Grant · Tamil Nadu, India

StartupTN TANSEED (Tamil Nadu Startup Seed Grant Fund)

Tamil Nadu government seed fund run by StartupTN that gives early-stage startups ₹10-15 lakh, with priority for social impact, women-led and emerging-sector ventures.

Status unknown Run by Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission (StartupTN), MSME Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From a secondary source

Terms

Funding: not published Seed support of up to ₹10-15 lakh per early-stage startup; assistance for eligible women-led startups raised from ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh, with 25% of total TANSEED assistance earmarked for women-led startups
Instrument: not published
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Remote
Stages: Pre-seed, seed
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: Access to state-supported incubators and accelerators
Structured mentoring

State allocation of around ₹70 crore; supports prototype development, pilot projects and early commercialisation.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

Stage: pre-seed, seed

The programme does not publish eligibility rules on the pages we read. Check its site before you apply.

What founders should check

The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
It runs remotely. Check the time zone of live sessions.
Dates for the next cohort are not published.
Some facts here come from a secondary source. Confirm them on the programme's own site.

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