Schemes

Start India Seed fund Scheme (SISF)



Guidelines for Startup India Seed Fund Scheme

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) aims to provide financial assistance to startups from across India as received from DPIIT for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization. This would enable these startups from PAN India to graduate to a level where they will be able to raise investments from angel investors or venture capitalists, or seek loans from commercial banks or financial institutions.

Selection of Startups

Applications received from the Startup Portal are firstly evaluated and screened- out by Internal Screening Committee and on the basis of various parameters and evaluation, they recommend Startup applications to ISMC for consideration

Following Members of Internal Screening Committee are:

INTERNAL SCREENING COMMITTEE

Sl no.

Name of Committee Member

Role in the committee

1

Shri Sanjay Goenka

Former Member Secretary – BIA VenturePark

2

CA Ashish Rohatgi

Member- BIA VenturePark

3

Shri R.A.Siddiqui

CEO- BIA VenturePark

The composition of ISMC constituted at BIA is as follows:

INCUBATOR SEED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Sl no.

Name of Committee Member

Current Organization

Role in the committee

1

Mr. Naresh Nandan (Member Secretary), BIA VenturePark

Genesis India

Chairman

2

Joint Director/ Deputy Director

Department of Industries, Government of Bihar

State Government’s Nodal Team

3

Mr. Hari Balasubramanian

Indian Angel Network

Venture Capital Fund or Angel Network

4

Mr. K.P.S Keshri (President, BIA)

Amrapali Food Pvt Ltd

Domain Expert from Industry

5

Mrs. Soofia Fatima

Dean- Faculty of Commerce and Management, Patna Women’s College

Domain Expert from Academia

6a

Mr. Sanjay Goenka Member- BIA

Hebe Financial Services

Successful Entrepreneur

6b

Mr. Shailendra P. Sinha (Former President-BIA)

Bihar Hotels Limited

Successful Entrepreneur

7

CA Ashish Rohatgi Member- BIA

Ashish Rohatgi & co.

Other Stakeholder

Guidelines for Disbursement of Seed Fund to Startups by Incubator

Seed Funds to an eligible startup by the incubator shall be disbursed as follows: 

  •  Up to Rs. 20 Lakhs as a grant for validation of Proof of Concept, or prototype development, or product trials. The grant shall be disbursed in milestone-based installments. These milestones can be related to the development of prototypes, product testing, building a product ready for market launch, etc. Not more than 20% of the total grant to an incubator shall be given as grants to start-ups by the incubator
  • Up to Rs. 50 Lakhs of investment for market entry, commercialization, or scaling up through convertible debentures or debt or debt-linked instruments
Details of Selected Start-Ups (SISFS Portal) till date by BIA
Sr. No. Startup’s  Name Founder’s Name Sector Fund Approved (Debt)
1 Scitechesy Research and Technology Pvt. Ltd.
(UP)
Mr. Fanindra Pati Pandey Nano Product
(Silver Nano Paste)
Approved
=20,00,000
2 TGG Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
(Assam)
Mr. Maninder Kalsi Working as a accelerator for Restaurant/ Hotels Approved
=25,00,000
3 Gaudrika Digital Labour Chowk Pvt. Ltd.
(Bihar)
Mr. Chander Shekhar Digital Platform for Skilled Labour supply Approved
=15,00,000
4 Omrook Industries Pvt. Ltd.
(Bihar)
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Customized industrial/ mechanical parts via. Ecommerce  Approved
=25,00,000
5 Travellia Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
(Bihar)
Mr. Nitish Kumar Digital Platform of catering in Railways Approved
=25,00,000
6 Hustlmad Brands Pvt. Ltd.
(Bihar)
Mr. Anurag Singh Corporate gifting via. Digital platform Approved
=10,00,000
7 Capita Agri Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
(Gujrat)
Mr. Bhaveshkumar Prajapati  Bio& Organic fertilizer and Pesticides Approved
=20,00,000
8 Pashmina Goat Project Pvt. Ltd.
(Kashmir)
Mr. Babar Afzal Pashmina Product with online Traceability Approved
=20,00,000
9 Humors Tech Pvt. Ltd.
(Maharashtra)
Mr. Ankur Jaiswal Non-Invasive Device For Health Check-Up At Home Approved
=25,00,000
and additonal 25,00,000 on raising fund from Angel Investor/ VC
10 Eleric Automotive Pvt. Ltd.
(Bihar)
Mr. Ravi Shankar Engage in providing electric two wheelers vehicle for e-commerce companies Approved
=25,00,000
11 DREAMLIFE DECOR PRIVATE LIMITED
(Karnataka)
Mr. Soubhagya Ranjan Biswal Engage in pre-owned furnitures and selling it to tier 2 and tier 3 cities after refurbishing Approved
=25,00,000
12 EUPHELITY PRIVATE LIMITED
(UP)
Mr. Anant Vaish Education for specially- abled Children Approved
=10,00,000 as a Grant
Total Amount Approved by DPIIT under SISF Scheme Rs.3 Crores
Total amount of Fund received by BIA as First and Second Tranche including Management Fee by DPIIT 2.18 Crores
Total Amount disbursed till date Rs. 2.09 Crores