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Fueling Tamil Nadu’s next generation of startups
SEBI-encouraged funds — venture capital, SME, social-impact and infrastructure. Close-ended, generally unleveraged.
Tamil Nadu Emerging Sector Seed Fund is a SEBI-registered Category I Alternative Investment Fund managed by Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation Limited (TNIFMC), a Government of Tamil Nadu-backed investment manager. The fund focuses on early-stage investments in high-growth sectors such as technology, healthcare, sustainability, and advanced manufacturing. It plays a strategic role in strengthening Tamil Nadu’s startup ecosystem by providing seed capital, institutional backing, and ecosystem support. TNIFMC brings professional fund management practices combined with public sector backing, enabling the fund to support innovation-led enterprises and drive long-term economic growth in the state.
Satish S
Fund managerFund Manager - Tamil Nadu Green Climate Fund
S. Maheshwaran
Managing Director & CEO
Managing Director & CEO of TNIFMC leading state-backed investment initiatives.
Janardhan K
General Counsel & Principal - Tamil Nadu Emerging Sector Seed Fund
Krishna Chaitanya K
Chief Executive Officer
Gana S K
Chief Risk Officer
Sathanbabu M
Principal - Tamil Nadu Shelter Fund
Krishna Kumar R A
Associate
Lino Asir
Associate
Vignesh P
Investment Analyst
Pavithra Jayakumar
Investment Analyst
Monisha Evangelin S
Business Assistant
Bhavya Sri D
Business Assistant-Fund Operations
Jeyanth Sanker S R
Junior Analyst
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Pooja Kulkarni
BoardDirector
IAS
Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Government of Tamil Nadu, & Additional-in-Charge - TNIDB
Raja Gopal Sunkara
BoardDirector
IAS
Joint Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Tamil Nadu
Hemkumar Gopalakrishnan
BoardNominee Director
Deputy General Manager, National Housing Bank
Mathew Joseph
BoardIndependent Director
Former Chief Risk Officer, HDFC
Masil Jeya Mohan
BoardIndependent Director
Former Chief Investment Officer, LIC
M. Arumugam
AdvisorMD & CEO, Broadline Technologies
Dr
Vijay Karunakaran
AdvisorFounder & CEO, InGage group of companies
Akhila Rajeshwar
AdvisorExecutive Director, TiE Chennai
S. Mahalingam
AdvisorFormer CFO, TCS
N. Sundaradevan
AdvisorIAS - Retired
Dr
P. Jayapal
AdvisorSenior Executive Director, HUDCO (Former)
Dr
R. Nandini
AdvisorManaging Director, Chandra Group (Textiles & Automotive)
Dr
R. Raghuttama Rao
AdvisorCEO, GD Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, IIT Madras
G. Rathinam
AdvisorManaging Director, Broad Peak Capital Advisors LLP
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