Grant · Uttar Pradesh, India

Start in UP (Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy incentives)

Uttar Pradesh government startup incentives under the UP Startup Policy 2026: a ₹20,000 monthly sustenance allowance, prototype grants of up to ₹10 lakh and seed capital of up to ₹15 lakh for startups incorporated in the state.

Status unknown Run by UP Startup Mission, Department of IT & Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding: not published Sustenance allowance of ₹20,000 per month for up to two years until prototype stage; one-time prototype grant of up to ₹10 lakh; seed capital of up to ₹15 lakh (up to ₹50 lakh case by case); matching grant of 50% of funds raised up to ₹5 crore; 50% extra on seed and prototype grants for women-, EWS-, Divyangjan- or transgender-led startups, startups in Purvanchal or Bundelkhand and listed green sectors
Instrument: Grant
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Remote
Stages: Idea, pre-seed, seed
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: Accelerator programme fee reimbursement
Patent and quality certification reimbursement
Event participation support
Interest subvention on term loans

UP Startup Policy 2026 runs for five years from notification and replaces the UP Startup Policy 2020 (First Amendment 2022); applications are made on the StartinUP portal.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

Incorporated in Uttar Pradesh
Registered on DPIIT and the StartinUP portal
Incubated at a StartinUP-recognised incubator with its recommendation (scaling-stage startups exempt)
Within ten years of incorporation with turnover not above ₹200 crore (twenty years and ₹300 crore for deep-tech startups)
Stage: idea, pre-seed, seed

What founders should check

The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
It runs remotely. Check the time zone of live sessions.
Dates for the next cohort are not published.

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