DPIIT Issues Operational Guidelines for ₹10,000 Crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to Streamline Capital Deployment

• Startup India FoF 2.0 is a ₹10,000 crore catalytic fund by DPIIT (Min. of Commerce & Industry) to channel capital into startups via SEBI-registered AIFs, with SIDBI as lead implementing agency.
• Successor to the 2016 Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) (₹10,000 cr corpus); shifts emphasis to deep-tech, manufacturing innovation, and early-growth segments.
• Examinable as a flagship of the Startup India ecosystem alongside SISFS and CGSS — GS-III economy & innovation.