Top 31 Startups Founded in Chennai

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August 4, 2022

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There’s no doubt that the startup scene in Chennai is unique.

Dozens of successful startups have been founded there over the years.

Some of them are already worth billions of dollars.

So whether you’re looking to start your own business, or just interested in learning about fast-growing startups from Chennai, here’s an extensive list of 31 startups founded there.

31 Startups in Chennai

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1) Northern Arc

Northern Arc Capital is a non-banking finance company that connects debt investors with borrowers.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2008
Founders: Kshama Fernandes
Industries: Enterprise, Finance, Financial Services
Number of employees: 51-100
Funding amount: $383,626,249
Number of funding rounds: 11
Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

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2) Agnikul

Agnikul is a space technology company that designs, builds, tests, and launches orbital class rockets for micro and nano satellites.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2017
Founders: Moin SPM, Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy, Srinath Ravichandran
Industries: Aerospace, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology
Number of employees: 51-100
Funding amount: $14,543,144
Number of funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

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3) Vivriti Capital

Vivriti Capital is a marketplace for small businesses and individuals that don't have easy access to credit.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2017
Founders: Aniket Deshpande, Gaurav Kumar, Irfan Mohammed, Soumendra Ghosh, Vineet Sukumar
Industries: Analytics, Banking, Crowdfunding, Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance, Marketplace
Number of employees: 101-250
Funding amount: $107,701,572
Number of funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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4) Netmeds

Welcome to the most convenient drugstore in India!

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2010
Founders: Pradeep Dadha
Industries: E-Commerce, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
Number of employees: 501-1000
Funding amount: $99,000,000
Number of funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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5) BankBazaar.com

BankBazaar.com is an independent online marketplace that provides immediate customized loan and insurance rate quotations.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2008
Founders: Adhil Shetty, Arjun Shetty, Rati Shetty
Industries: E-Commerce, Finance, FinTech, Insurance, Marketplace
Number of employees: 1001-5000
Funding amount: $115,000,000
Number of funding rounds: 6
Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

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6) Financial Software & Systems

Financial Software & Systems (FSS) is a leading global provider of payment technology.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 1991
Founders: Nagaraj Mylandla
Industries: Debit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Services, Information Technology, Mobile Payments, Payments, Software, Transaction Processing
Number of employees: 1001-5000
Funding amount: $129,250,000
Number of funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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7) Kaleidofin

Kaleidofin is a fintech platform that offers entire financial solutions to individuals and households who are financially disadvantaged.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2017
Founders: Puneet Gupta, Sucharita Mukherjee
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, Risk Management
Number of employees: 101-250
Funding amount: $7,853,930
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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8) Treat at Home

People in need of medical services can interact with authorized healthcare professionals on-demand through a digital healthcare marketplace.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2018
Founders: Ajmal Saleem, Dr. Saleem Haniffa
Industries: Apps, Elder Care, Health Care, Home Health Care, Marketplace, mHealth
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding amount: $105,241
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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9) Fieldproxy

Fieldproxy is a SaaS platform that allows business owners to create custom apps to help them run their field operations more efficiently.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2016
Founders: Balakrishna Balasubramanian, Swaroop Vijayakumar
Industries: Information Technology, Software
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding amount: $334,116
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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10) Prodapt Solutions

Prodapt Solutions is a specialist IT services company that works with Digital Service Providers all around the world.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 1999
Founders: Vedant Jhaver
Industries: Information Technology, Software
Number of employees: 1001-5000
Funding amount: $75,000,000
Number of funding rounds: 1
Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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11) Flintobox

Flintobox is an edtech firm that uses creative educational items to make early childhood development more enjoyable.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2013
Founders: Arunprasad Durairaj, Shreenidhi Srirangam, Vijay Gandhi
Industries: Children, E-Commerce, Shopping
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding amount: $15,413,257
Number of funding rounds: 6
Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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12) Pando

Pando delivers an open-market, freight management platform which digitizes logistics operations.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2015
Founders: Ashok Vasan, Nitin Jayakrishnan
Industries: Enterprise Software, Logistics, Supply Chain Management
Number of employees: 51-100
Funding amount: $11,048,634
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

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13) Servion Global Solutions

Servion Global Solutions focuses in assisting businesses with Customer Experience Management (CEM) solutions.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 1995
Founders: Kavikkal Balakrishnan, N Raghunandan
Industries: Big Data, Information Technology, Mobile, Software
Number of employees: 1001-5000
Funding amount: $140,000,000
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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14) CreditMantri

CreditMantri is a data-driven tool that allows users to get credit and financial reports based on their credit history.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2012
Founders: Gowri Thyagarajan Mukherjee, Ranjit Punja, Sudarshan Rajasundaram
Industries: Credit, Financial Services, FinTech
Number of employees: 101-250
Funding amount: $10,997,913
Number of funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

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15) CaratLane

CaratLane is an Indian-based online jewelry company that offers a large selection of loose diamonds for the gem and jewelry industry.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2008
Founders: Avnish Anand, Gurukeerthi Gurunathan, Mithun Sacheti, Srinivasa Gopalan
Industries: E-Commerce, Jewelry
Number of employees: 51-100
Funding amount: $58,000,000
Number of funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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16) TenderCuts

TenderCuts is an online meat store that sells antibiotic-free, sanitary, and farm fresh chicken, goat, and shellfish.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2011
Founders: Nishanth Chandran
Industries: Food Delivery, Livestock, Mobile Apps
Number of employees: 1-10
Funding amount: $15,759,255
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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17) Aquaconnect

Farm advising and market connection are provided by a full-stack aquaculture technology venture.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2017
Founders: Rajamanohar Somasundaram
Industries: Aquaculture, Machine Learning, Seafood
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding amount: $1,123,810
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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18) Apollo Pharmacy

Apollo Pharmacy is a medicinal items e-commerce site.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2016
Industries: E-Commerce, Pharmaceutical, Retail
Number of employees: 251-500
Funding amount: ₹5,278,000,000
Number of funding rounds: 1
Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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19) Go Colors

Go Colors is the owner of a well-known women's underwear business.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2010
Founders: Gautam Saraogi
Industries: Fashion, Marketing, Shopping
Number of employees: 101-250
Funding amount: $15,655,577
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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20) Skill Lync

Skill Lync is developing a platform for alternative engineering. Job-leading engineering courses are available through Skill-Lync.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2018
Founders: Sarangarajan Iyengar, Suryanarayanan Paneerselvam
Industries: E-Learning, Education, Higher Education
Number of employees: 251-500
Funding amount: $150,000
Number of funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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21) TVS Automobile Solutions

In India, TVS Automobile Solutions offers car repair services.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2009
Founders: K V Narasimha Chary
Industries: Automotive, Consumer, Service Industry
Number of employees: 1001-5000
Funding amount: ₹350,000,000
Number of funding rounds: 1
Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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22) GUVI

Guvi is an online technical learning platform founded by IIT Madras.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2014
Founders: Arun Prakash, Arun Prakash, Bala Murugan, Sridevi Arunprakash
Industries: Internet
Number of employees: 1-10
Funding amount: $928,695
Number of funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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23) FR8

FR8 is a long-haul logistics startup that uses technology to overcome inefficiencies in the logistics industry.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2016
Founders: Jay Panneerselvam, Vasanth Immanuel
Industries: Logistics
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding amount: $3,753,110
Number of funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

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24) sulekha.com

Sulekha is one of India's most popular and rapidly expanding digital businesses.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2000
Founders: Satya Prabhakar
Industries: E-Commerce, Retail, Shopping
Number of employees: 1001-5000
Funding amount: $44,600,000
Number of funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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25) Disprz

Disprz is a one-of-a-kind “knowledge-tech” start-up that aims to improve people's knowledge, productivity, and intelligence.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2015
Founders: Kuljit Chadha, Subramanian Viswanathan
Industries: E-Learning, Education
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding amount: $4,500,000
Number of funding rounds: 5
Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

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26) specsmakers

One of the fastest growing optical retail chains in South India, with a mission to supply high-quality eyewear.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2011
Founders: Pratik Shah, Sonal Shah
Industries: Eyewear, Fashion, Retail
Number of employees: 251-500
Funding amount: $18,200,965
Number of funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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27) Grinntech

Lithium Battery Packs for Automotive and Stationary Use

Details of the startup:

Started in: 2013
Founders: Nikhilesh Mishra, Puneet Jain
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Energy Storage
Number of employees: 11-50
Funding amount: $2,000,000
Number of funding rounds: 1
Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

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28) Updater Services

Updater Services (UDS) is a corporation that provides management services.

Details of the startup:

Started in: 1985
Founders: Raghunandana Tangirala
Industries: Facilities Support Services, Facility Management, Management Information Systems
Number of employees: 10001+
Funding amount: ₹1,000,000,000
Number of funding rounds: 1
Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

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