Funding Programs | TIDES

NIDHI Seed Support Scheme (NIDHI-SSS) aims at providing financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization etc.

Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) Program is the program introduced under NIDHI scheme to inspire the best talents to be entrepreneurs, to minimize the risk involved in pursuing start- ups, and to partially set off their opportunity costs of high paying jobs. The NIDHI-EIR program provides tremendous opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs to expand their networks and get critical feedback on their ventures in order to promote their entrepreneurial career goals and aspirations.

The NIDHI-PRAYAS Program aims to give young and aspiring innovators prototype funding to turn Proof-of-Concept into a prototype for a product that has potential for commercialization. An innovator or entrepreneur may receive funding support up to Rs 10 lakhs.The NIDHI-PRAYAS Program aims to give young and aspiring innovators prototype funding to turn Proof-of-Concept into a prototype for a product that has potential for commercialization. An innovator or entrepreneur may receive funding support up to Rs 10 lakhs.

TIDE 2.0 will promote tech entrepreneurship through financial and technical support to incubators engaged in supporting ICT startups primarily engaged in using emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Block-chain, Robotics etc. in pre-identified areas of societal relevance

By empowering innovators and entrepreneurs to provide technologically cutting-edge solutions for modernising the Indian Military, an ecosystem is created to stimulate innovation and technology development in the defence and aerospace sectors.

EIL EngSUI, the Startup India initiative by Engineers India Limited encourages possible innovation, disruption, and technological breakthroughs in the oil & gas sector. The objective of the scheme is to stimulate, foster, and enhance strategic research and innovation capabilities in the oil & gas industry. Startups giving innovative solutions in the field of energy are supported.

HDFC Bank Venture Capital Program is an exclusive opportunity designed to fast-track the growth of startups while receiving investment from HDFC.Applicationsare taken under the seed investments program with a focus on Agri-tech startups and allied sectors.

The HDFC Bank ParivartanSmartup Grants was launched in 2017 under the HDFC Bank’s Parivartan and SmartUp Program. The program contributes towards social development in India by supporting emerging innovative startups working in the social space via incubators.

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market-entry, and commercialization.

TIDE 2.0 will promote tech entrepreneurship through financial and technical support to incubators engaged in supporting ICT startups primarily engaged in using emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Block-chain, Robotics etc. in pre-identified areas of societal relevance