Startups Data: Year, State and Industry wise number of Startups Recognized by the DPIIT (as of May, 2026)
This dataset consists of state and industry wise number of startups that gained DPIIT's recognition since inception in 2016.
Note: According to DPIIT‚ As per the Manual for Procurement of Consultancy and other services, an entity should not have completed ten years from the date of its incorporation/registration and its turnover for any of the financial years since incorporation/registration should not have exceeded one hundred crore rupees to get recognized as startup by the department. This recognition is necessary to avail the benefits under various schemes and seek assistance of the government.
Startups Data: Year, State and Industry wise number of Startups Recognized by the DPIIT (as of May, 2026)
This dataset consists of state and industry wise number of startups that gained DPIIT's recognition since inception in 2016.
Note: According to DPIIT‚ As per the Manual for Procurement of Consultancy and other services, an entity should not have completed ten years from the date of its incorporation/registration and its turnover for any of the financial years since incorporation/registration should not have exceeded one hundred crore rupees to get recognized as startup by the department. This recognition is necessary to avail the benefits under various schemes and seek assistance of the government.
The calendar year to which the startup recognition figures pertain.
state
String
36
9932
The Indian state or union territory where the recognized startups are registered or located.
industry
String
56
9932
The industry sector or business domain in which the recognized startups operate.
startups_ recognized
Int64
290
9932
The number of startups recognized in the given state, industry, and year.
unit
String
1
9932
The unit of measurement for the reported figures, indicating startups recognized expressed in absolute numbers.
note
String
2
1358
Supplementary note providing the as-of date or other caveats applicable to the startups recognized data.
Citation
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. (2026). Startups Data: Year, State and Industry wise number of Startups Recognized by the DPIIT (as of May, 2026) [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/15737
