MeitY TIDE 2.0 – Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR)
Pays a solo founder up to ₹4 lakh over one year to validate an idea while incubating at PSG-STEP.
PSG-STEP delivers this Entrepreneur-in-Residence track as one of three funding instruments inside the Government of India's MeitY TIDE 2.0 scheme, which also offers a separate grant and an investment instrument to carry a tech startup from idea to market. A committee reviews the applicant's idea and decides whether to approve EiR support before any funds move. Once approved, the four-lakh-rupee aw…
This track is for an individual or early founder who only has an idea and needs to turn it into a working proof of concept. PSG-STEP evaluates applicants across technology areas including healthcare, edtech, agritech, fintech, cleantech, infrastructure and transport, plus other emerging tech fields.
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