Venture Center

BFI-BIOME | Funding for Kickstarter Initiatives for healthcare startup projects

About the BFI-BIOME Kickstarter Initiatives: 

 Kickstarter Initiatives projects  (KI Project) aim to help healthcare technology entrepreneurs close key gaps in their technology advancement/ de-risking/ validation/ deployment projects via targeted interventions.

Program Highlights:

  • Support/ Work orders for key interventions worth up to Rs 10 lakhs inclusive of GST
  • Mentoring and institutional support of Venture Center
  • Linkages/ connects/ referrals; Identify partners/ service providers
  • Advisory services from VC’s specialised resource centres including advise on agreements, strategy, roadmaps etc

Who Should Apply: 

  • Has to be a legally registered company suitably structured to be able to raise further funding / investments.
  • The company should not be a subsidiary or spin-off company of a larger entity.
  • The startup should have a strong R&D, technology development, technology derisking and commercialization activity component.
  • The Project Leader proposed by the Applicant should be technically competent to execute the project.
  • Applicants should not have any antecedents / background that can tarnish the reputation of Venture Center or BFI or this program

Focus Areas: 

The broad area of health-related technologies includes the following industrial sectors: diagnostics, medical devices, digital health, therapeutics, preventives, and rehabilitation.

Application Details:

  • Application Deadline:30 April 2025
  • Application Link: https://tinyurl.com/Kickstarter2025

Contact Details:

  • Niruta Killedar: niruta.killedar@venturecenter.co.in | 89562 26080
  • Mugdha Lele: mugdha@venturecenter.co.in | 74100 45652

For more information visit : https://www.venturecenter.co.in/bfi-biome/kickstarters/