Overview
- The initiative was unveiled by Tamil Nadu IT Minister Dr Palanivel Thiagarajan at the TN Global Startup Summit in Chennai.
- CREST at IIT Madras developed the platform in collaboration with YNOS, a startup incubated at the institute.
- The database lists over 2.75 lakh startups along with thousands of angel investors, venture capital firms, incubators, banks, and government schemes.
- Users receive complimentary credits to explore profiles before shifting to a micro-payment model that lowers costs for founders outside major hubs.
- IIT Madras says the effort tackles information asymmetry to help students, researchers, and first-time founders, and describes it as India’s first independent digital platform for startups.