Summary information for district Chennai
District Startup Ecosystem Ranking
1 st
Among all 38 districts in Tamil Nadu
1
Among all 38 districts in Tamil Nadu for AI and ML sector
Startups
6,621
+
4.79%
last 12 mos
Total Jobs
101.29K
Aggregate Revenue
₹45.81B
FY25
112 startups
Total Investment
₹538.51B
+
4.88%
last 12 mos
Total Loan
₹716.45B
Startups with
₹2B+ Investment
41
Incubators
in TN
49
VCs Investing
in TN Startups
671
+
28
last 12 mos
Angels Investing
in TN Startups
605
+
3
last 12 mos
Startups Incorporated
Top-10 Sectors of Startups
Startups by Age
Aggregate Startup Revenues
Investment from Equity Funding
Capital from Debt Funding
Startups by Funding Stage
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 | Chennai | 2008 | Series D and above | ₹67.91B | ₹187.43B (2022) | — | 360 | 2 | |
| 2 | Chennai | 2010 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 4 | ||||
| 3 | Chennai | 2015 | Series D and above | ₹36.00B | ₹53.61B (2022) | ₹6.39B | 220 | 28 | |
| 4 | Chennai | 2010 | Series B | ₹34.69B | ₹34.69B (2019) | ₹23.11B | — | — | |
| 5 | Chennai | 2012 | Series D and above | ₹34.65B | ₹261.73B (2022) | — | 769 | — | |
1 - 5 out of 41 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 | Chennai | 2008 | Series D and above | ₹67.91B | ₹187.43B (2022) | — | 360 | 2 | |
| 2 | Chennai | 2010 | IPO | Public company — kindly refer market data for real-time information | 4 | ||||
| 3 | Chennai | 2015 | Series D and above | ₹36.00B | ₹53.61B (2022) | ₹6.39B | 220 | 28 | |
| 4 | Chennai | 2010 | Series B | ₹34.69B | ₹34.69B (2019) | ₹23.11B | — | — | |
| 5 | Chennai | 2012 | Series D and above | ₹34.65B | ₹261.73B (2022) | — | 769 | — | |
1 - 5 out of 6,621 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 | Chennai | 2001 | 190 | 5C Network, A23 Games and 188 more | |
| 4 | Chennai | — | 132 | 60Plus India, APPLOGIQ and 130 more | |
| 5 | Chennai | 2013 | 75 | 365 DAYS EVENT, AIRTRIGGER and 73 more |
1 - 5 out of 49 Incubators
Government Schemes which supported Startups
| Sl No. | Government Scheme | No. of Startups | Startups Supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 259 | 3I MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2022), A.K.N FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2023) and 257 more | |
| 2 | 77 | Abhinava Rizel (in 2021), Al-Zira Technology (in 2024) and 75 more | |
| 3 | 74 | 60Plus India (in 2022, 2021), 70MM Digiverse (in 2022) and 72 more | |
| 4 | 56 | ARQONZ GLOBAL PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2022), Abhinava Rizel (in 2022) and 54 more | |
| 5 | 35 | AATHMA PRANAVAAYU (in 2022), Aeronero Solutions (in 2022) and 33 more |
1 - 5 out of 52 Government Schemes
Angels who invested in Startups
| Sl No. | Angel Name | No. of Startups | Startups Invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Ameex Technologies (in 2022), Atsuya Technologies (in 2022) and 28 more | |
| 2 | 9 | Frilp (in 2014), GoBumpr (in 2017, 2014) and 7 more | |
| 3 | 7 | DIGINOOR (in 2022), Fego.ai (in 2021) and 5 more | |
| 4 | 6 | BACKSPACE TECH (in 2022), CloudBankIN (in 2023) and 4 more | |
| 5 | 6 | BACKSPACE TECH (in 2022), Fego.ai (in 2021) and 4 more |
1 - 5 out of 605 Angels
VCs who invested in Startups
| Sl No. | VC Name | No. of Startups | Startups Invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Appiyo (in 2018), CHAI KINGS (in 2020, 2018) and 16 more | |
| 2 | 18 | Aerostrovilos Energy (in 2018), BLUESINQ (in 2019) and 16 more | |
| 3 | 16 | Chargebee (in 2022), Chosen (in 2024) and 14 more | |
| 4 | 12 | AgniKul Cosmos (in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019), BigFday (in 2019) and 10 more | |
| 5 | 11 | AgniKul Cosmos (in 2023, 2021, 2020), Fieldproxy (in 2022, 2021) and 9 more |
1 - 5 out of 671 VCs
Banks & FIs which supported Startups
| Sl No. | Institution | No. of Startups | Startups Supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 260 | A.K.N FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2024), A.T.K.S. Enterprises Private Limited (in 2023) and 258 more | |
| 2 | 127 | A.P. CONSTRUCTION (in 2014), AABON SMIT ALLOYS PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2021) and 125 more | |
| 3 | 92 | AGENIC FOODS AND PRODUCTS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2023), ALGAVISTA GREENTECH PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2021, 2020) and 90 more | |
| 4 | 80 | A&A DUKAAN FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2026), AGNOSHIN TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2021) and 78 more | |
| 5 | 54 | AFABLEZ SEMICONDUCTOR PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2018), ALPHACAP TRADE PLATFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (in 2025) and 52 more |
1 - 5 out of 215 Banks & Institutions
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