iAccelerate 4.0 (Tamil Nadu Hardware Accelerator for Prototype & Product Startups)
Gives Tamil Nadu hardware startups government-backed design vouchers worth up to Rs. 15 lakh.
Tamil Nadu Technology Hub runs iAccelerate 4.0 as a 12-week, structured hybrid accelerator, pairing each cohort startup with mentorship, design validation support and introductions to MSME manufacturers and industry partners. Instead of cash, support takes the form of government-backed design vouchers, redeemed with iTNT Hub's empanelled design and manufacturing partners under a tri-partite agreem…
Tamil Nadu Hardware Accelerator for Prototype and Product (TN-HAPP), branded iAccelerate 4.0, is for hardware-focused startups registered in Tamil Nadu that are working on an innovative hardware product between early ideation and pre-production stages. It runs two tracks aligned to different Technology Readiness Levels, covering both early and advanced hardware development.
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