The Scheme Register / SISFS
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)
- Support type
- Mixed support
- Best suited for
- Seed / Early-Stage
- How much
- Up to ₹20 lakh (grant); up to ₹50 lakh (convertible debt)
- Where you apply
- seedfund.startupindia.gov.in
What is this scheme?
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.
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 (eligibility)
- 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.
Status as stated in the playbook (June 2026):
“Last date for startups to apply under SISFS was 31 May 2026. Disbursals are ongoing.”
You will leave iHub India. Applications are made directly to Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade — iHub India is not part of the process.