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Equity

Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open

Amount

Not published

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.

Funder

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for DPIIT

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — AIFs (daughter funds) may approach SIDBI on a rolling basis. Startups access the money by raising from an FFS-backed AIF.

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

Stage: seed, Series A and 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.

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://sidbivcf.in/en/funds/fund-of-funds-for-startups · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: sidbivcf.in

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