IN-SPACe Seed Fund Scheme
IN-SPACe, Department of Space
Seed Fund corpus ₹65 crore; ₹3.33 crore of support given cumulatively as of 31 Jul 2026. IN-SPACe announces sector-specific opportunities periodically on its Announcement of Opportunities page — no open call listed in early Oct 2026.
What changed: Figures updated (Aug 2026 Parliament reply)
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IN-SPACe Seed Fund Scheme helps early-stage space startups build and test new space-tech ideas by giving them grant funding, mentoring, and support to move from concept to prototype.
Objectives
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) has been formed under the Department of Space (DoS) to promote, enable, authorize and supervise non-government entities to undertake space activities.
Who can apply?
- DPIIT recognised early-stage startups with innovative ideas and projects that use space technology to address challenges in space sector
- Startups should not have received more than ₹50 lakh of monetary support under any Central or State Government Scheme.
What do you get?
- Funding, mentorship, training and networking opportunities.
- Grant of ₹1 crore provided to selected startups on milestone-basis.
- Seed Fund corpus ₹65 crore; ₹3.33 crore disbursed as of 31 Jul 2026. IN-SPACe also runs a ₹75 crore Satellite-Bus-as-a-Service (SBaaS) programme for payload startups.
How to apply
Announcement of opportunities made from time to time on https://www.inspace.gov.in/inspace?id=announcement_for_opportunities