Provided by: SIDBI / DPIIT
Verified by our research team on 8 Jul 2026
Funding Support
Indirect; startup cheque size depends on AIF
Application Deadline
Open / Rolling
Official Website
Not listed
FFS is a ₹10,000 crore government fund managed by SIDBI that invests in SEBI-registered AIFs, which then invest in startups. Startups do not receive money directly from DPIIT/SIDBI under this route; they must raise from participating venture funds. As the original vehicle in what is now a family of SIDBI-administered fund-of-funds schemes, FFS operates purely as an LP: SIDBI commits capital to SEBI-registered AIFs, which are contractually required to invest at least twice their drawn commitment into DPIIT-recognised startups. Because no money flows to founders directly, the practical route in is to identify which active AIFs currently carry an FFS commitment and pitch them through the fund's normal deal process rather than applying to SIDBI itself.
Startup Stage
All stages
Industry Sectors
All sectors
State Limitation
Pan-India
DPIIT & MSME Recognition
DPIIT Required • MSME Not Mandatory
Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0
₹10,000 crore corpus at scheme level (indirect via AIFs)
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