T-Fund — ₹25 Lakh to ₹1 Crore for Early-Stage Tech Startups in Telangana
State capital, deployed by the country's largest incubator
T-Fund is the Telangana Innovation Fund, sponsored by the state's ITE&C Department under the Telangana Innovation Policy and operated by T-Hub in Hyderabad. It invests ₹25 lakh to ₹1 crore in early-stage technology startups, with a target of 15–20 startups a year and about a hundred over five years. Along with the money comes T-Hub's programme support — mentoring, corporate connects and investor access.
Telangana also runs WE Hub, the state's incubator for women founders, with its own funding and acceleration tracks, and T-Hub was among the incubators disbursing the now-closed central Seed Fund Scheme. T-Fund is the state's own capital and continues after SISFS's closure.
What a selected startup receives
| Item | Position |
|---|---|
| Investment | ₹25 lakh to ₹1 crore, sized to the startup's stage and plan |
| Instrument | Equity-linked, on terms set by T-Hub's investment committee |
| Programme | T-Hub mentoring, corporate and investor connects, market access |
| Ecosystem | Telangana's state benefits under the Innovation Policy — reimbursements and incentives for registered startups |
Department and committee
The ITE&C Department funds T-Fund; T-Hub's investment committee, with external investors and domain experts, selects and structures each deal. Applications go through T-Hub's programme portal.
Telangana-rooted, beyond MVP
- •Incorporated in Telangana, or with Telangana as principal place of business and at least 50% of the qualified workforce based in the state
- •Innovative technology product or service past the MVP stage, with early users or revenue
- •Registered on the Telangana startup portal; DPIIT recognition expected
- •Early stage — typically pre-Series A
What the investment committee reviews
- •Certificate of Incorporation, MoA/AoA, DPIIT recognition, shareholding pattern and cap table
- •Proof of Telangana incorporation or principal place of business; employee list with locations
- •Pitch deck, product demo, traction metrics and customer references
- •Financial statements to date and a three-year model
- •Use-of-funds plan and milestones
- •Founder KYC and team profiles; existing investor agreements if any
Questions founders ask about T-Fund
No. It is an investment by the state through T-Hub and dilutes equity on the agreed terms. Telangana's grant-type support for very early startups runs through T-Hub's and WE Hub's programmes rather than T-Fund.
Incorporation in Telangana satisfies the first test on its own. The 50% workforce condition applies to startups incorporated elsewhere that claim Telangana as their principal place of business.
SISFS closed to new applications on 31 May 2026. T-Fund is separate state capital and remains open on its own cycle.
They can apply to T-Fund and, in parallel, to WE Hub's programmes, which have dedicated funding and acceleration for women founders in Telangana.