SIDBI iDEX Startup Seed Fund
Gives Indian defense-tech startups up to ₹1.5 crore in seed funding to cover prototyping, trials and market entry.
The fund provides a seed-funding ceiling of up to ₹1.5 crore per startup, intended to cover prototyping, trials and the move to market entry.
This fund backs defense-technology startups working on prototypes that still need to be tested and brought to market. It is run jointly by PIEDS, the BITS Pilani incubator, and SIDBI under the iDEX framework.
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