The policy lays out a roadmap to create incubators, support startups, and attract investment across Uttar Pradesh. It defines targets, incentives, and institutional support (state departments, incubators and CoEs) to help startups grow and create jobs.
UP Startup Policy 2020 (Amended 2022) is the Uttar Pradesh state plan to build a strong startup ecosystem with incubation, funding support and Centres of Excellence; it was notified for a five‑year period and remains the active policy during that term.
What the policy is
The policy lays out a roadmap to create incubators, support startups, and attract investment across Uttar Pradesh. It defines targets, incentives, and institutional support (state departments, incubators and CoEs) to help startups grow and create jobs.
Big targets and goals
- Create 10,000+ startups and develop 1 million sq ft of incubation/acceleration space.
- Establish 100 incubators (aiming for at least one per district) and several Centres of Excellence to support sectoral innovation.
Main benefits for startups
- Incubation support: access to workspace, mentors and technical help.
- Financial support and incentives: grants, seed support and state‑level schemes routed through incubators and programs.
- Market & investor access: events, investor connects and help to scale.
- Skill building and CoE access: training, labs and sector expertise from Centres of Excellence.
Who is eligible
- Startups incorporated and operating in Uttar Pradesh that meet the policy’s definition and criteria.
- Early‑stage and growth startups that can show a product/idea, team and plan to scale.
- Specific schemes under the policy may have extra conditions (sector, stage, or incubator selection).
Documents you’ll typically need
- Company papers: Certificate of Incorporation, PAN, GST (if applicable).
- Startup recognition: any state or central recognition documents (if required by a specific call).
- Founders’ KYC: Aadhaar, PAN, CVs.
- Project documents: short pitch deck, project plan, budget, milestones, bank statements, IP docs (if any).
Simple step‑by‑step process
- Read the policy summary on the official StartinUP / Invest UP pages to find current calls and incubator lists.
- Choose a registered incubator or CoE near you and check its open calls.
- Prepare a short pitch deck (problem, solution, team, ask, milestones, budget).
- Submit application to the incubator or via the portal as instructed.
- Incubator evaluates and mentors; if selected, funds/support are disbursed and milestones monitored.
