find out the best ways to source money for your venture as per its growth stage this deluge has lasted several years but no ones complaining it has been raining start ups in india for the past 34 years and in fact india ranks fifth in the world in terms of startups with nearly 3100 currently in operation in tandem with the surging enterprise funds are flowing in like never before and the country is buzzing with optionsventure capitalists angel investors incubators and banks currently the number of active investors in the country include 172 vcs 43 angel investors and 48 incubators as much as 475 billion of vc funding came through in 2014 and it has already touched 318 billion in 2015 according to venture intelligence and tracxn two vc tracking firms so how do you go about securing the muchneeded funds for your starup we list six options that you can tapincubators these setups precede the seed funding stage and help the entrepreneur develop a business idea or make a prototype by providing resources and services in exchange for an equity stake ranging from 210 incubators offer office space administrative support legal compliances management training mentoring and access to industry experts as well as to funding through angel investors or vcs most dont offer funding but make up for it by providing logistics and external support so that the entrepreneur can focus on work without worrying about the nittygritty says devashish chakravarty an iimahmedabad alumnus and director executive search quezxcom which provides recruitment for startups these are usually governmentsupported institutes like the iims or iits technical institutes or private business incubators run by industry veterans or companies the incubation period can be 23 years and admission is rigorousone has to provide an application to such programmes and is accepted depending on the quality of idea or other conditions specific to the institutesome of the top options in india include iimbangalore nsrcel microsoft accelerator and iitkanpur siic angel investors the first stage of actual funding to get your idea off the workshop and into the market is called seed funding the funds for this stage are usually secured by entrepreneurs from their own savings or loans from family and friendshowever you can also get it from angel investors or crowdfunding since not many investors and vcs are willing to fund a concept that has not acquired critical mass or traction angel investors are usually individuals or a group of industry professionals who are willing to fund your venture in return for an equity stakethe amounts can range from 5 lakh to 3 crore and are not as high as those provided by vcs since the risk level at this stage is high team timing and potential market size are the three key things i look at in startups says anupam mittal among indias top 10 angels you also need to research and tap the angels who are active in your sectorsome may be active in technology and