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Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 notified with ₹10,000 crore

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 notified with ₹10,000 crore (GS3 · Startups, 13 April 2026)

What happened

  • FoF 2.0 with ₹10,000 crore corpus was notified to support deep tech, early growth-stage and innovative manufacturing startups [PIB].

Background

  • Operational guidelines followed on 25 April (SIDBI via AIFs).

Why it matters

  • Deep tech needs money that waits years for returns, which the fund is meant to supply.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2026-04-13): foF 2.0 with ₹10,000 crore corpus was notified to support deep tech, early growth-stage and innovative manufacturing startups.
  2. Deep tech needs money that waits years for returns, which the fund is meant to supply.
Quotable data point

FoF 2.0 with ₹10,000 crore corpus was notified to support deep tech, early growth-stage and innovative manufacturing startups.

PIB: DPIIT: FoF 2.0 notified, 13 Apr 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: FoF.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Corpus

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Focus includes

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Notified on

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerMSMEs in India: New Definition, Share in GDP and Jobs, Udyam, Key Schemes (CGTMSE, PMEGP, TReDS), Problems and Reforms (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: DPIIT: FoF 2.0 notified, 13 Apr 2026

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