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Equity

BIRAC Biotechnology Innovation Fund - AcE (Accelerating Entrepreneurs)

Status

Status not published

Continuous: approach an AcE Fund Partner directly.

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Amount
70,000,000 INR

Fund of funds: BIRAC invests in SEBI-registered Category I/II AIFs (AcE Fund Partners), which commit 2x BIRAC's contribution into biotech startups and SMEs. Per the Startup India Schemes Playbook (June 2026), ticket size is up to INR 7 crore with up to INR 3.5 crore follow-on per startup. Startups apply through an AcE Fund Partner.

Funder

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Continuous: approach an AcE Fund Partner directly.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Biotech startups and SMEs (healthcare, life sciences, pharma, biopharma, medtech, diagnostics, industrial biotech, agritech, bio-IT) pitch to an AcE Fund Partner such as Indian Angel Network, GVFL, Kitven, Bharat Innovation Fund, Ankur Capital, Endiya, Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund, NABVENTURES, Ideaspring or Alkemi.

How to apply

  1. Choose an AcE Fund Partner from the BIRAC AcE page and pitch to them. — link
  2. The partner AIF decides on investment; BIRAC co-invests through the fund.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://birac.nic.in/aceFund.php

"The Daughter Funds commit to invest in the Biotech startups & SMEs 2x of BIRAC’s committed investment in the Funds."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: birac.nic.in

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