UP Startup Policy 2026: Complete Guide — Incentive Assistance

The Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy, 2026 replaces the 2020 policy (First Amendment 2022) with a larger fund and a new dedicated nodal agency, the UP Startup Mission — an autonomous body under the Societies Registration Act, taking over from UP Electronics Corporation Ltd, under the IT & Electronics Department.

Key incentives

• Startup Fund: ₹1,000 crore for early-stage capital support
• Seed funding: up to ₹15 lakh (raised from ₹7.5 lakh); up to ₹50 lakh for projects of strategic importance
• Prototype grant: up to ₹10 lakh (doubled from the earlier policy)
• Sustenance allowance: ₹20,000/month (raised from ₹17,500), for up to 2 years
• Incubator/accelerator support: capital and operational assistance for setting up and running incubators

Who it's for

• DPIIT-recognised startups meeting the DPIIT age and turnover conditions
• Typically incubated at a state-recognised incubator
• Incubators, accelerators, and Centres of Excellence themselves, which are separately recognised and supported

The policy is sector-agnostic but prioritises emerging technologies aligned with the state's IT, electronics, and AI push.

How we help

The two gating conditions — DPIIT recognition and incubator association — trip up more founders than the funding application itself. We help you get both in place first, then handle the rest:

• Guidance through DPIIT recognition, including the age/turnover eligibility check
• Connecting you with a state-recognised incubator where you don't already have one
• Preparing your seed funding / prototype grant application for the state startup portal
• Checking whether you can also claim MSME or IT policy benefits for dissimilar heads, under the no-duplication rule

Message us your startup stage and what you've built so far, and we'll tell you — free of charge — whether you qualify and what the next step looks like.