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Grants, accelerators, pitch decks and investor emails, written from the catalogues ShunyaSe keeps. Free to read, no sign-up.

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Grants and programmes

Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS): who qualifies, how it pays, and where it stands
The four eligibility rules, the two kinds of money, the incubator route and the live status, in plain words, so you know whether to spend time on it.Read the guide
Government grants for Indian startups that are open now
Live lists from our grants catalogue, with a plain guide to what each status means, what kind of money each grant is, and how to get an application ready.Read the guide
Accelerators and incubators in India: who they back and when they take applications
What each kind of programme gives you, what it costs in equity, and how to pick the few that deserve your application.Read the guide
Startup grants in India
Central and state government grants, CSR programmes and international calls: amounts, who can apply and the apply link.Open
DPIIT recognition, the Startup India certificate
Who qualifies, how to apply on NSWS, and the government grants that ask for it.Open
Startup grants in Kerala
The 20 grants the Kerala government runs for startups, with amounts, who can apply and the apply link.Open
Startup grants in Uttar Pradesh
The 19 grants the Uttar Pradesh government runs for startups, with amounts, who can apply and the apply link.Open
Startup grants in Goa
The 18 grants the Goa government runs for startups, with amounts, who can apply and the apply link.Open
Startup grants in Karnataka
The 17 grants the Karnataka government runs for startups, with amounts, who can apply and the apply link.Open

Templates and how-tos

Pitch decks

The pitch deck investors expect, slide by slide
For Indian founders: the 16 slides our deck reviewer checks every deck against, what each one must show, and what changes from pre-seed to Series A.Read the guide

Investor lists