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Grants to independent innovators Technopreneur Promotion programme (TePP) http://dsir.nic.in
This programme is implemented by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). Grants ( upto a maximum of Rs 60 lakhs) are provided to individual innovators in two phases for innovation incubation and enterprise incubation.
3. New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI) http://www.csir.res.in/nmitli/nmitli.html
R&D projects on a consortium based are supported under this program.
4.Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund http://www.aavishkaar.org
The Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund (“Aavishkaar”) is a venture fund founded to promote development in rural and semi-urban India. Aavishkaar believes entrepreneurs can be a powerful force for development. To this end, the firm provides micro-equity funding (Rs. 10 lacs to Rs. 2 Crore), approximately USD $20 thousand to USD $500 thousand) and operational and strategic support to commercially viable companies increasing income in or providing goods and services to rural or semi-urban India.
5.NASSCOM ICICI Innovation Fund (NIIF) http://www.iciciknowledgepark.com
NASSCOM ICICI Innovation Fund (NIIF) provides seed capital funding for opportunities in emerging technologies. The fund corpus will be Rs. 100 crores in the initial round, with an expansion of another Rs.100 – 150 crores in additional rounds.
6. Stanford-India Biodesign program http://biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/india/aboutbiodesign.jsp
Stanford-India Biodesign program is aimed at training, mentoring and funding innovators in medical technology. Fellowship is for one year and second year is for developing technology invested in first year.
