
BPCL Ankur Fund Startup Cohorts
Closed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), central public sector company All of India
Up to ₹5 crore as equity. BPCL stake capped at 20%.
- Equity investment in startups ready to bring their product into oil and gas
- Startup with a PoC, prototype, MVP or live product
- Ready to expand into oil and gas
- Themes change with each cohort
- Closed
- Apply on the BPCL startup portal when a cohort opens
- Prototype, Early revenue, Growth stage
- Government of India
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