DPIIT issued operational guidelines on April 27, 2026 for the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0, a Rs 10,000 crore (about US$1.08 billion) corpus run initially by SIDBI. The fund commits to SEBI-registered Category I and II Alternative Investment Funds, which in turn invest in DPIIT-recognised startups.
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India operationalizes Rs 10,000 crore Startup Fund of Funds 2.0 through SIDBI
Why this matters for founders
Founders raising in India should target AIFs backed by FoF 2.0, and international founders eyeing the market can use it as a signal of deepening local capital supply.
Source: IBEF
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