UP STARTUP MISSION

State Schemes

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Nodal Department: Department of IT & Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh / UP Startup Mission.

Sustenance Allowance

Stage: Idea to Prototype
What is this Scheme?: Monthly support during product development stage
Who Can Apply?: DPIIT & StartinUP registered startups
Benefit / Incentive: Sustenance support
Financial Support: ₹20,000/month for 2 years

Prototype Grant

Stage: Prototype
What is this Scheme?: Assistance for prototype development and validation
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Prototype development grant
Financial Support: Up to ₹10 Lakhs

Seed Capital Assistance

Stage: MVP & Commercialization
What is this Scheme?: Support for product refinement, testing, marketing and MVP launch
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Seed funding assistance
Financial Support: Up to ₹15 Lakhs; up to ₹50 Lakhs in special cases

Matching Grant

Stage: Scale-up
What is this Scheme?: Matching support against external investment raised
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Matching grant
Financial Support: 50% of fund raised up to ₹5 Crores

Additional Incentive

Stage: -
What is this Scheme?: Special incentive for Women, EWS, Divyangjan, Transgender, Purvanchal/Bundelkhand and priority-sector startups
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Additional support
Financial Support: 50% extra on Prototype & Seed Grants

Networking Support / Event Grant

Stage: All Stages
What is this Scheme?: Participation in national and international events
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Reimbursement of expenses
Financial Support: ₹50,000 (National), ₹2 Lakhs (International)

Accelerator Programme Support

Stage: Early Traction & Scaling
What is this Scheme?: Participation in recognized accelerator programmes
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Programme fee reimbursement
Financial Support: Up to ₹3 Lakhs per programme

Patent Filing Reimbursement

Stage: All Stages
What is this Scheme?: Support for IP creation
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Patent cost reimbursement
Financial Support: Up to 100% (slab-based)

Quality Certification Reimbursement

Stage: Market Expansion
What is this Scheme?: Support for quality certifications
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Certification cost reimbursement
Financial Support: Up to 100% (slab-based)

Interest Subvention

Stage: Expansion
What is this Scheme?: Interest subsidy on loans
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Interest assistance
Financial Support: 4% interest subsidy up to ₹2 Crores for 3 years

PF/ESI Reimbursement

Stage: Employment Generation
What is this Scheme?: Reimbursement of employer contribution
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: PF/ESI reimbursement
Financial Support: For 3 years

Enhanced Deep-Tech Prototype Grant

Stage: Deep-Tech
What is this Scheme?: Additional support for Deep-Tech startups
Who Can Apply?: CoE/Hub recommended Deep-Tech startups
Benefit / Incentive: Higher grant support
Financial Support: Up to 2× standard grant

Enhanced Deep-Tech Seed Grant

Stage: Deep-Tech
What is this Scheme?: Additional support for Deep-Tech startups
Who Can Apply?: CoE/Hub recommended Deep-Tech startups
Benefit / Incentive: Higher seed support
Financial Support: Up to 2× standard assistance

Patience Capital

Stage: Advanced Deep-Tech
What is this Scheme?: Long-term capital for breakthrough technologies
Who Can Apply?: Selected Deep-Tech startups
Benefit / Incentive: Patient capital funding
Financial Support: Up to ₹40 Crores per startup

Royalty Based R&D Matching Grant

Stage: Deep-Tech & R&D
What is this Scheme?: State support for R&D expenditure
Who Can Apply?: Eligible innovative startups
Benefit / Incentive: Non-dilutive R&D support
Financial Support: Up to 40% of verified R&D expenditure

Compute Power Reimbursement

Stage: AI / Deep-Tech
What is this Scheme?: Reimbursement of cloud and data centre expenses
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Cloud expenditure support
Financial Support: Up to ₹2 Lakhs per year

Startup Week – Proof of Concept (PoC) Support

Stage: Market Validation
What is this Scheme?: Government departments provide pilot projects/work orders
Who Can Apply?: Selected startups
Benefit / Incentive: PoC opportunity
Financial Support: ₹15 Lakhs / ₹10 Lakhs work order

Free Incubation Support

Stage: Early Stage
What is this Scheme?: Access to incubation, mentorship and infrastructure
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Free incubation
Financial Support: Up to 2 years

Government Procurement Support

Stage: Market Access
What is this Scheme?: Preferential procurement and GeM opportunities
Who Can Apply?: DPIIT-recognized startups
Benefit / Incentive: Market access support
Financial Support: Procurement preference & EMD/turnover relaxation

UP Startup Fund (Fund of Funds)

Stage: Growth & Scale-up
What is this Scheme?: Venture capital support through daughter funds
Who Can Apply?: Investment-ready startups
Benefit / Incentive: Access to startup funding
Financial Support: ₹1,000 Crore Fund of Funds

UP Investor Network

Stage: Fundraising
What is this Scheme?: Access to Angels, VCs, HNIs and Family Offices
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Investor connect
Financial Support: ₹100 Crore investor network target

Startup Express

Stage: Ideation
What is this Scheme?: Entrepreneurship promotion programme in colleges
Who Can Apply?: Students & aspiring entrepreneurs
Benefit / Incentive: Mentorship and exposure
Financial Support: Non-financial support

Startup Mela

Stage: Idea to Startup Formation
What is this Scheme?: Startup showcase and recognition platform
Who Can Apply?: Selected startups
Benefit / Incentive: Funding, incubation & rewards
Financial Support: As approved by PIU

Hackathons

Stage: Innovation
What is this Scheme?: Innovation challenges for solving real-world problems
Who Can Apply?: Students & startups
Benefit / Incentive: Mentoring, incubation and funding opportunities
Financial Support: Variable support

Startup Exchange Programme

Stage: Growth
What is this Scheme?: National and international startup exchange
Who Can Apply?: Eligible startups
Benefit / Incentive: Global exposure & networking
Financial Support: Non-financial support

Bootcamps

Stage: Entrepreneur Development
What is this Scheme?: Entrepreneurship training and ecosystem exposure
Who Can Apply?: Students and startups
Benefit / Incentive: Capacity building support
Financial Support: Non-financial support

Grand Challenges

Stage: Scaling
What is this Scheme?: Competitive challenge-based innovation programme
Who Can Apply?: Scaling startups
Benefit / Incentive: Grant-in-aid support
Financial Support: Up to ₹3 Crores

Start-Up Symposium

Stage: Growth & Ecosystem Building
What is this Scheme?: State-level startup convention
Who Can Apply?: Startups, investors, incubators
Benefit / Incentive: Networking and visibility
Financial Support: Non-financial support

UPrate – Annual Startup Ranking

Stage: Growth & Recognition
What is this Scheme?: State startup ranking framework
Who Can Apply?: GoUP recognized startups
Benefit / Incentive: Recognition and visibility
Financial Support: Recognition-based support

Resources & next steps

Uttar Pradesh Startup Procurement 2026 Scheme Read the relevant guide Policies & publications Helpdesk Complete sitemap

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Match the support to your startup

Compare the support available at your current stage, then check the applicable limits, evidence, incubator recommendation and review process in the original guidelines. Published ceilings do not mean automatic entitlement.