On August 8, 2026, DPIIT signed five strategic MoUs with Cashfree Payments, Vultr India, Cars24, Darwin Dynamics and the Council for Startup India. DPIIT-recognised startups get preferential digital-payment onboarding and commercial benefits from Cashfree, cloud credits plus preferential pricing and technical training from Vultr, and mentorship, investment facilitation and global-market access from the other partners.
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DPIIT signs 5 MoUs giving DPIIT-recognised startups payments, cloud and investment perks
Why this matters for founders
If you hold DPIIT recognition, apply through the Startup India portal for the new Cashfree payments onboarding and Vultr cloud credits to cut early infrastructure costs; unrecognised founders should complete DPIIT registration first to unlock these partner benefits.
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