Startup Schemes Playbook
Part A · Startup-specific scheme

NIDHI – Seed Support Program (SSP)

Department of Science & Technology (DST)

Equity Seed / Early-Stage

The NIDHI – Seed Support Program (SSP) provides early-stage funding and support to innovators to help them develop and validate their ideas, encouraging the creation of viable startups.

Type of support
Equity
Best suited for
Seed / Post-Incubation
How much
Up to ₹1 crore per startup, subject to TBI guidelines
Source
Playbook p. 38

Objectives

NIDHI-Seed Support Program (SSP) aims to provide seed support to deserving incubatee startups, through NIDHI Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Parks (STEPs) and NIDHI Technology Business Incubators (TBIs).

Who can apply?

  • Incubatee should be a DPIIT recognised startup with minimum of three months of residency at the STEPs/TBIs. The shareholding by Indian promoters in the incubatee startup should be at least 51%.

What do you get?

  • Under the program, the startups are supported primarily for product development, testing and trials, test marketing, mentoring, professional consultancy (to attract professors/experts from institutions to work with startups.), IPR issues and any other area as deemed necessary and recommended by the Seed Support Management Committee of STEP/TBIs.

How to apply

Applications details are released on the website https://nidhi.dst.gov.in/nidhissp/

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