Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
INR 10,000 crore corpus committed to SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), which in turn invest in startups. SIDBI contributes up to 15% of an AIF corpus (up to 20% for certain funds). Startups do not apply directly; they raise from the participating AIFs.
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for DPIIT
public · national
Deadline: rolling — AIFs (daughter funds) may approach SIDBI on a rolling basis. Startups access the money by raising from an FFS-backed AIF.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Startups are not direct applicants. The AIF must invest at least twice the SIDBI commitment into DPIIT-recognised startups. DPIIT recognition is a prerequisite.
Source. https://sidbivcf.in/en/funds/fund-of-funds-for-startups — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked