Startup Council

The objective of Startup Council

Start-up ecosystem building district-wise in Tamil Nadu

Startup Council

The STARTUP, Alternate Livelihood and Innovation Council is dedicated to nurturing innovation, entrepreneurship, and alternate livelihood opportunities across Tamil Nadu. It focuses on building a strong startup ecosystem district-wise, supporting educational institutions for entrepreneurship development, and implementing startup-friendly policies. The council promotes knowledge sharing, professional expertise, funding access, and mentorship. It also encourages GI-based solutions, critical innovation mapping, and lifelong learning initiatives. By creating domain-specific technology hubs and offering domain-led incubation and acceleration support, the council aims to empower local entrepreneurs, innovators, and communities through sustainable and inclusive growth frameworks.

  • - Startup Ecosystem Development
  • - Entrepreneurship Development Programmes
  • - Domain-Specific Technology Hubs
  • - Funding and Grants Support
  • - Mentorship Network Creation
  • - Lifelong Learning Promotion
Our Think Tank Communities

STARTUP, Alternate Livelihood and Innovation Council Objective

  • Contribute in terms of knowledge sharing
  • Lending expertise
  • Offering professional services
  • Supporting educational institutions for EDP
  • Start-up ecosystem building district wise in Tamil Nadu
  • Start-up policy implementations
  • Mentor pool creation
  • GI Based Solutions
  • Funding/GRANTS
  • Domain specific technical support for incubation and acceleration programme.
  • IPR STRATEGY
  • Mapping critical innovations that can be supported and dissipated across the society
  • Creating domain specific hubs for technology and research to thrive creating life long learning
Startup collaboration and innovation
Tamil Nadu Economic Growth Summit 2026 — September 15–17, 2026 — Chennai