Every resource founders actually use, in one library.

What founders use most, ranked by how many answers lean on it.

1. This is the official portal for grant-in-aid up to INR 25 lakh (seed) and INR 5 lakh (idea stage) routed through a network of... Government of India Tool · 15 min read · Starting Up RKVY-RAFTAAR Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Programme Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
2. This is the one scheme built for the exact moment you describe: an idea and no company. NIDHI-PRAYAS funds up to 10 lakh to... NIDHI, Government of India Tool · portal page · Starting Up NIDHI-PRAYAS: Proof-of-Concept Grant for Young Innovators (DST) Department of Science and Technology (NIDHI Programme)
3. This is the single directory that saves you from chasing scattered scheme pages: 107 pages, written by DPIIT itself, mapping... Startup India Template · 107-page PDF · Starting Up Playbook of Government Schemes and Initiatives for Startups (June 2026) DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
4. This is the benchmark to hold any private accelerator against. Under SISFS the government routes money to you THROUGH... Startup India (Seed Fund portal) Tool · portal · Starting Up About the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) DPIIT, Government of India
5. This is the government's own live map of 73 BIRAC-backed bioincubators, the exact specialized programs a biotech, healthtech,... BIRAC (Government of India) Tool · browse · Starting Up BIRAC BioNEST: Directory of India's Bioincubators Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC)
6. Once you know you want a specialized program, this is where you filter for it: a live India directory of accelerators and... Startup Grants India Tool · browse · Starting Up Startup Grants India: Accelerator and Incubator Directory by Sector Startup Grants India
7. This is the technical compliance matrix craft laid out concretely: read the tender line by line, flag every 'shall/must/will'... Responsive Template · 15 min read · Starting Up Proposal Compliance Matrix Guide: Tips, Template & Examples Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
8. This is the live portal for the single best state-startup buying channel in India, and it is proof of the state-first thesis: a... Kerala Startup Mission Tool · 20 min explore · Starting Up Government as a Marketplace, Kerala Startup Mission Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)
9. This is the free base layer for central tenders, not a blog about it. Every central ministry, department, and CPSE tender worth... Central Public Procurement Portal, Government of India Tool · portal, set up in one sitting · Starting Up Central Public Procurement Portal (eprocure.gov.in): search, save, and track central tenders National Informatics Centre
10. Your answer says to give the deal a mutual close plan with dates and named owners, and this is the concrete artifact for it: a... Dock Template · 12 min read · Starting Up Mutual Action Plans 101: Tips, Tools, and Templates (with free template) Dock
11. This is the rare guide that hands you the exact copy you need, not just theory: a 'quote kit' email with the subject line... Do What Matter Template · 15 min read · Starting Up B2B Case Study Template: Proof That Sells (with a quote kit and permission email) Do What Matter editorial team
12. Most privacy policy generators are US-shaped (GDPR or CCPA) and bolt India on as an afterthought. PriView is built India-first... IDfy Tool · 15 min to generate · Starting Up PriView: Free Privacy Notice Generator (by DSCI and Privy/IDfy) DSCI and Privy by IDfy
13. This is the template to start from instead of copy-pasting a big-company policy. It walks all 13 sections a DPDP-compliant... DPDPA.com Template · 25 min read · Starting Up How to Draft a DPDPA-Compliant Privacy Policy: Template and Section-by-Section Guide DPDPA.com editorial
14. A second, lighter India-specific template if the DPDPA.com one feels heavy for a v1. It is a ready-to-adapt privacy policy... Arohana Legal Template · 15 min read · Starting Up Startup Privacy Policy: Elements and Template Arohana Legal
15. This is the actual filing portal, not a summary of it. India joined the Madrid System in 2013, so from your existing Indian... WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Tool · 20 min read · Starting Up The Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks WIPO
16. Real, downloadable license agreements from one of the most active tech-transfer offices in the world, including both an... Harvard OTD Template · reference · Starting Up Sample Licensing Agreements (Exclusive and Non-Exclusive) Harvard Office of Technology Development
17. India-founded (Bengaluru) and thick with Indian operators who solved your exact problem recently: growth leads, founder-led... Topmate Tool · tool · Starting Up Topmate: book 1:1 time with operators and functional experts Ankit Agarwal and Dinesh Singh
18. Where FAST is the one-pager, this spells out the exit mechanics in plain clause language you can lift: either party terminates... Promise Legal Template · copy-paste template + notes · Starting Up Startup Advisor Agreement Template (FAST-Style, 2025) Promise Legal
19. The clearest example of a globally networked program you can join from India without moving: a 6-month residency in Bengaluru... South Park Commons Tool · 6 min read · Starting Up South Park Commons India South Park Commons
20. A ready-to-use set of interview scripts (discovery, validation, and jobs-to-be-done) with probing questions built in, so you... CleverX Template · 1 to 2 pages · Starting Up User Interview Script Template CleverX
21. A discovery-focused interview template that keeps questions on behaviours and experiences rather than reactions to your... Great Question Template · 1 to 2 pages · Starting Up Customer Discovery Interview Template Great Question
22. Often your first product does not need code, and a shared Notion page or database can stand in as the whole thing while you... notion.com Tool · Starting Up Notion notion.com
23. A structured, free program that reverse-engineers how B2B startups actually find product-market fit, built from patterns across... First Round Course · multi-part guide · Starting Up The PMF Method First Round
24. A structured how-to you can follow, covering when to run a Wizard of Oz test, the steps, the tools, and the pros and cons.... Learning Loop Template · Starting Up Wizard of Oz Experiment (play) Learning Loop

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