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Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0: ₹10,000 crore

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0: ₹10,000 crore (GS3 · Economy, 14 February 2026)
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What happened

  • Cabinet approved Startup India FoF 2.0 with ₹10,000 crore for deep tech, tech manufacturing and early-growth startups [PIB].

Background

  • It mobilises venture capital through AIFs [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Deep tech needs patient money that private VCs often avoid.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Science and technology developments and applications

  1. As per PIB (2026-02-14): cabinet approved Startup India FoF 2.0 with ₹10,000 crore for deep tech, tech manufacturing and early-growth startups.
  2. Deep tech needs patient money that private VCs often avoid.
Quotable data point

Cabinet approved Startup India FoF 2.0 with ₹10,000 crore for deep tech, tech manufacturing and early-growth startups.

PIB: Startup FoF 2.0, 14 Feb 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: FoF.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Corpus of Startup India FoF 2.0

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Startup FoF 2.0, 14 Feb 2026

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