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SISFSRTI-backed2 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
What SISFS disbursement actually takes
The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme is real money. The timeline to see it is the part nobody plans for. We mapped it.
The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) is one of the better instruments available to early founders. It is also slower than most plans assume.
The number that matters
Across the responses we gathered, the median time from selection to meaningful disbursement clustered around a year and a half. If your runway math assumes the money arrives when the letter does, you have a problem the letter won't solve.
Plan for the gap. Bridge it. Don't let a yes on paper become a no in your bank account.
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