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Summary information for All Sectors

Startups

21,555

+ 5.04%
last 12 mos

Total Jobs

184.30K

Aggregate Revenue

₹76.90B

 FY25 
208 startups

Total Investment

₹729.41B

+ 4.47%
last 12 mos

Total Loan

₹856.26B

Startups with
₹2B+ Investment

51

Incubators
in TN

229

VCs Investing
in TN Startups

820

+ 40 
last 12 mos

Angels Investing
in TN Startups

785

+ 6 
last 12 mos

Patents

1,975

Startup Landscape in Tamil Nadu

Startups Incorporated

2016201820202022202405001000150020002500
Year of IncorporationNo. of Startups

Top-10 Sectors of Startups

Business Support ServicesManufacturingInformation TechnologySoftwareHealth-TechClean-TechProfessional ServicesFood and BeverageEdu-TechCommerce and Shopping

Startups by Age

< 11 - 33 - 55 - 77 - 10≥ 10010002000300040005000
Age of the Startup (Years)No. of Startups

Aggregate Startup Revenues

FY16FY18FY20FY22FY24050100150200250300350
Amount (in ₹ Billion)

Investment from Equity Funding

20162018202020222024050100150200250
Amount (in ₹ Billion)

Capital from Debt Funding

20162018202020222024050100150200250
Amount (in ₹ Billion)

Startups by Funding Stage

Pre-SeedSeedSeries ASeries BSeries CSeries D& aboveIPO050100150
No. of Startups

Comparative View of Districts

Sl No. District Startups Till Date Last 3 Year CAGR Total Incubators No. of Angels No. of VCs Funded Startups Aggregate Funding Loan Funded Startups Aggregate Loan
1 Chennai 6,621
 11.71%
49 605 671 12.05% ₹538.51B 12.94% ₹716.45B
2 Coimbatore 2,254
 15.62%
43 110 80 9.94% ₹18.85B 13.58% ₹34.40B
3 Chengalpattu 1,808
 14.79%
23 94 84 8.57% ₹12.30B 9.68% ₹22.60B
4 Thiruvallur 1,414
 16.09%
13 46 59 9.76% ₹15.66B 14.07% ₹18.44B
5 Kanchipuram 631
 17.05%
9 11 33 9.83% ₹24.23B 14.10% ₹5.86B
1 - 5 out of 38 Districts

Startups that have raised ₹2B or more

Sl No. Startup Name District Founded Year Startup Status Total Funding Latest Available Valuation Total Loan No. of Jobs No. of Patents
1 Tirunelveli 2022 Seed ₹112.09B — — — —
2 Chennai 2008 Series D and above ₹67.91B ₹187.43B (2022) — 360 2
3 Chennai 2010 IPO Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information 4
4 Chennai 2015 Series D and above ₹36.00B ₹53.61B (2022) ₹6.39B 220 28
5 Chennai 2010 Series B ₹34.69B ₹34.69B (2019) ₹23.11B — —
1 - 5 out of 51 Startups

List of all Startups

Sl No. Startup Name District Founded Year Startup Status Total Funding Latest Available Valuation Total Loan No. of Jobs No. of Patents
1 Tirunelveli 2022 Seed ₹112.09B — — — —
2 Chennai 2008 Series D and above ₹67.91B ₹187.43B (2022) — 360 2
3 Chennai 2010 IPO Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information 4
4 Chennai 2015 Series D and above ₹36.00B ₹53.61B (2022) ₹6.39B 220 28
5 Chennai 2010 Series B ₹34.69B ₹34.69B (2019) ₹23.11B — —
1 - 5 out of 21,555 Startups

List of all Incubators

Sl No. Incubator Name District Founded Year No. of Startups Startups Supported
1 Chennai 2021 875 20INFINITY.IN, 24MIXEDFRUITS CCD CONSULTING and 873 more
2 Chennai 2013 371 1000 FARMS AGRITECH, 1000Lookz and 369 more
3 Chengalpattu — 272 24Car Care, 2M Biotec and 270 more
4 Chengalpattu — 205 60Plus India, AASVA TECHNOLOGIES and 203 more
5 Chennai 2001 190 5C Network, A23 Games and 188 more
1 - 5 out of 229 Incubators

Government Schemes which supported Startups

Sl No. Government Scheme No. of Startups Startups Supported
1 564 3I MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2022), A Toddler Thing (in 2023) and 562 more
2 227 60Plus India (in 2022, 2021), 70MM Digiverse (in 2022) and 225 more
3 198 AASVA TECHNOLOGIES (in 2022), ATIUM Sports (in 2024) and 196 more
4 95 AJNA LABS PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2022), ARQONZ GLOBAL PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2022) and 93 more
5 86 AA MILLET FOODS AND ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2024), AADHIYARAN AGRARIAN SERVICES (in 2021) and 84 more
1 - 5 out of 60 Government Schemes

Angels who invested in Startups

Sl No. Angel Name No. of Startups Startups Invested
1 36 Ameex Technologies (in 2022), Atsuya Technologies (in 2022) and 34 more
2 12 Frilp (in 2014), GoBumpr (in 2017, 2014) and 10 more
3 9 BACKSPACE TECH (in 2022), CloudBankIN (in 2023) and 7 more
4 8 BACKSPACE TECH (in 2022), Cookr (in 2023) and 6 more
5 7 DIGINOOR (in 2022), Fego.ai (in 2021) and 5 more
1 - 5 out of 785 Angels

VCs who invested in Startups

Sl No. VC Name No. of Startups Startups Invested
1 25 A Toddler Thing (in 2023), Appiyo (in 2018) and 23 more
2 22 Aerostrovilos Energy (in 2018), BLUESINQ (in 2019) and 20 more
3 20 Amogha Polymers (in 2017, 2016), Aqgromalin (in 2021) and 18 more
4 14 Buyofuel (in 2022, 2021), Cercle X (in 2022) and 12 more
5 14 AgniKul Cosmos (in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019), BigFday (in 2019) and 12 more
1 - 5 out of 820 VCs

Banks & FIs which supported Startups

Sl No. Institution No. of Startups Startups Supported
1 584 3N Health Foods (in 2023), A Toddler Thing (in 2020) and 582 more
2 300 153 FISHES TECH SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2023), A.P. CONSTRUCTION (in 2014) and 298 more
3 195 4S REFRACTORIES PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2025), ACMECS HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2023) and 193 more
4 190 A Toddler Thing (in 2023), A&A DUKAAN FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2026) and 188 more
5 162 3DE TECHNOLOGY PROTOTYPE SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LTD (in 2021), AEROTEK NXTGEN PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2023) and 160 more
1 - 5 out of 254 Banks & Institutions
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