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Women Can Startup

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Find the funding you actually qualify for.

Most Indian women founders give away equity before they’ve checked the funding they could get without it. There are dozens of central schemes, grants and collateral-free loan guarantees — but they’re scattered across portals and written in jargon. Answer six questions and we’ll match you to the ones that fit your business, with the official link and the exact next step for each.

  1. 1.Answer six quick questions — stage, what you need, sector, amount, registration.
  2. 2.We match you against real central schemes, grants, guarantees and incubators.
  3. 3.Get a ranked shortlist with the official portal and your exact next step for each.
Question 1 of 6

Where is your business right now?

This tool points you to publicly available government programmes for information only — it isn’t financial advice or a guarantee of eligibility. Schemes and amounts change; always confirm the current terms on the official portal before you apply.

Raising equity, not just grants?

See which VCs actually invest in companies like yours.

Government schemes are non-dilutive money you should exhaust first. When you do go out to raise, the hard part is knowing who to pitch. Our VC directory lists the funds investing in India by the stage, sector and cheque size they actually write.