Sector-Specific Grants for Startups

Biotech, defence, agriculture, space, electronics and semiconductors, quantum, textiles, mining and fintech — the domain-tied grants and funds, with their quantum, department and paperwork.

The biggest government cheques for startups are tied to a domain: ₹50 lakh from BIRAC for a biotech proof of concept, ₹1.5 crore from iDEX for a defence prototype, ₹1 crore from IN-SPACe for a space product, up to ₹25 crore under ADITI or AgriSURE. Most are call-based, several route through an incubator, and each has its own idea of what a startup is. The twenty-three schemes below were live or running recurring calls on 4 September 2026.

5 schemes

Biotech & Healthcare

BIRAC's ladder for life-science startups — BIG grant (₹50 lakh), SEED (₹30 lakh equity), LEAP (₹1 crore equity), AcE daughter funds (₹7 crore) and SPARSH for affordable health products.

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4 schemes

Defence & Aerospace

iDEX Open Challenge and DISC (SPARK grants to ₹1.5 crore), iDEX PRIME (₹10 crore), ADITI (₹25 crore) and DRDO's Technology Development Fund (₹50 crore per project).

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2 schemes

Agriculture & Food

RKVY agri-startup grants (₹5 lakh pre-seed, ₹25 lakh seed) through R-ABIs, and NABVENTURES' ₹750 crore AgriSURE fund with tickets up to ₹25 crore.

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3 schemes

Space Technology

IN-SPACe Seed Fund (₹1 crore grant), the ₹1,600 crore Antariksh Venture Capital Fund and the ₹500 crore Technology Adoption Fund (up to ₹25 crore, 60% of project cost).

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4 schemes

Electronics, IT & Semiconductor

DLI for chip design (₹15 crore + deployment incentive), Chips to Startup, SAMRIDH matching investment (₹40 lakh) and STPI's NGIS seed fund (₹25 lakh) in twelve Tier-II cities.

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5 schemes

Deep-Tech, Fintech & Industrial

National Quantum Mission startup support, GREAT for technical textiles (₹50 lakh), S&T-PRISM for mining (₹2 crore), IFSCA fintech grants at GIFT City (₹75 lakh) and DSIR PRISM (₹50 lakh).

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Application fee: ₹9,999, inclusive of all GST

One flat fee per scheme, and our team prepares and files the application on your behalf. You do not deal with the portal, the incubator or the department yourself.

  • Eligibility check against the scheme's current guidelines
  • Document checklist and review of every paper before filing
  • Application drafted and filed by our team on your behalf
  • Replies to queries from the department or incubator
  • Status follow-up until the sanction or rejection letter

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