**Executive Summary**
The Government is supporting the startup ecosystem through three flagship schemes: Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS). These initiatives aim to support startups across various categories and stages. Data is current as of October 31, 2025, with detailed annexures providing State/UT-wise and sector-wise breakdowns.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS):**
* Operationalized by SIDBI to catalyze venture capital investments.
* Supported AIFs have invested Rs. 2,838.9 crore in 154 women-led startups (2020-2025).
* Sector-wise details of women-led startups supported and amounts invested are in Annexure-IV.
* State/UT and year-wise details are in Annexure-I.
* **Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS):**
* Provides financial assistance to seed-stage startups through incubators.
* Implemented from April 1, 2021.
* Approved funds of Rs. 284.79 crore to 1,635 women-led startups as of October 31, 2025.
* Sector-wise number of startups selected and funds approved are in Annexure-V.
* State/UT and year-wise details are in Annexure-II.
* **Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS):**
* Enables collateral-free loans through eligible financial institutions.
* Operationalized from April 1, 2023, by NCGTC.
* Guaranteed 24 loans amounting to Rs. 33.17 crore to women-led startup borrowers as of October 31, 2025.
* Sector-wise details of loans guaranteed to women-led startups are in Annexure-VI.
* State/UT and year-wise details are in Annexure-III.
* **Additional Initiatives:**
* The Government undertakes various initiatives on a pan-India basis to provide mentorship and training for women entrepreneurs (Annexure-VII).
* Women-led applicants are incentivized under the FFS and CGSS.
**Impact Analysis**
**Startups (Particularly Women-Led)**
* **Impact:** Access to funding and support through the three schemes (FFS, SISFS, CGSS). The schemes aims to enable them to catalyse venture capital investments, assist through the seed stage and enable collateral-free loans.
* **Action Required:** Review the eligibility criteria and application process for each scheme (FFS, SISFS, CGSS) to avail the benefits.
**Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)**
* **Impact:** SIDBI is operationalizing FFS and is a key player in facilitating venture capital investments for startups.
* **Action Required:** Continue to manage and facilitate investments under the FFS scheme as per the program guidelines.
**National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC)**
* **Impact:** Operationalizes CGSS, enabling collateral-free loans to startups.
* **Action Required:** Continue to operate the CGSS scheme and ensure smooth processing of loan guarantees.
**Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to invest in startups supported by FFS.
* **Action Required:** Evaluate startups for investment under the FFS framework.
**Member Institutions (MIs)**
* **Impact:** Eligible financial institutions enabling collateral-free loans to startups through CGSS.
* **Action Required:** Facilitate the disbursement of loans to startups under the CGSS scheme.
Key Entities Referenced
Startup India Initiative: An initiative to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country.
Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS): A scheme to catalyze venture capital investments in startups.
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS): A scheme to provide financial assistance to seed stage startups through incubators.
Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS): A scheme to enable collateral-free loans to startups through eligible financial institutions.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry: The ministry responsible for the policies and schemes related to startups.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Government Supports Startup Ecosystem
Through Three Flagship Schemes Under Startup
India Initiative
प्रव तथ: 12 DEC 2025 4:13PM by PIB Delhi
Under the Startup India initiative, the Government is implementing three flagship Schemes, namely, Fund
of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) and Credit Guarantee Scheme for
Startups (CGSS) to support startups across categories and sectors at various stages of their business cycle.
FFS has been established to catalyze venture capital investments and is operationalized by Small
Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), which provides capital to Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI)-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) which in turn invest in startups. Supported
AIFs have invested around Rs. 2,838.9 crore in 154 women-led startups in calendar years 2020, 2021,
2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, as on 31st October 2025. The State/Union Territory (UT)-wise and year-wise
details are placed as Annexure-I.
SISFS provides financial assistance to seed stage startups through incubators. SISFS is implemented from
1st April 2021. As on 31st October 2025, supported incubators under the Scheme have approved funds of
around Rs 284.79 crore to 1,635 women-led startups. The State/UT-wise and year-wise details are placed
as Annexure-II.
CGSS is implemented for enabling collateral free loans to startups through eligible financial institutions
[Member Institutes (MIs)]. CGSS is operationalized by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company
(NCGTC) Limited and has been operationalized from 1st April 2023. As on 31st October 2025, 24 loans
amounting to around Rs 33.17 crore have been guaranteed to women-led startup borrowers under CGSS.
The State/UT-wise and year-wise details are placed as Annexure-III.
(The sector-wise number of women-led startups supported by selected AIFs under the FFS, and amount
invested in them in calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025 is
placed as Annexure-IV.
The sector-wise number of women-led startups selected by incubators under the SISFS, and funds
approved to them in calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025 is placed as
Annexure-V.
The sector-wise details of number and amount of loans guaranteed to women-led startup borrowers under
CGSS in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025 is placed as Annexure-VI.
It would be difficult to put together a statistic covering all types of new businesses and their success rate
with any level of accuracy or lack of subjectivity. Therefore, the information with respect to the success
rate of these startups is not centrally maintained by the Government.
The Government is undertaking various initiatives on pan-India basis to provide mentorship and training
for women entrepreneurs. Details of such initiatives are placed as Annexure-VII.This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Shri Jitin
Prasada, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE-I
The State/UT-wise and year-wise number of women-led startups supported by selected AIFs under the
FFS, and amount invested in them in calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st
October 2025 are as under:
(Amounts in Rs. crore)State/ UT 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount No. o
of invested of invested of invested of invested of
startups startups startups startups startu
Assam - - - - - - - - -
Chandigarh - - - - - - - - 1
Delhi 2 4.4 7 99.08 2 48.56 1 22.33 5
Goa - - - - - - - - -
Gujarat - - 1 146.11 2 41 - - -
Haryana 2 9.63 - - 2 16.59 1 4 6
Karnataka 4 62.28 9 150.98 8 224.36 1 15 10
Kerala - - 1 102.5 - - - - -
Madhya - - 1 1.5 2 5.74 - - 1
Pradesh
Maharashtra 6 253.66 5 64.84 4 44.77 2 15.91 12
Meghalaya - - - - 1 0.35 - - -
Odisha - - - - - - - - 1
Puducherry - - - - - - - - 1
Rajasthan - - - - 1 2.1 - - 1
Tamil Nadu - - 1 0.1 2 39.75 - - -
Telangana 1 4 1 0.75 1 7.5 - - -
Uttar - - 1 10.28 - - - - 1
PradeshWest - - - - - - - - -
Bengal
Total 15 333.97 27 576.14 25 430.72 5 57.24 39
ANNEXURE-II
The State/UT-wise and year-wise number of women-led startups selected by incubators under the SISFS,
and funds approved to them in calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025
are as under:
(Amounts in Rs. crore)
2021 2022 2023 2024
State/UT No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount
Startups approved Startups approved Startups approved Startups approved
Andaman 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0.040 0 0.000
and Nicobar
Islands
Andhra 0 0.000 2 0.650 11 2.950 7 1.675
Pradesh
Arunachal 0 0.000 1 0.200 0 0.000 0 0.000
Pradesh
Assam 1 0.200 5 0.900 6 0.801 4 0.130
Bihar 0 0.000 3 0.600 15 3.030 3 0.550
Chandigarh 0 0.000 2 0.150 4 0.650 1 0.200
Chhattisgarh 1 0.100 1 0.120 3 0.440 3 0.255
Delhi 6 0.990 10 1.895 34 6.730 36 6.890
Goa 4 0.550 2 0.150 1 0.200 2 0.300
Gujarat 3 0.900 19 3.525 41 7.040 26 4.130
Haryana 1 0.150 10 1.470 28 4.220 20 3.805Himachal 0 0.000 1 0.100 7 0.940 2 0.350
Pradesh
Jammu and 0 0.000 0 0.000 2 0.300 4 1.050
Kashmir
Jharkhand 1 0.400 1 0.000 1 0.250 4 0.700
Karnataka 10 2.320 58 11.700 58 11.947 50 10.060
Kerala 2 0.500 7 1.950 6 0.940 6 1.040
Madhya 1 0.500 20 3.311 16 1.886 17 2.609
Pradesh
Maharashtra 10 2.250 43 9.420 100 18.490 85 15.305
Meghalaya 0 0.000 1 0.200 0 0.000 1 0.040
Mizoram 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0.250 1 0.200
Nagaland 0 0.000 1 0.250 2 0.300 9 1.930
Odisha 1 0.100 6 1.045 14 2.220 20 1.979
Puducherry 0 0.000 1 0.160 1 0.200 0 0.000
Punjab 0 0.000 1 0.100 8 1.066 12 2.155
Rajasthan 2 0.205 9 2.045 17 3.285 17 2.670
Sikkim 0 0.000 1 0.050 0 0.000 0 0.000
Tamil Nadu 13 1.975 16 3.551 46 6.202 62 12.293
Telangana 5 1.150 28 6.160 22 5.700 23 4.670
Uttar 7 1.765 14 2.420 35 6.015 46 7.593
Pradesh
Uttarakhand 0 0.000 4 0.850 3 0.650 1 0.050
West Bengal 0 0.000 6 0.710 4 0.850 11 1.645Total 68 14.055 273 53.682 487 87.592 473 84.274
ANNEXURE-III
The State/UT-wise details of number and amount of loans guaranteed to women-led startup borrowers in
calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 under CGSS as on 31st October 2025 are provided below:
(Amounts in Rs. crore)
State/UT 2023 2024 2025 (as on 31st October
2025)
No. of Amount of No. of Amount of No. of Amount of
loans loans loans loans loans loans
guaranteed guaranteed guaranteed guaranteed guaranteed guaranteed
Bihar 1 0.28 - - - -
Delhi - - 3 4.7 - -
Haryana 3 7.15 1 4.49 - -
Karnataka 1 0.2 2 5.18 1 2
Kerala - - 1 0.5 - -
Maharashtra - - 2 2.55 2 0.67
Tamil Nadu 3 0.65 - - - -
Telangana 1 0.3 - - 1 2.00
Uttar - - 2 2.5 - -
Pradesh
Total 9 8.58 11 19.92 4 4.67
ANNEXURE-IV
The sector-wise number of women-led startups supported by selected AIFs under the FFS, and amount
invested in them in calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025 are as
under:(Amounts in Rs. crore)
Sector No. of startups Amount invested
Advertising/Media/Entertainment 7 149.1
Agriculture/Agritech 4 75.15
Artificial Intelligence / Robotics 5 254.12
Automotive 1 3.8
BioTechnology 1 9.49
Business Product and Services 14 326.7
Clean Tech/ Clean Energy 7 227.12
Consumer Goods & Services 23 407.8
E-Commerce 5 33.61
Education/Edtech 7 49.95
Environment 1 1.16
Financial Services/Fintech 9 209.48
Food & Beverages 7 110.09
Healthcare/Health-tech 26 573.91
IT & ITES 26 323.27
Logistics/Transport 2 17.25
Manufacturing 6 56.2
Space Tech 1 8.32
Travel and Tourism 2 2.4
Total 154 2,838.9ANNEXURE-V
The sector-wise number of women-led startups selected by incubators under the SISFS, and funds
approved to them in calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025 are as
under:
(Amounts in Rs. crore)
Sector No. of startups Amount approved
Advertising 4 0.460
Aeronautics Aerospace & Defence 34 5.980
Agriculture 123 21.511
AI 75 11.725
Analytics 10 1.630
AR VR (Augmented + Virtual Reality) 6 1.150
Architecture Interior Design 5 0.940
Art & Photography 8 0.975
Automotive 48 7.533
Biotechnology 47 9.799
Chemicals 8 1.450
Computer Vision 4 0.865
Construction 15 2.570
Dating Matrimonial 1 0.000
Design 5 0.900
Education 90 15.265
Enterprise Software 38 6.055Sector No. of startups Amount approved
Events 2 0.540
Fashion 37 6.979
Finance Technology 37 7.727
Food & Beverages 110 17.976
Green Technology 84 13.655
Healthcare & Lifesciences 310 60.872
House-Hold Services 10 1.596
Human Resources 12 2.446
Indic Language Startups 2 0.450
Internet of Things 25 3.546
IT Services 71 10.620
Logistics 10 1.825
Marketing 9 1.015
Media & Entertainment 14 2.470
Nanotechnology 5 0.985
Non- Renewable Energy 2 0.500
Other Specialty Retailers 1 0.200
Others 15 2.460
Pets & Animals 8 1.880
Professional & Commercial Services 26 3.694
Real Estate 6 0.518Sector No. of startups Amount approved
Renewable Energy 27 3.795
Retail 38 6.439
Robotics 18 3.950
Safety 1 0.050
Security Solutions 7 0.820
Social Impact 31 4.196
Social Network 3 0.550
Sports 11 2.480
Technology Hardware 57 10.020
Telecommunication & Networking 4 0.700
Textiles & Apparel 44 7.172
Toys and Games 10 1.630
Transportation & Storage 16 4.260
Travel & Tourism 9 1.490
Waste Management 42 6.475
Total 1635 284.79
ANNEXURE-VI
The sector-wise details of number and amount of loans guaranteed to women-led startup borrowers under
CGSS in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 as on 31st October 2025 are provided below:
(Amounts in Rs. crore)Sector No. of loans guaranteed Amount of loans guaranteed
Aerospace & Defence 1 5.00
Auto Components 1 2.00
Automobiles 1 2.00
Chemicals And 1 0.50
Petrochemicals
Commercial Services & 1 0.18
Supplies
Diversified Metals 1 0.50
Food & Other Products 5 6.09
IT - Software 2 3.70
Leisure Services 2 3.90
Other Construction 1 1.65
Materials
Other Utilities 3 1.15
Personal Products 1 2.00
Pharmaceuticals & 2 0.50
Biotechnology
Textiles & Apparels 2 4.00
Total 24 33.17
ANNEXURE-VII
Key measures to support women-led startups and promote women entrepreneurship:
1. Women-led applicants are incentivized under the flagship schemes of Fund of Funds for Startups
(FFS) and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS).2. Capacity building programs such as the Women Capacity Development Programme (WING),
Virtual Incubation Programs, Startup Learning Program for Women in Technology, Accelerating
Women Entrepreneurs Program support women-led startups and women entrepreneurs in their
startup journey.
3. Outreach and awareness measures include a dedicated webpage on Startup India Hub portal
detailing Government measures, Accelerating Startup Calibre & Entrepreneurial Drive (ASCEND)
Startup Workshop Series for north-eastern region, SuperStree Podcast, Women for Startups
workshops with States/UTs, and information dissemination through various media platforms to
reach women-led startups and entrepreneurs across the country.
4. Women-led startups and entrepreneurs are also recognised for their progress and achievements
through measures and initiatives such as interaction of women entrepreneurs with the Hon’ble
President of India, specific provisions in the States’ Startup Ranking exercise to encourage support
for women-led startups in States/UTs and special category for women-led startups in National
Startup Awards (NSA).
5. Apart from the above-mentioned measures, other Ministries and Departments have also
implemented programmes and initiatives to support women entrepreneurship such as Digital
Marketing and Entrepreneurship Development for Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs), Adivasi
Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY), Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme
(WEDP), Science and Technology for Women (STW) programme, Swavalambini – Women
Entrepreneurship Programme, Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), Skill Upgradation and
Mahila Coir Yojana, etc.
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