Funding for prototype-stage startups
8 verified programmes in the CapEasy funding directory. Every entry links to its official source.
Prototype-stage funding covers the gap between a demonstrated concept and something a customer can actually try — building the working version, iterating it, and getting it in front of users.
This is the best-served stage in the Indian ecosystem: most incubator programmes and central seed funds are aimed here. If you have a prototype, you have more options than at any earlier point.
Reviewed July 2026. Government programmes change — always confirm current eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official programme page before applying.
Early Stage Funding
IIT Mandi Catalyst — Incubation Program
Project Titanium
MedTech Center of Excellence (CoE) Lucknow - Incubation & Seed Funding Support
Women Productisation Grant
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DST NIDHI PRAYAS (SINE IIT Bombay PMU)
NIDHI PRAYAS
BFI NAMAH MedTech Product Realization Accelerator
CapEasy is a private consultancy and is not associated with any government programme, agency or authority. Eligibility and approval rest with the relevant authorities; we help you assess and apply, but cannot guarantee approval. Programme terms change — the official page linked from each entry is the position of record.
Questions founders ask.
The programmes listed on this page all accept applicants at the prototype stage. They differ in instrument — grant, subsidy, loan or equity — and in who runs them, so read the benefit type on each card before applying.
For most central schemes and many state schemes, yes. DPIIT recognition is free, done online, and gates a large share of the funding in this directory, so it is usually the first step rather than an afterthought.
The directory is re-checked on a rolling basis against official sources and programmes that close are removed. Each entry links to the official page, which remains the position of record — always confirm there before you apply.