |
New as well as existing Micro and Small Enterprises. |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| Angel Investors |
Zeva Capsol Pvt Ltd (1 Crowd) |
crowd funding |
Equity |
startup / early stage venture |
|
A B C D E |
|
| Seed fund |
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India |
|
Equity |
Enterpreneurs |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| DST NIDHI- EIR |
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India |
|
Fellowships |
First generation innovative entrepreneur |
|
A B C |
Live scheme |
| DST NIDHI- PRAYAS |
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India |
|
Grant |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups/Innovators |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| Inclusive Ventures |
INFUSE VENTURES |
|
Equity |
All Sectors |
Multiple focus areas |
A D E |
Live scheme |
| Seed Fund |
Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs |
|
A B C D E |
Live scheme |
| Various Schemes |
SIDBI Innovation and Incubation Centre, IIT kanpur |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups/Innovators |
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D E F |
Live scheme |
| Angel Investment |
Hyderabad Angels |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs |
Multiple focus areas |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Angel Investrs |
Ah! ventures |
|
Equity |
Enterpreneurs |
Multiple focus areas |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Angel Investors |
Calcutta Angels |
|
Equity |
Enterpreneurs |
Multiple focus areas |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Angel Investors |
chandigargh Angels |
|
Equity |
Enterpreneurs |
Multiple focus areas |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Venture Capital Fund |
Ankur Capital |
|
Equity |
|
Multiple focus areas |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Venture Capital Fund |
Ventureast |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Venture Capital Fund |
Accel Ventures |
|
Equity |
|
Multiple focus areas |
A B C D |
Live scheme |
| Venture Capital Fund |
Sixth Sense Ventures |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs |
Multiple focus areas |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Venture Capital Fund |
Your Nest |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs |
IT/ITES/Communications |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Venture Capital Fund |
Orios Venture Partners |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs |
Multiple focus areas |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Venture Capital Fund |
IndiaQuotient |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs |
|
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Microsoft Gobal Social Enterpreneurship |
Microsoft |
|
Grant |
Entrepreneurs |
Multiple focus areas |
A D E F |
Live scheme |
| Seed Fund |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A B C D E F |
Live scheme |
| Leap Fund |
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) |
|
Equity |
Entrepreneurs / Start-ups/ |
Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
A B C D E F |
Live scheme |
