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Bihar Startup Fund (Seed Funding)

बिहार स्टार्टअप फंड (सीड फंडिंग)

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Seed capital and support for innovative early-stage startups registered and operating in Bihar.

Part of: Bihar Startup Policy 2022

Benefit type

Interest-free seed loan + grant

For

Self-employed / entrepreneur

Age

Any age

Highest education

Any

Who can apply

For

Self-employed / entrepreneur

Age

Any age

Highest education

Any

Gender

Any

Social category

All categories

Income

No income bar

Domicile

Bihar resident

Eligibility

A startup registered and operating in Bihar with an innovative, scalable business model (per the Bihar Startup Policy 2022). Founder eligibility and registration details to be confirmed at the portal.

Details

Benefit type: Interest-free seed loan + grant
Benefit detail: Interest-free seed-funding loan up to ₹10 lakh (10-year repayment), with enhancements for women and SC/ST/PwD founders, under the Bihar Startup Policy 2022.
Target beneficiary: Early-stage startups in Bihar.
Launch date: —

Status evidence

Active

Active — the startup.bihar.gov.in portal is live (updated Jun 2026) and SIDBI manages a ₹50 cr Bihar scale-up fund (Jun 2026); ~₹52+ cr disbursed to 900+ startups. [Note: a separate ₹3 lakh grant could not be officially confirmed.] Verified 2026-06-19.

Sources:startup.bihar.gov.in ↗

Last budget year: —
Last notification: —
Last verified: 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago

Data & impact

Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.

Fiscal year	Funds (₹ cr)	People
2024-25	₹62.5 crBihar seed funding disbursed	1,522Bihar startups funded

Sources:indianmasterminds.com ↗

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement

Cumulative seed-fund disbursal. [Bihar]

indianmasterminds.com ↗

Reported · verify

Beneficiaries

1,522 startups registered under the seed fund. [Bihar]

indianmasterminds.com ↗

Reported · verify

District-wise distribution

District-wise / social-category / gender splits and outcomes not published. RTI filed via Bihar RTI Online to the Industries Department on 25 June 2026; awaiting reply.

RTI filed · awaiting

Demographic breakdown

Category / gender — needs an RTI

RTI needed

Outcomes

Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI

RTI needed

Sources

Primary source:https://startup.bihar.gov.in ↗
Application portal:https://startup.bihar.gov.in ↗
Department:https://industries.bihar.gov.in ↗

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