Rajasthan iStart Funding Support

Rajasthan’s iStart ecosystem includes grants, loans, and equity support linked to QRate/stage progression and the Bhamashah Techno Fund. Recent state coverage references grants up to ₹2.4 lakh, seed funding up to ₹60 lakh, loans up to ₹2 crore, and equity support up to ₹5 crore. The specific instrument a Rajasthan startup receives (grant, seed capital, loan, or equity) depends on where it sits on the Qrate Assessment Framework, a startup rating mechanism Rajasthan built to be recognized by leading VCs and investors as an independent signal of investment-readiness, not just an internal government scoring tool. Because support type and amount are keyed to a startup's Qrate stage rather than a single application track, founders effectively unlock higher-value instruments (moving from small grants toward the ₹5 crore equity ceiling referenced in this listing) as their Qrate rating improves over time.