Grant · Bihar, India

Startup Bihar Seed Funding

Bihar government seed support under the Bihar Start-up Policy 2022, giving certified startups interest-free loans of up to ₹10 lakh for prototypes, testing and proof of concept, plus acceleration and patent support.

Status unknown Run by Bihar Start-up Fund Trust, Department of Industries, Government of Bihar

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From a secondary source

Terms

Funding: not published Interest-free seed loan of up to ₹10 lakh per certified startup at validation stage, repayable over a long tenor and released in milestone-based tranches; up to ₹3 lakh for joining a recognised accelerator programme; success-fee grant and matching loan for startups that raise angel or AIF investment
Instrument: not published
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Remote
Stages: Pre-seed
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: Domestic patent filing costs covered
International patent filing reimbursement
Procurement preference
Mentoring

Additional grants and relaxed conditions for startups fully owned or led by women, SC/ST and differently abled founders; administered by the Bihar Start-up Fund Trust, which has a ₹500 crore corpus.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

Startups certified under the Bihar Start-up Policy
Stage: pre-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.
Some facts here come from a secondary source. Confirm them on the programme's own site.

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