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Karnataka: Karnataka Government Funding 100 Startups with 20 Crore Rupees – First in the Country | Bengaluru News_INSIGHT
Bengaluru: Under the Elevate Karnataka programme, the government will fund around 100 startups with a committed budget of Rs 20 crore this year. The startups that need funding and mentoring to scale up can apply till December.
The government will provide a one-time grant of up to Rs 50 lakh to each startup to encourage innovators who may need early-stage funding. “Karnataka is the first state in the country to provide grant-in-aid to startups without taking equityin return.We have also done better than private venture capital firms at a time when the funding industry is still talking about slowdowns due to funding winter,” said IT&BT minister Priyank Kharge.
Started in 2015, the government has so far funded Rs 197 crore to 874 startups, including Bounce, an electric scooter manufacturer, and Shuhari Tech Ventures, a fintech company run by women. Of these startups that got funding, 24% are from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, and 30% were founded by women. “This shows the state’s commitment to encourage women entrepreneurs and those outside Bengaluru,” Kharge added.
Under Elevate Unnati, a part of the Elevate Karnataka scheme, the government is encouraging startups by SC and ST communities. So far, 91 startups founded by SCs and STs have been given funding. Similarly, 18 startups from the Kalyan-Karnataka region have been given Rs 3.5 crore, the minister said. Kharge said the government has adopted a rigorous and thorough evaluation and selection of startups for funding. The process involves four states that include data sufficiency and eligibility, offline pitching (only for Bengaluru Urban), multi-city pitching, and the grand finale. The grand finale for the current fiscal year, where the winners for the funding will be announced, will be held in January–February 2024.
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The government will provide a one-time grant of up to Rs 50 lakh to each startup to encourage innovators who may need early-stage funding. “Karnataka is the first state in the country to provide grant-in-aid to startups without taking equityin return.We have also done better than private venture capital firms at a time when the funding industry is still talking about slowdowns due to funding winter,” said IT&BT minister Priyank Kharge.
Started in 2015, the government has so far funded Rs 197 crore to 874 startups, including Bounce, an electric scooter manufacturer, and Shuhari Tech Ventures, a fintech company run by women. Of these startups that got funding, 24% are from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, and 30% were founded by women. “This shows the state’s commitment to encourage women entrepreneurs and those outside Bengaluru,” Kharge added.
Under Elevate Unnati, a part of the Elevate Karnataka scheme, the government is encouraging startups by SC and ST communities. So far, 91 startups founded by SCs and STs have been given funding. Similarly, 18 startups from the Kalyan-Karnataka region have been given Rs 3.5 crore, the minister said. Kharge said the government has adopted a rigorous and thorough evaluation and selection of startups for funding. The process involves four states that include data sufficiency and eligibility, offline pitching (only for Bengaluru Urban), multi-city pitching, and the grand finale. The grand finale for the current fiscal year, where the winners for the funding will be announced, will be held in January–February 2024.
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