Lifecycle Map

Schemes for every stage of the journey

Find schemes aligned to where you are in your startup journey.

1

Ideation

You have an idea but no prototype or product yet

Startup-specific schemes

NIDHI-EIR BIG PRAYAS 2.0 PRISM RKVY SPARSH GENESIS E-YUVA SITARE

Startup-relevant schemes

Atal Tinkering Labs ESDP ACICs i-TBI

2

Prototype / PoC

Idea validated, building or testing a prototype

Startup-specific schemes

SISFS (grant part)PRAYAS 2.0 iDEX SPARK IN-SPACe Seed Fund DCIS TDF Chips to Startup (C2S)GREAT S&T-PRISM

Startup-relevant schemes

TIDE 2.0 SBIRI BIPP PACE NM-ICPS

3

Seed / Early-Stage

Prototype done; entering market or scaling pilot

Startup-specific schemes

SISFS (debt part)NIDHI-SSP LEAP Fund SAMRIDH AgriSURE (early)iDEX Prime ADITI

Startup-relevant schemes

CGTMSE PMMY BioNEST STPI-NGIS

4

Growth / Scaling

Product in market; scaling operations and team

Startup-specific schemes

FFS Startup India FoF 2.0 AcE AgriSURE Antariksh VCF NQM RDI Scheme CGSS

Startup-relevant schemes

5

Market Access & IP

Ready to sell, export or protect your innovation

Startup-specific schemes

GeM Startup Runway SIPP (IP)BHARATI (agri exports)

Startup-relevant schemes

Space TAF MSME Champions

Stages overlap in practice — a scheme listed under Prototype may still accept seed-stage applicants. Check each scheme's Who can apply section.