OUR INITIATIVES

Business Exploration & Acceleration Creation of New ventures (BEACON), an intensive bootcamp designed to validate, refine & launch early stage startups

Promoting Advanced Technologies & Innovations by Nurturing Entrepreneurs (PATHFINDER) incubation program extending comprehensive vital support for prototype stage startups

TNTTFC

Tamil Nadu Technology Transfer Facilitation Centre (TNTTFC) for Deep Tech innovations bridges the gap between research and realworld applications by driving commercialization

Joint Innovation Gateway for Synergetic Startup - Academic - Industry - Investor Work (JIGSAW) forging connection across the ecosystem to foster transformative solutions

Regional Hubs

Strengthening the Deep & Emerging Tech ecosystem in the Tier II & III regions of the State through regional hubs in Trichy, Madurai and Coimbatore by empowering local talent

Acceleration program focuses on startups at TRL 5 and above, providing comprehensive support for market analysis, fundraising and market access

International
Pavilion

A dynamic platform for innovators to showcase solutions, build partnerships, and access soft-landing support for market entry, pilots, and global cross-border expansion

Financing Opportunities for Unleashing Deep Tech Advancements & Transformative Innovations (FOUNDATION) seed fund for PATHFINDER & iAccelerate startups

FOUNDATION Network

Connecting incubated and accelerated startups with investors, offering capital, mentorship, and industry expertise to fast-track their innovation to market impact journey

Research-to-Startup (R2S)

Graduating BEACON researchers get an unique opportunity to access this R2S grant to transform their research into successful startups

IP Thiran

Guiding Deep & Emerging Tech startups and innovators protect, strategise and navigate the complexities of Intellectual Property in patent filing, copyrights, and trademarks

iTNT Foundry

Venture Studio

Building and co-creating ventures by combining breakthrough research, entrepreneurial talent, industrial partnerships, and early-stage capital to deliver high-impact startups

Research-to-Revenue (R2R)

Startups created through R2R initiative will receive support for revenue generation through grants to further efforts of commercialization

DeepTech Hardware
Design Scheme

High subsidies to help startups and researchers develop complex ideas into aesthetically appealing and market ready hardware products

Tamil Nadu Technology Hub (iTNT)