Startup Schemes Playbook
Part B · Startup-relevant scheme

Antariksh Venture Capital Fund/ Space VCF (Space VCF)

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

Equity Seed / Early-StageGrowth / Scaling Space

Antariksh Venture Capital Fund is a SEBI registered Alternative Investment Fund that invests in unlisted Indian space companies.

Type of support
Equity
Best suited for
Scaling
Headline amount
₹1,005 crore fund corpus
How much
Target corpus ~₹1,600 crore; first close ₹1,005 crore; company ticket varies

Objectives

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.

Who can apply?

  • Indian companies operating in the Space sector with Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 4 and above.

What do you get?

  • The Fund would invest primarily by way of investments in privately negotiated equity, convertible instruments and / or other permissible instruments in unlisted Indian space companies.

How to apply

• Interested companies can apply on the website: https://www.sidbiventure.co.in/antariksh_venture_capital_fund.html • Application form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=aRgAbgzE306qFp7_SRf-s0ExpWkb3JRCt9X0vPRtOjRUNDVJWE5JNDJJQjcyR1g1S0xDMlFFNkZMTS4u&route=shorturl.

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