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Lifecycle Map

Schemes for every stage of the journey

Find schemes aligned to where you are in your startup journey.

1

Ideation

You have an idea but no prototype or product yet

Startup-specific schemes

NIDHI-EIRBIGPRAYAS 2.0PRISMRKVY (Open now)SPARSHGENESIS (Open now)E-YUVA (Open now)SITARE

Startup-relevant schemes

Atal Tinkering Labs (Between calls)ESDPACICs (Between calls)i-TBIPMEGP (Open now)
2

Prototype / PoC

Idea validated, building or testing a prototype

Startup-specific schemes

PRAYAS 2.0iDEX SPARK (Between calls)IN-SPACe Seed FundDCIS (Between calls)TDF (Open now)Chips to Startup (C2S)GREAT (Open now)S&T-PRISMANIC (Between calls)IndiaAI (Open now)

Startup-relevant schemes

TIDE 2.0SBIRI (Between calls)BIPP (Between calls)PACE (Between calls)NM-ICPSTTDF (Between calls)Startups for Railways
3

Seed / Early-Stage

Prototype done; entering market or scaling pilot

Startup-specific schemes

NIDHI-SSPLEAP FundSAMRIDHAgriSURE (early) (Open now)iDEX Prime (Between calls)ADITI (Between calls)

Startup-relevant schemes

CGTMSE (Open now)PMMY (Open now)BioNESTSTPI-NGISPMEGP (Open now)TReDS (Open now)
4

Growth / Scaling

Product in market; scaling operations and team

Startup-specific schemes

FFSStartup India FoF 2.0 (Open now)AcEAgriSURE (Open now)Antariksh VCF (Open now)NQMRDI Scheme (Between calls)CGSS (Open now)

Startup-relevant schemes

SRI Fund (Open now)MCGS-MSME (Open now)PRIP (Open now)
5

Market Access & IP

Ready to sell, export or protect your innovation

Startup-specific schemes

GeM Startup RunwaySIPP (IP) (Renewal awaited)BHARATI (agri exports) (Between calls)BIRAC-PATH (Open now)

Startup-relevant schemes

Space TAFMSME ChampionsStartups for RailwaysTReDS (Open now)
Stages overlap in practice — a scheme listed under Prototype may still accept seed-stage applicants. Check each scheme's Who can apply section.