Government GrantMeitY SAMRIDH
StagesSeed, Pre-Series A
SectorsAI / ML, SaaS / Enterprise, Deep Tech · Early-stage builders, Founder-led / operator capital
Ticket$48K
DST NIDHI Seed Support Programme channels seed funding through Technology Business Incubators to help startups bridge prototype development and market entry.
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DST NIDHI Seed Support Programme channels seed funding through Technology Business Incubators to help startups bridge prototype development and market entry.
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The NIDHI Seed Support Programme (SSP) is a DST initiative that provides seed funding-published as up to ₹1 crore per startup-through authorised Technology Business Incubators. It targets the gap between prototype/proof-of-concept and market entry, covering product development, go-to-market, and related early growth needs. Founders typically access SSP via a NIDHI-supported TBI rather than applying as a blind national VC pitch. Confirm current TBI partners and instrument terms (equity vs other) with the incubator and NSTEDB materials.
It targets the gap between prototype/proof-of-concept and market entry, covering product development, go-to-market, and related early growth needs.
Ticket researched: seed support up to ₹1 Crore per startup via authorised TBIs (DST NIDHI SSP).
Incubated / TBI-linked startups needing seed to move from prototype toward market.
Data confidence: Verified – secondary/primary DST materials
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