State of Startup Funding in India
Updated live · last generated 14 September 2026
Every number on this page is computed directly from ZeedFund's own tracked dataset of verified, currently open Indian startup funding opportunities, not a survey or a one-time study. As the underlying data changes, so does this page.
335
Open opportunities
184
Organisations funding startups
137
Investors you can pitch directly
10
States with active state-specific schemes
Funding by type
Grants remain the dominant form of early-stage Indian startup funding, non-dilutive and the most accessible for first-time founders.
Grant
229 · 68%
Debt
39 · 12%
Equity
38 · 11%
Incubation
18 · 5%
Accelerator
9 · 3%
Competition
2 · 1%
Funding by category
Incubators
194 · 58%
Government Grants & Schemes
98 · 29%
Government Credit & Guarantee Schemes
21 · 6%
CSR & Corporate Giving
8 · 2%
International / Global Opportunities
8 · 2%
DFIs & Development Institutions
5 · 1%
Crowdfunding & P2P Lending
1 · 0%
Who is offering funding
Incubator
193 · 58%
Government
120 · 36%
Other
13 · 4%
CSR Foundation
8 · 2%
NBFC
1 · 0%
Funding by startup stage
Pre Seed
130 · 39%
Ideation
108 · 32%
Seed
104 · 31%
Early Stage
60 · 18%
Growth
31 · 9%
Any Stage
4 · 1%
Late Stage
1 · 0%
Top 10 states by active schemes
Counts state-specific schemes only, excludes Pan-India and central government programmes available everywhere.
Kerala
18 · 5%
Tamil Nadu
12 · 4%
Maharashtra
9 · 3%
Gujarat
8 · 2%
Uttar Pradesh
5 · 1%
Telangana
5 · 1%
Karnataka
4 · 1%
Rajasthan
4 · 1%
Delhi
4 · 1%
Andhra Pradesh
3 · 1%
Using this data
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