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GENESIS - Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups

Status

Status not published

Delivered through roughly 50 implementing agencies, preferably in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, each running its own intake. Check MeitY Startup Hub for live implementing-agency calls.

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Amount
10,000,000 INR

INR 490 crore scheme over five years. Early-stage support up to INR 10 lakh with no matching-fund requirement; pilot funding averaging INR 40 lakh and up to INR 50 lakh with no matching-fund requirement; deep-tech startups up to a ceiling of INR 1 crore per startup. An investment component requires 1:1 private matching.

Funder

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Delivered through roughly 50 implementing agencies, preferably in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, each running its own intake. Check MeitY Startup Hub for live implementing-agency calls.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

DPIIT recognition is a prerequisite. Shareholding by Indian promoters must be at least 51%. A full-time CEO and a market-ready product are required for certain funding categories. Focus is on startups in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Registration with MeitY Startup Hub is expected.

How to apply

  1. Register the startup on MeitY Startup Hub (msh.meity.gov.in).
  2. Apply to a GENESIS implementing agency when its call is live.
  3. Structured expert selection process run by the implementing agency.
  4. Milestone-linked disbursement.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · DPIIT recognition for Indian startups, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://msh.meity.gov.in/schemes/genesis

"MeitY has envisaged an umbrella scheme GENESIS (Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups) with a budget of 490 Crores for 5 years to discover, support, grow and accelerate successful startups in Tier-II and Tier-III cities"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: msh.meity.gov.in

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