BIRAC LEAP Fund (Launching Entrepreneurial Driven Affordable Products)

BIRAC LEAP Fund (Launching Entrepreneurial Driven Affordable Products) is a government fund in New Delhi, India. BIRAC equity fund that helps biotech startups pilot and commercialise products: partner BioNEST incubators can invest up to Rs 1 crore per startup in equity or equity-linked instruments. It sits above the SEED Fund, and startups apply through a LEAP Fund partner incubator.

What it offers

• “Incubator can provide funding as equity and equity linked instruments of up to Rs. 1 Crore per Start-up.” — birac.nic.in
• “The scheme is implemented through selected BioNEST Incubators who as BIRAC’s LEAP Fund partners receive grant–in-aid support of INR 500 lakhs/ cycle for deployment in Biotech Startups.” — birac.nic.in
• “LEAP Fund support is positioned to act as a catalyst to raise follow on private funding enabling potential startups to pilot/commercialize their products and technologies.” — birac.nic.in

Who can apply

• “Startups from PoC Stage to Pilot Stage” — birac.nic.in
• “Startups can avail BIRAC LEAP Fund through any of the following LEAP Fund Partners” — birac.nic.in
• “Start up eligible and suitable for up to the threshold of Rs 30 Lakhs investment support will be considerd under SEED fund and not the LEAP fund.” — birac.nic.in

Stages

Seed

How to apply

Apply or read the rules on the official site.

About this listing

TrustList compiled this listing from BIRAC LEAP Fund (Launching Entrepreneurial Driven Affordable Products)'s official pages in September 2026. The quotes above are its own words. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility rules change, so check the official site before you rely on them.