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Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0: ₹10,000 Crore Corpus

16 February 20261 min read
GOVERNMENT SCHEMESStartup India Fundof Funds 2.0:₹10,000 CroreCorpus16 February 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The Union Cabinet cleared FFS 2.0, a ₹10,000 crore second round of the Startup India Fund of Funds Scheme, mainly for manufacturing and high-tech startups.

Key facts

  • Corpus: ₹10,000 crore, announced in Union Budget 2025–26.
  • Priority areas: deep tech, advanced manufacturing, early-stage innovation and breakthrough technologies.
  • Goal: patient, long-term capital for innovation-led startups.

About the Fund of Funds Scheme

  • Started: 2016, under Startup India.
  • Purpose: to catalyse venture capital investment in startups.
  • Operating agency: SIDBI.
  • Route: government money flows via SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), which then back startups.

Exam angle

  • Related terms: AIF, deep tech, fund of funds.

Test yourself

1. Which institution is the operating agency of the Startup India Fund of Funds Scheme?

SIDBI operates the scheme.

2. What is the corpus approved for FFS 2.0?

The Cabinet approved a ₹10,000 crore corpus.

3. Under the Fund of Funds mechanism, AIFs must invest at least how much of the amount received into startups?

They must invest at least twice what they receive.

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