Overview
- Applications open online via the StartupTN portal from December 6 to December 20, 2025.
- Support Equity-linked Grants offer up to ₹15 lakh for Green Tech, Rural Impact and women-led startups, and up to ₹10 lakh for other sectors.
- StartupTN takes a 3% support stake in beneficiary startups and provides mentorship, priority networking access and opportunities to join national and international delegations for one year.
- Eligible applicants must be registered in Tamil Nadu, registered with StartupTN and recognised by the Government of India’s DPIIT.
- The fund targets the early-stage financing gap and has sanctioned support to 169 startups since 2021 for activities such as prototype development and pilot production.