Kerala Startup Mission Scaleup Seed Fund

Provides collateral-free debt or SAFE-style instruments up to ₹25 lakh at 6% simple interest to DPIIT-recognized, KSUM UID-holding startups with revenue or prior investment. Revenue thresholds and compliance history are key. As the growth-stage instrument in KSUM's ladder, this fund is explicitly reserved for startups that already carry DPIIT recognition and either revenue or prior institutional/angel backing, distinguishing it from KSUM's earlier idea- and prototype-stage grants that carry no such traction bar. The 6% simple-interest, collateral-free structure mirrors KSUM's other debt-style instruments, but evaluation here runs through an additional 1:1 call and expert committee pitch beyond the standard screening used for KSUM's smaller grants.