INCUBATORS AND ACCELERATORS
Incubators and accelerators support startups in their journey towards scalability
From aspiring founders to early stage startups, the vision is to scale fast. When an entrepreneur is inducted into an incubation or accelerator program, he or she becomes part of a community enabling learning
Incubators
Private sector involvement in incubation has grown, with almost half of the active incubators in the country are run either by educational institutions or corporates. These incubators offer access to a wide network of mentors from the institutions and industry, while also offering more practical support such as software, tools, free office space and infrastructure.
StartupTN is conducting Incubation Management Training programs with the objective of strengthening the incubation ecosystem in Tamil Nadu.
Scaleup Incubator
Tamil Nadu has built a thriving start-up ecosystem by supporting Incubators which has helped create a steady stream for new innovative ideas and startups. These incubators provide a vital starting point for entrepreneurs to learn about various aspects of startups and also help them in taking the first steps towards creating ventures. TamilNadu’s vibrant startup ecosystem has 80+Incubators, which is the largest in the country.
State Supported Incubators
Following are Incubators established/upgraded/supported through State Government EDII-TN, STPI and TANSIM
EDII - Killikulam Agribusiness Incubation Forum
Thoothukudi
Focused Sector : Organic Farming, Millets & Minor Millets, Banana & its value addition, Urban Farming, Mushroom Production, Food Processing, Palm & its value addition, Bio-inputs and Bio Fertilizer Production, AI& IoT Applications
Contact :
Email : ceokabif@gmail.com
Mobile : 9487631465
EDII - Marine Products Business Incubation Forum
Thoothukudi
Focused Sector : Value Added Marine Products
Contact :
Email : mpbiffcri@gmail.com
Mobile : 9585132866
EDII - Mettupalayam Agro Forestry Business Incubation Forum
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : Agroforestry
Contact :
Email : agroforestrybif@gmail.com
Mobile : 9043283634
EDII - Anna Business Incubation Research Foundation
Tiruchirappalli
Focused Sector : Healthcare & Industry 4.0
Contact :
Email : edii.abirf@gmail.com
Mobile : 9159431238
Annamalai Innovation and Incubation Research Center - EDII
Cuddalore
Focused Sector : Advanced Manufacturing, Water and Environmental Technology, Life Sciences
Contact :
Email : ceo@aiirf.com
Mobile : 9176608820
EDII – Periyakulam Horti Business Incubation Forum
Theni
Focused Sector : Agriculture
Contact :
Email : ceo@ediiphbif.org
Mobile : 9361921828
EDII - Trichy Agribusiness Incubation Forum
Trichy
Focused Sector : 1. Farm Level Innovators 2. Food Product Developers 3. Agricultural Engineering
Contact :
Email : j.saravanan93@gmail.com
Mobile : 9655993414
Periyar University Business Incubation Confederation
Salem
Focused Sector : Food science and Nutrition, Sustainable development goals
Contact :
Email : pubics@periyaruniversity.ac.in
Mobile : 9940760153
Veterinary Incubation Forum @ TANUVAS
Tiruvallur
Focused Sector : Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Contact :
Email : viftanuvas@gmail.com
Mobile : 9486949407
NABARD Madurai Agribusiness Incubation Forum (MABIF)
Madurai
Focused Sector : Food & Agribusiness
Contact :
Email : ceo@mabif.com
Mobile : 9942885642
ABIS
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : Agri & Allied
Contact :
Email : tbi-abis@tnau.ac.in
Mobile : 7598134908
ACIC Mar Ephraem Incubation Forum
Kanyakumari
Focused Sector : Agri Tech, Manufacturing, Automation, Clean Energy
Contact :
Email : acicmarephraem@gmail.com
Mobile : 9443483072
CODISSIA Defence Innovation and Atal Incubation Centre
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : Innovative products having dual application (Defence & Commercial)
Contact :
Email : info@cdiic.in
Mobile : 9629645582
Crescent Innovation and Incubation Council
Chengalpattu
Focused Sector : Life Science, Industry 4.0, Smart & Clean Mobility
Contact :
Email : ceociic@crescent.education
Mobile : 9551076617
Ganesan incubation and entrepreneurship center
Chennai
Focused Sector : Medical, SDG, rural entrepreneurship
Contact :
Email : ceo.giec@avit.ac.in
Mobile : 9710520522
Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women Society
Kanchipuram
Focused Sector : Life Science, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Medical device
Contact :
Email : gm@biotechpark.co.in
Mobile : 9444346362
MaDeIT Innovation Foundation
Chennai
Focused Sector : Manufacturing, Automotive, Med Tech, Agri Tech, Clean Tech
Contact :
Email : ceo_madeit@iiitdm.ac.in
Mobile : 9962608335
MCC-MRF Innovation Park
Chengalpattu
Focused Sector : Climate Change
Contact :
Email : aarthiram14@gmail.com
Mobile : 9500043856
Milleniel PSY - CFIE Incubation Centre
Sivaganga
Focused Sector : Agriculture, EV, IoT
Contact :
Email : manisubbu07@gmail.com
Mobile : 9894828127
Sathyabama TBI
Chennai
Focused Sector : Blue Economy, Sustainability and Manufacturing
Contact :
Email : gautham.tbi@sathyabama.ac.in
Mobile : 8754804242
Other Incubators
ACIC-K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology Incubation Foundation
K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology
Contact :
Email : principal@ksrct.ac.in
Mobile : 9487088678
Agile Business Incubation Centre
KGiSL Educational Institutions
Contact :
Email : sivaraghavi.s@kgcas.com
Mobile : 9842486037
AIC Anna University Incubation Foundation
Chennai
Focused Sector : Industry 4.0
Contact :
Email : ceo@annaincubator.org
Mobile : 7299085045
AIC NIFTTEA Incubation Centre for Textiles and Apparels
Tiruppur
Focused Sector : Textiles and Apparels
Contact :
Email : aic@nifttea.in
Mobile : 9965577994
AIC-Great Lakes Balachandran Incubator (AGBI)
Chengalpattu
Focused Sector : AIML, Deep Tech
Contact :
Email : ceo-agbi@agbinc.in
Mobile : 9980003627
AIC RAISE Business Incubation Centre
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : SDG
Contact :
Email : ceo@aicraise.com
Mobile : 7708019222
AIHT Business Incubation Foundation
Chennai
Focused Sector : ML Based Systems, Embedded and Robotics Systems and VLSI
Contact :
Email : logeshwaranr.ece@aiht.ac.in
Mobile : 9994748927
Association of Bio-Inspired Leaders & Entrepreneurs at SASTRA-TBI(ABLEST)
Thanjavur
Focused Sector : Bio Technology
Contact :
Email : ceo.ablest@sastra.ac.in
Mobile : 9443309910
BIRAC EYUVA Centre @ PSGRKCW
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women
Contact :
Email : rijesh@psgrkcw.ac.in
Mobile : 8943502852
Bon Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Center (BIEDC)
Focused Sector : Bon Secours College for Women
Contact :
Email : boniqac2011@gmail.com
Mobile : 9894289053
Chennai Institute Technology Business Incubation Forum
Kanchipuram
Focused Sector : Industry 4.0, Mobility & Transportation, Life sciences, Energy & Environment
Contact :
Email : prakadeshs@citchennai.net
Mobile : 8778936501
CIPET-INNOVEX
Focused Sector : CIPET-SARP-ARSTPS
Contact :
Email : arstps@cipet.gov.in
Mobile : 9944424697
Coimbatore Innovation and Business Incubator (Forge)
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : Industrial Deep Tech (Future Mobility, Aerospace and Defence, Factory AIoT, Advanced Manufacturing, Precision Agriculture, Future Cities, Assistive Devices, Energy & Sustainability Tech)
Contact :
Email : ceo@forgeforward.in
Mobile : 9443354312
Cultiv8, CIET TBI
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : IoT
Contact :
Email : srisakthi@thecultiv8.com
Mobile : 9585293396
AKC - Dr APJ Abdul Kalam COE in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Chennai
Focused Sector : Healthcare
Contact :
Email : dean-ie@drmgrdu.ac.in
Mobile : 6379554847
Foundation for Innovation and Research at SASTRA TBI
Thanjavur
Focused Sector : 3D Printing, IOT, VR/AR, Future Technologies
Contact :
Email : anantharaman@mba.sastra.edu
Mobile : 9566095559
FXEC Business Incubator(Francis Xavier Engg. Clg)
Sector : Agnostic
Contact :
Email : fxecbi@francisxavier.ac.in
Mobile : 9840624407
Hindusthan Business Incubation Center
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : Agriculture, Renewable energy
Contact :
Email : rasmathew@yahoo.com
Mobile : 9843098864
Holy Cross Innovation & Incubation Centre
Holy Cross College
Contact :
Email : hciicsdg@gmail.com
Mobile : 9488468912
IIT Madras Bioincubator
Chennai
Focused Sector : Industrial Biotechnology
Contact :
Email : sivaraj@bioincubator.iitm.ac.in
Mobile : 9489008401
IITM HTIC
Chennai
Focused Sector : Healthcare
Contact :
Email : ceo.incubation@htic.iitm.ac.in
Mobile : 9790932420
JISIC Foundation
Focused Sector : J.N.N Group of Institutions
Contact :
Email : jisic@jnn.edu.in
Mobile : 9884282627
K. R. Innovation Centre
Thoothukudi
Focused Sector : Sector Agnostic
Contact :
Email : bicnec@nec.edu.in
Mobile : 9442142502
Kalasalingam Technology Business Incubator
Virudhunagar
Focused Sector : Biotech & Biomedical, Mechanical & Automation, Renewal Energy, ICT, Waste Management
Contact :
Email : j.deny@klu.ac.in
Mobile : 8807110703
Karpagam Technology Business Incubator
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : Basic Science, Health, & IOT, Emerging Sectors
Contact :
Email : tbioffice@kahedu.edu.in
Mobile : 9843753892
Karunya Incubation Foundation - Karunya Technology Business Incubation Park
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : Technology
Contact :
Email : director_ie@karunya.edu
Mobile : 9947772580
KCG Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre
Chengalpattu
Focused Sector : Agromanufacturing, Automotive and Textile
Contact :
Email : tbi@kcgcollege.com
Mobile : 9994829939
Mahendra Engineering College -TBI
Namakkal
Focused Sector : Agriculture
Contact :
Email : coe@mahendra.info
Mobile : 9080555836
Mepco Incubation Center
Virudhunagar
Focused Sector : All domains of Engineering and Technology
Contact :
Email : nrajesh@mepcoeng.ac.in
Mobile : 9486940534
MKCE - MSME Incubation Centre(M.Kumarasamy Clg of Engg.)
Sector : AI & ML, AR/VR, Technology
Contact :
Email : jegadeesans.ece@mkce.ac.in
Mobile : 8838275217
Nehru Group of Institutions Technology Business Incubator
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : IoT & Healthcare
Contact :
Email : tbiexecutivedirector@nehrucolleges.com
Mobile : 9003921115
Periyar TBI
Thanjavur
Focused Sector : Women, herbal, biotech
Contact :
Email : aparuna@pmu.edu
Mobile : 9944495659
PMC Tech Innovation and Research
Krishnagiri
Focused Sector : Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Defence, Information Technology, Information Technology Enabled Services, Agriculture
Contact :
Email : qic@pmctech.org
Mobile : 9600816082
PSG CT - Science and Technology Entrepreneurial Park
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : ICT/ Electronics / Nano Technology / Biotechnology / Centre of excellence
Contact :
Email : step@psgtech.edu
Mobile : 9952427232
SNS Innovation Hub
SNS Institutions
Contact :
Email : ihub@snsgroups.com
Mobile : 9488458018
SONA INCUBATION FOUNDATION
Sector : Agnostic
Contact :
Email : head@sonaincubations.com
Mobile : 9677886632
SREC Spark Incubation Foundation
Coimbatore
Focused Sector : Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Software / IT based solutions, Material Engineering, Aluminum Recycling
Contact :
Email : ganesh@srec.ac.in
Mobile : 9894799739
Sri Ramachandra Innovation Incubation center
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
Contact :
Email : anand.sriic@gmail.com
Mobile : 9994562995
Sri Sairam Techno Incubator Foundation
Sairam Institution
Contact :
Email : incubation@sairam.edu.in
Mobile : 7845127111
SRM Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre
Chengalpattu
Focused Sector : EV, Deep Tech
Contact :
Email : assocdirector.iiec@srmist.edu.in
Mobile : 7030142727
SSN Incubation Foundation
Chengalpattu
Focused Sector : Sector agnostic
Contact :
Email : K.chandran@ssn.edu.in
Mobile : 9500086801
SVCE-EPIC
Kanchipuram
Focused Sector : Engineering and Technology
Contact :
Email : ilaiyavel@svce.ac.in
Mobile : 9941486476
Syed Ammal Innovation and Incubation Council
Ramanathapuram
Focused Sector : Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, E vehicles
Contact :
Email : ceosaiic@syedengg.ac.in
Mobile : 9943546569
TCE-TBI
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
Contact :
Email : tbi@tce.edu
Mobile : 9444108500
Technology Business Incubator - Bannari amman Institute of Technology
Erode
Focused Sector : Life Sciences
Contact :
Email : balakrishnarajar@bitsathy.ac.in
Mobile : 9488570421
Technology Business Incubator at Kongu Engineering College
Erode
Focused Sector : Electronics & ICT
Contact :
Email : tbi-kec@kongu.ac.in
Mobile : 9943927275
The Srartify Projects
Chennai
Focused Sector : Electronic Devices, Robotics, Drones, EVs
Contact :
Email : umw@bignetwork.in
Mobile : 9790946899
Tiruchirappalli Regional Engineering College Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (TREC-STEP)
Tiruchirappalli
Focused Sector : Climate Focused Hi-Tech Areas
Contact :
Email : jawa_ts@yahoo.com
Mobile : 9842452085
TNAU E-YUVA Centre
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Contact :
Email : uictnau@tnau.ac.in
Mobile : 9965997659
Vel Tech Technology Business Incubator
Tiruvallur
Focused Sector : Manufacturing, IT/IRES, Additive manufacturing, Electronics, UAV
Contact :
Email : veltechtbi@veltech.edu.in
Mobile : 9600040254
Vellore Institute of Technology-Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI)
Vellore
Focused Sector : ICT, Biotech and Healthcare
Contact :
Email : vittbi@vit.ac.in
Mobile : 914162202301
Villgro Innovations Foundation
Chennai
Focused Sector : Healthcare, Climate Action and Agriculture
Contact :
Email : mohammad@villgro.org
Mobile : 9506226677
Women Entrepreneurship Development Organisation
Women Entrepreneurship Development Organisation
Contact :
Email : kadambari@wedo.org.in
Mobile : 9840617220
Accelerators
StartupTN Accelerator is a program under Incubation and Acceleration Imitative of StartupTN. The purpose of the accelerator program is to accelerate the startup’s growth. It’s a mentor-based program that provides intensive guidance, support and structure for a set period of time.
StartupTN Accelerator program supports the early stage founders by
An applicant to a startup accelerator program, is expected to have more than an idea — ideally a prototype or minimum viable product. The StartupTN Accelerator gives exposure to an wide range of mentors and experienced entrepreneurs who’ll help develop the product, hone the business model and connect with investors.
Following are Accelerators established/upgraded/supported through State Government EDII-TN, STPI and TANSIM
