ANKUR - Seed Stage Program at ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI

About this grant

The ANKUR program, or Startup Agri Incubation Program, is offered under the ICAR-CIRCOT RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator (R-ABI). It provides seed-stage funding (grants-in-aid) to agri-startups to enable them to commercialize Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and scale up their activities . This support is essential for sustainable growth in the competitive agricultural market. The call is specifically for entrepreneurs from Maharashtra & Goa working in agriculture and allied sectors.

Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

• Open to
• Agri-startups
• (seed stage).
• Applicants must be working in the
• agriculture and allied sectors
• .
• Specifically targeting entrepreneurs from
• Maharashtra & Goa
• .
• The stage supported is
• MVP commercialization and scaling up activities
• .
• Application Process
• Pre-screening:
• Applicants are pre-screened by KPs/RABIs for initial training.
• RIC Round I:
• Selection of pre-seed and seed startups after 1 month of training.
• Release of Funds (Seed Stage):
• Release of the first instalment to selected seed stage startups.
• Incubation Workshop:
• Participants attend a 15-day incubation workshop.
• Review and Approval:
• Review the progress of startups and approval for the second instalment by SIC (Startup Incubation Committee), along with compilation of progress report and Utilization Certificate (UC).
• Release of Second Instalment:
• Release the second instalment to the selected seed stage startups.
• SIC:
• Final fund recommendation / milestone setting by SIC.
• Review:
• Time-to-time RIC meetings to address startup issues (like name change, founder name, milestones, 2nd instalment disbursement problems).

What the funding covers

• Funding: Upto: ₹25 Lakhs

How to apply

1. 1Apply online at https://www.startupgrantsindia.com/ankur-seed-stage-program-icar-circot-r-abi-rkvv-raftaar-236

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