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Top Pre-Seed Startup Funding Programmes

32 startup funding programmes ranked by rating, review volume and listing quality.

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Between them, the 16 best-ranked of these 32 startup funding programmes cover seed stage (13) and startup incubator (8). They also list work in Delhi NCR, Bangalore and India. 16 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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  1. NI

    National Incubation Center Islamabad (NIC Islamabad)

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Islamabad

    Acceleration services include equity-free grants of up to PKR 5M in non-dilutive capital tied to milestone validation stages. No incubation-stage investment terms published.

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  2. CC

    C-CAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms)

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore

    No single standard incubation investment is published. C-CAMP says it supports early-stage start-ups/ideas through seed funding as a DBT funded initiative, runs an Investment…

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  3. NI

    National Incubation Center Karachi (NIC Karachi)

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Karachi

    No equity taken. Startups selected for the acceleration programme receive a grant of up to PKR 5 million each from Ignite, disbursed against milestones.

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  4. NI

    National Incubation Center Peshawar (NIC Peshawar)

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Pakistan

    National Incubation Center Peshawar (NIC Peshawar) is a government-backed startup incubator in Peshawar, Pakistan.

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  5. NI

    National Incubation Center Quetta (NIC Quetta)

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Pakistan

    Incubation, training, mentorship and workspace are free of cost; seed grants are awarded at graduation (amount not stated). Equity terms not stated.

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  6. PP

    Plan9 (PITB Tech Incubator)

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Lahore

    No equity taken. Free office space, legal advisory, marketing and a monthly stipend per team member, funded by the Government of the Punjab (stipend amount not stated).

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  7. SV

    Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC)

    Seed Stage · Also in Saudi Arabia

    State-owned investment company, part of the SME Bank under the National Development Fund, that backs startups and SMEs by investing in private capital funds and investing in…

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  8. SE

    Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)

    Seed Stage · Also in United Kingdom

    HMRC tax relief scheme that helps very young UK companies raise up to £250,000 of equity by giving individual investors 50% Income Tax relief on up to £200,000 a year of new…

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  9. SD

    Social Development Bank (SDB) – entrepreneur and startup financing

    Also in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi government development bank that offers long-term loans to entrepreneurs and startups, including SAR 50,000–500,000 Entrepreneurs Financing and larger Excellence Financing…

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  10. II

    iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology)

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in India

    Programme-specific terms. iCreate Seed-stage Accelerator (iSA): programme fee INR 40000, ending in a pitch for incubation plus financial support (grants up to Rs 10 lakh and…

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  11. KS

    Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)

    Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in India

    A public scheme menu rather than one deal. Non-dilutive grants: Idea Grant up to ₹3 lakhs (idea/PoC stage, Kerala-based innovators); Productisation Grant up to 7 Lakhs; Women /…

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  12. BI

    Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)

    Also in Delhi NCR

    BIRAC's flagship grant for young biotech startups: INR 50 lakh of grant-in-aid over 18 months to take an idea to proof of concept, with mentoring through BIG Partners.

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  13. EK

    ELEVATE Karnataka

    Seed Stage · Also in Bangalore

    Government of Karnataka grant-in-aid programme run by the Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society: a one-time, non-dilutive grant of up to INR 50 lakh to take an idea to proof…

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  14. NP

    NIDHI-PRAYAS (Promoting and Accelerating Young and Aspiring Innovators and Startups)

    Also in Delhi NCR

    DST prototyping grant for individual innovators and young startups, now NIDHI PRAYAS 2.0: up to Rs 20 lakh through a PRAYAS Centre, or up to Rs 40 lakh for deep-tech or advanced…

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  15. SS

    Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP 2.0)

    Seed Stage · Also in India

    Government of Gujarat policy that funds student and young-alumni innovators through grantee universities, institutes and schools in Gujarat: up to INR 2.50 lakh per proof of…

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  16. US

    UP Startup Mission

    Seed Stage · Also in India

    UP Startup Mission runs Uttar Pradesh's Startup Policy 2026–2031.

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