Kerala Startup Mission grants and support KSUM

What you get

• Idea grant up to ₹3 lakh, productisation grant up to ₹7 lakh, market acceleration grant up to ₹10 lakh and scale up grant up to ₹15 lakh
• Productisation grant up to ₹12 lakh for start-ups led by women or transgender founders
• Grant up to ₹10 lakh for idea stage start-ups led by OBC or OEC founders
• Seed loan up to ₹15 lakh, scale up seed fund up to ₹25 lakh and a women soft loan up to ₹15 lakh
• Free mentor network, coworking spaces and the Government as a Marketplace channel for selling to government

Who can apply

• The most on offer is ₹15 lakh.
• Valid KSUM Unique ID
• Incorporated as a private limited company, LLP or one person company with active MCA status, for the women productisation grant and most others
• Applications only during an official call

How to apply

1. Register the start-up with KSUM and get a Unique ID
2. Apply on grants.startupmission.in during an open call
3. Shortlisted start-ups pitch to an expert committee
4. Sign the agreement with KSUM, then get the grant in stages against progress reports

In Kerala, online through the KSUM grants portal during an open call

Head office

Documents to keep ready

• CA certified no dues and margin money certificate with UDIN
• Incorporation documents
• PAN
• KSUM Unique ID
• Bank details
• Two years of balance sheets

Worth knowing

Grant calls open from time to time. No dates were published on the pages read.

Where we found this

• Early stage funding, KSUM (external site) Official
• Women and transgender productisation grant, KSUM (external site) Official

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