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Startup Fund 2.0 launched with focus on hi-tech sector
Financial Express Mumbai
|April 14, 2026
THE %10,000 CRORE second Startup India Fund of Funds (FoF 2.0) has been operationalised, adopting a segmented approach to promote innovation and support downstream funds tailored to deep tech, tech-driven innovative manufacturing, and early-stage startups developing new technologies or services.
Approved on February 14 and officially notified on Monday, FoF 2.0 differs from its predecessor in several key aspects.
Notably, it will involve more than one implementing agency.While the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), which managed the first Fund of Funds, will continue its role, the inclusion of additional implementing agencies aims to build institutional capacity to manage such schemes.
This story is from the April 14, 2026 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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