Venture Center
Funding Database Useful Links

Government

  1. Department of Science & Technology (DST)
  2. National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB)

  3. Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
  4.  Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)

  5. Schemes and benefits offered by DST for incubators
  6. Startup India Initiative
  7. MSME Scheme booklet 2024

  8. MSME Scheme lists and guidelines

  9. Government of India MSME Schemes

  10. Startup India Funding guide

Multilateral

  1. DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
  2. Wellcome - global charitable foundation

  3. Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
  4. Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA) 

State Policies

 State  Policy Link  Website  Contact
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Innovation & Startup Policy (4.0) 2024 -2029 https://apis.ap.gov.in/#/     innovationsociety@ap.gov.in
Arunachal Pradesh  Arunachal Pradesh Startup Policy 2022-23 https://www.startup.arunachal.gov.in/     arunachal.startups@gmail.com
Assam  Assam Startup and Innovation Policy 2025 http://startup.assam.gov.in/    startupassam2018@gmail.com  
Bihar  Bihar Startup Policy 2022 https://startup.bihar.gov.in/    startup-bihar@gov.in
Chhattisgarh  Chhattisgarh Innovation and Startup Promotion Policy (2025-30) https://invest.cg.gov.in/startup    invest-support@cg.gov.in
Goa   https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/dam/invest-india/Templates/public/Goa-Startup-Policy-2021.pdf https://www.startup.goa.gov.in/index    spc-dit.goa@gov.in 
Gujarat  Gujarat Government Startup Policies https://startup.gujarat.gov.in/home    icstup@gujarat.gov.in  
Haryana   Startup Haryana- Policies and Government orders 2022 https://startupharyana.gov.in/    sit@hry.nic.in
Himachal Pradesh  Chief Minister's Startup Scheme 2016  https://emerginghimachal.hp.gov.in/startup/ startuphimachal@gmail.com
Jharkhand  Jharkhand Startup policy 2023   it-secretary@jharkhand.gov.in
Karnataka  Karnataka Startup Policy 2025-30 https://www.missionstartupkarnataka.org/?en startupcell@karnataka.gov.in
Kerala  Kerala Startup Mission- Programs and Schemes https://startupmission.kerala.gov.in/ info@startupmission.in
Madhya Pradesh  Madhya Pradesh- Startups Policies and Schemes-2025 https://startup.mp.gov.in/ startup-centre@mp.gov.in
Maharashtra   Maharashtra Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy 2025 https://www.msins.in/  team@msins.in
Manipur  manipur Startup Policy 2.0- 2022 https://startupmanipur.in/ contact@startupmanipur.in
Meghalaya  Meghalaya Industrial and Investment Policy 2024 https://investmeghalaya.gov.in/ info@primemeghalaya.com
Mizoram  Entrepreneurship and Startup Policy 2019 https://msum.mizoram.gov.in/ edcmizoram@gmail.com
Nagaland  Nagaland Startup Policy 2019 https://www.startupnagaland.in/ start.nagaland@gmail.com
Odisha  Odisha Startup Policy 2016 (with Amendments of 2018) https://startupodisha.gov.in/ startup.odisha@gov.in
Punjab   Punjab- Policies to support Startup https://pbindustries.gov.in/startup/home startup-pb@punjabinfotech.in
Rajasthan  Rajasthan Startup Policy 2022 https://istart.rajasthan.gov.in/ helpdesk.istart@rajasthan.gov.in
Sikkim   Sikkim Startup Policy 2025  https://industries.sikkim.gov.in/visitors sikkimindustries@gmail.com
Tamil Nadu  Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Policy 2023 https://startuptn.in/ support@startuptn.in
Telangana  Telangana Government- State Startup Policy 2016 https://startup.telangana.gov.in/ startup-cell@telangana.gov.in
Tripura   Tripura Startup Policy 2024 https://startup.tripura.gov.in/ startup.tripuraagt@gmail.com
Uttar Pradesh  Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2020 (Amendment 2022) https://startinup.up.gov.in/  
Uttarakhand  Uttarakhand Startup Policy 2023  https://startuputtarakhand.uk.gov.in/ startupcelluk@gmail.com
West Bengal  Government of West Bengal- Startup Policy 2016 https://www.startupbengal.in/ msme@wb.gov.in

 

 

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