Startup Schemes Playbook
Part A · Startup-specific scheme

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Mixed Prototype / PoCSeed / Early-StageMarket Access & IP

The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme helps new startups get early funding so they can turn ideas into real products and grow, filling the gap when they typically struggle to find initial investment.

Type of support
Mixed
Best suited for
Seed / Early-Stage
Headline amount
Up to ₹50 lakh
How much
Up to ₹20 lakh (grant); up to ₹50 lakh (convertible debt)
Source
Playbook p. 32

Objectives

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialisation. Through this funding support, startups graduate to a level where they will be able to raise investments from angel investors or venture capitalists or seek loans from commercial banks or financial institutions

Who can apply?

  • DPIIT recognised startups.
  • Incorporated not more than 2 years ago at the time of application.
  • Startup must have a business idea to develop a product or a service with market fit, viable commercialisation, and scope of scaling. Startup should be using technology in its core product or service, or business model.
  • Startup should not have received more than ₹10 lakh of monetary support under any other Central or State Government scheme

What do you get?

  • Up to ₹20 lakh as grant for validation of Proof of Concept, or prototype development, or product trials.
  • Up to ₹50 lakh of investment for market entry, commercialisation, or scaling up through convertible debentures or debt or debt-linked instruments

How to apply

Visit https://seedfund.startupindia.gov.in/ to apply. Last date for startups to apply under SISFS was 31 May 2026. Disbursals are ongoing.

Go to official portal