Your guide to the startup journey
starts here

To create a world-class startup ecosystem in the state through strategic investment and policy
interventions leveraging the robust innovation climate in Bengaluru.

Introduction

Why this guide?

  • Fostering strong partnerships between R&D institutions and Industry
  • Providing early stage/Idea2PoC (Proof of Concept) funding
  • Creating incubation infrastructure through PPP
  • Providing State support in the form of incentives and concessions
  • Encouraging entrepreneurship at school/college level through NAIN (New Age Incubation Network)
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The overview

Startup Registration Process

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Incorporate
your company

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Register your
company to
Startup Karnataka

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Generate
Registration
Certificate

Your first step

How to Incorporate your company

Check if your company name is already taken

Incorporating a company through Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company electronically (SPICe -INC-32), with eMoA (INC-33), eAOA (INC-34), is the default option and most companies are required to be incorporated through SPICe.

Check availabitlity
check availability

Check if your company name is already taken

Incorporating a company through Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company electronically (SPICe -INC-32), with eMoA (INC-33), eAOA (INC-34), is the default option and most companies are required to be incorporated through SPICe.

Create MCA Account
check availability

Check if your company name is already taken

Incorporating a company through Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company electronically (SPICe -INC-32), with eMoA (INC-33), eAOA (INC-34), is the default option and most companies are required to be incorporated through SPICe.

Register Your Company
check availability
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Register your Company

Register to Startup Karnataka

The facilitation under the Startup policy is intended for only technology based startups, i.e. one that creates a technology based service or product or uses technology for enhancing functionality or reach of an existing product or service.

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Mentors

The purpose of a mentor is to help you excel in your career and become the best version of yourself. This may involve helping you achieve your goals, introducing you to new ways of thinking, challenging your limiting assumptions, teaching you life lessons, and much more.

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Investors

Allocates capital with the expectation of a future financial return (profit) or to gain an advantage, someone who provides a business with capital and someone who buys a stock are both investors. It is in contrast with a speculator who is willing to invest in a risky asset with the hopes of getting a higher profit

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Incubators

Organization that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses by providing a full scale range of services starting with management training and office space and ending with venture capital financing.

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State Level Approval

Want to Setup or Operate a Business in Karnataka ? Find Here

Want to setup or operate your company in Karnataka? Fill in the information wizard and it will show you the path.

Want to Exit a Business? Find Here

Do you want to exit your company or get it converted? Click here to make it happen.

Want to apply for Self Certification / Third Party Certification under Labour Laws?

Want to understand and apply for various labour laws? Click here and self certify yourself under Integrated Periodic Returns Scheme 2016

Disclaimer: The list is exhaustive in nature for Startups. All the approvals & clearances mentioned on the website are as per the concerned Departments / Ministries publication and updated till date.

Booster Kit

Startup Karnataka Booster Kit

We’ve partnered with some of the major technology players to assist you in your startup journey.

A power packed collection of software tools and services available at a special price tailor made to cater to the needs of young startups. The Startup Karnataka Booster Kit is available to all startups registered with the Karnataka Startup Cell.

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Common questions

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