ANKUR (Seed Stage Program)
Funds Maharashtra and Goa agri-startups building MVPs with seed-stage grants.
Selected startups get seed-stage grants-in-aid to help them commercialize their MVP and scale up operations in the competitive agriculture market. This particular cohort's application window has already closed, though the scheme is known to reopen periodically. Applicants submit directly with ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI rather than through a third party.
ANKUR gives seed-stage, grant-in-aid funding to early agri-startups working in agriculture and allied sectors, specifically entrepreneurs based in Maharashtra and Goa. It is aimed at startups that already have a working idea and need to commercialize a minimum viable product. The program runs under ICAR-CIRCOT's RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator (R-ABI).
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