One of India's foremost Angel Networks. Fostering Entrepreneurship. Mentoring Entrepreneurs. Nurturing Ambitions.
The Chennai Angels (TCA), formerly known as Chennai Entrepreneurship Trust Fund, was established in November 2007 with the objective of fostering Entrepreneurship with prime focus on nurturing and mentoring new generation entrepreneurs.
Aspiring entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas often fumble to translate thoughts into commercially viable ventures. These teething troubles could be attributed to inadequate awareness in taking the ideas forward or paucity of funds.
In an effort to help these young minds, a group of prominent successful entrepreneurs came forward to form a consortium called The Chennai Entrepreneurship Trust Fund in Nov 2007, which is now The Chennai Angels (TCA). TCA are a Group of successful leaders who have successfully built, run and in many cases exited enterprises across multiple domains and industries and help entrepreneurs build and grow their ventures and enterprises into success stories.
The Chennai Angels (TCA), formerly known as Chennai Entrepreneurship Trust Fund, was established in November 2007 with the objective of fostering Entrepreneurship with prime focus on nurturing and mentoring new generation entrepreneurs.
Aspiring entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas often fumble to translate thoughts into commercially viable ventures. These teething troubles could be attributed to inadequate awareness in taking the ideas forward or paucity of funds.
In an effort to help these young minds, a group of prominent successful entrepreneurs came forward to form a consortium called The Chennai Entrepreneurship Trust Fund in Nov 2007, which is now The Chennai Angels (TCA). TCA are a Group of successful leaders who have successfully built, run and in many cases exited enterprises across multiple domains and industries and help entrepreneurs build and grow their ventures and enterprises into success stories.
Location: India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2007
Portfolio 1
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 12.11.2015 | Hitwicket | hitwicket.com | $3.29M | India, Tel... |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.10.2024 | Zee Media to invest Rs 3.75 Cr in Times of India-backed dating app Flutrr | Zee Media on Thursday in an exchange filing said it will invest Rs 3.75 crore in Flutrr, a vernacular dating app. The investment was done through its wholly-owned subsidiary Zee Akaash News, and is expected to be closed by the end of this c... |
| 28.08.2024 | Education startup Kreedo, Spandan maker Sunfox, three others raise early-stage funds | Sunfox founders Rajat Jain, Arpit Jain, Saurabh Badola, Nitin Chandola and Sabit Rawat Learning solutions startup Kreedo, healthtech startup Sunfox, femtech startup Laiqa, biotech company Cambrian Bioworks and data-as-collateral platform Pr... |
| 27.08.2024 | Bengaluru-based Kreedo Raises USD 4 Mn to Enhance Early Childhood Education Offerings Founded in 2012 by Mridula Shridhar and VK Manikandan, Kreedo collaborates with affordable private schools and pre... | Kreedo Early Childhood Solutions, a Bengaluru-based edtech startup, announced that it has secured USD 4 million in a Series A funding round. This investment was led by Singapore-based Heritas Capital, with significant participation from exi... |
| 22.02.2016 | Chennai Angels invests in fintech startup Finance Buddha | Premium The Chennai Angels (TCA) on Friday said that it has invested an undisclosed amount in Finance Buddha, a financial services firm. Continue reading this story with a subscription to DealStreetAsia. Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log ... |
| 12.11.2015 | India: Chennai Angels invests $250k in online cricket gaming platform Hitwicket | Premium Hyderabad-based Octathorpe Web-Consultants Pvt. Ltd, the promoter of cricket management game Hitwicket, has raised $250,000 (about Rs 1.63 crore) in funding from angel investor The Chennai Angels (TCA). Continue reading this story w... |
| 26.08.2013 | Purplle Raises First Funding Round | Purplle, a Mumbai, India-based online beauty and personal care startup, raised its first round of funding of undisclosed amount. Backers included Mumbai Angels, The Chennai Angels and Blume Ventures. Founded in 2012 by CEO Manish Taneja and... |
| 09.05.2012 | ProKlean Technologies Raises Rs 2.5 Crore in Angel Funding | ProKlean Technologies Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India-based developer of clean technology products for various industries, has raised Rs 2.5 crore in angel funding. Backers include Chennai Angels Lakshmi Narayanan, Prabhakar Ram, Rajeev Mecheri, Go... |