A Step-Up SIP calculator (also called a Top-Up SIP calculator) is an online financial tool that estimates the future corpus of a Systematic Investment Plan where the monthly contribution amount is increased by a fixed percentage or fixed rupee amount at regular intervals — typically annually. This models the real-world behaviour of salaried investors who receive annual salary increments and choose to increase their SIP contribution proportionately. For example, starting with a ₹10,000 monthly SIP and stepping up by 10% annually means the second year's contribution becomes ₹11,000 per month, ₹12,100 in year three, and so on. The step-up SIP calculator compares this growing contribution scenario against a flat SIP of the same initial amount — dramatically showing how even modest annual increases in contribution significantly accelerate corpus growth through the combined effect of higher contributions and compounding. In India, where middle-class incomes grow at 8% to 12% annually, the step-up SIP is considered the most practical approach to long-term wealth creation — it naturally aligns investment capacity with income growth rather than requiring a large starting commitment. Ventura's step-up SIP calculator helps investors see the precise difference a 10% or 15% annual step-up makes over a 15 to 20-year SIP horizon, making the case for incrementally increasing contributions each year.