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- College Hosur
Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
Education
Autonomous engineering college in Hosur that offers a BTech in AI and Data Science and a BE in Computer Science and Engineering (AI and Machine Learning).
- Research lab Chennai
AI4Bharat
Language
A research lab at IIT Madras that builds open-source datasets and models for Indian languages, including Tamil, covering translation, speech recognition, text-to-speech and language models.
- Startup Coimbatore
Aivar Innovations
Enterprise software, since 2024
AI services startup headquartered in Coimbatore that builds and runs AI agents, generative AI and data systems for companies, especially in banking and healthcare. Started by former AWS executives.
- College Coimbatore
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
Education
Deemed university whose Ettimadai campus near Coimbatore offers several BTech degrees in AI and data science, including tracks in robotics, cyber-physical systems, quantum technologies and medical engineering.
- College Chennai
Anna University
Education
State technical university in Chennai with a Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Research and Applications (CAInDRA). It also hosts the AU-KBC Research Centre, which works on Indian language computing.
- Research lab Chennai
AU-KBC Research Centre
Language, since 1999
A research centre on Anna University's MIT campus in Chromepet that works on natural language processing and Indian language computing, alongside life sciences research.
- College Erode
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT)
Education
Engineering college at Sathyamangalam in Erode district whose computer science departments run a yearly International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Smart Computing; the sixth edition was held on 17 to 18 Apr 2026.
- Startup Chennai
Botminds
Fintech
Builds AI agents for lenders that read borrower documents, analyse financials and prepare credit files for underwriters. Headquartered in Seattle, with an office in Chennai.
- Research lab Chennai
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Research and Applications (CAInDRA), Anna University
Research
A research centre of Anna University in Chennai set up for research and applied work in artificial intelligence and data science.
- Incubator Trichy
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Incubation (CEDI), NIT Trichy
Incubation
The startup incubator of NIT Tiruchirappalli, which supports technology startups from students, faculty and the region.
Website Source: India Science, Technology and Innovation portal
- Incubator Chennai
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Anna University
Incubation
Anna University's startup centre that runs pre-incubation and incubation programmes, hackathons and funding support for student and faculty startups.
- Research lab Chennai
Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI), IIT Madras
Research
A research centre at IIT Madras that studies how to make AI systems fair, explainable and accountable, and recommends guidelines and policies for deploying AI in India.
- College Chennai
Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI)
Education
Research institute in mathematics and computer science that offers a two-year MSc in Data Science, and a Data Science minor for its four-year programmes.
- College Coimbatore
Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT)
Education
Engineering college that offers a BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, an MSc in Data Science and an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
- Startup Chennai
Datasee.AI
Renewable energy
Turns drone and satellite images into analytics for renewable energy projects, from planning through construction and operations. Office on Anna Salai, Chennai.
- Startup Chennai
Detect Technologies
Industrial safety
Uses AI and computer vision on existing CCTV, sensors and plant data to watch industrial sites for safety, security and equipment problems. Headquartered in Chennai with a North American hub in Houston.
- Startup Chennai
Disprz
Edtech, since 2015
Chennai-based workplace learning platform that uses AI to create training content, personalise learning paths and run sales role-play coaching for employees.
- College Hosur
Er. Perumal Manimekalai College of Engineering (PMC Tech)
Education, since 2002
Autonomous engineering college on the Hosur-Krishnagiri highway that offers a BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and a BE in AI and Machine Learning, and runs a business incubation centre.
- Startup Chennai
Facilio
Property operations, since 2017
Builds facility and maintenance software for building owners, with AI agents and assistants that handle service requests and maintenance decisions. Started by former Zoho employees.
- Startup Coimbatore
Farmagain
Agriculture
Coimbatore agritech company whose GroTron system uses real-time soil, weather and crop data with AI to automate irrigation and fertiliser dosing for open fields, polyhouses and vertical farms.
- Incubator Coimbatore
Forge Innovation & Ventures
Incubation
Coimbatore-based innovation platform and venture builder that backs 'hardware-first, digital-plus' startups building products for industry, and links them with large companies.
- Startup Chennai
FourKites
Logistics, since 2014
Supply chain visibility company whose AI agents track shipments and act on delays for large brands. Headquartered in the US, with its Asia base in Chennai.
- College Tirunelveli
Francis Xavier Engineering College (FXEC)
Education, since 2000
Autonomous engineering college in Tirunelveli that offers a BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.
- Company Chennai
Freshworks
Enterprise software, since 2010
Customer service, IT and sales software company founded in Chennai in 2010. Its Freddy AI assistant and agents help support, sales and IT teams. Its headquarters moved to the US, while Chennai remains a main base.
- Incubator Tirunelveli
FXEC Business Incubator
Incubation
Business incubator at Francis Xavier Engineering College, approved by the Union MSME ministry in March 2022, that helps new ventures get MSME support of up to Rs 15 lakh per project.
- College Salem
Government College of Engineering, Salem
Education
State government engineering college on the Salem-Bengaluru highway that offers a BE in Computer Science and Engineering (AI and Machine Learning).
- Startup Chennai
HCL GUVI
Edtech, since 2014
Chennai edtech company, incubated by IIT Madras and IIM Ahmedabad, that teaches programming, data science and AI courses in Tamil, English and other Indian languages. It was acquired by the HCL Group in 2022.
- Startup Trichy
HelloLeads
Enterprise software
Trichy-based maker of an AI-enabled mobile CRM that helps small businesses capture leads, track sales pipelines and follow up with customers.
- College Chennai
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS)
Education
Deemed university on Chennai's southern edge, running since 1985, with an Artificial Intelligence and Data Science programme.
- Startup Coimbatore
iamneo
Edtech
Coimbatore-headquartered company that sells AI-based coding courses, skill assessments and hiring tools to universities and companies.
- College Chennai
IIITDM Kancheepuram
Education
National institute of information technology, design and manufacturing on the southern edge of Chennai. Its listed research projects use AI and machine learning for medical devices, disease detection and industrial maintenance.
- College Chennai
IIT Madras
Education
National institute of technology in Chennai that runs an online BS degree in Data Science and Applications open to learners anywhere, alongside its on-campus AI school and research centres.
- Incubator Chennai
IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC)
Deep tech, since 2013
IIT Madras's main startup incubator. It gives deep-tech startups space, seed funding, mentoring and help reaching customers.
- Incubator Chennai
IIT Madras Research Park
Research and incubation
Calls itself India's first university-based research park. It gives office and lab space next to IIT Madras to R&D companies, labs and deep-tech startups.
- Research lab Chennai
IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation
Research
A not-for-profit company hosted by IIT Madras that runs the national Technology Innovation Hub on sensors, networking, actuators and control systems, funded by the Department of Science and Technology.
- Company Chennai
Indium
Data and AI services
Chennai-headquartered technology services firm that builds AI agents, AI-based data platforms and AI-driven software testing for clients.
- Company Chennai
Intellect Design Arena
Fintech
A Chennai-based banking software company that sells AI-first platforms for lending, payments, wealth and insurance under its eMACH.ai brand.
- Incubator Chennai
iTNT Hub (Tamil Nadu Technology Hub)
Deep tech, since 2023
A state-backed, non-profit deep-tech incubator and accelerator on the Anna University campus in Guindy that supports AI, machine learning and other emerging-tech startups and links them with colleges and industry.
- Incubator Trichy
iTNT Hub Trichy Regional Centre
Deep tech, since 2025
The first regional centre of the state-backed iTNT Hub outside Chennai, at Anna University's campus on the Trichy-Pudukottai road. It supports startups and researchers in AI, machine learning, robotics and other deep-tech fields.
Website Source: PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan website (news report)
- Startup Coimbatore
JarvisLabs.ai
AI infrastructure
Bootstrapped Coimbatore company that rents out NVIDIA GPUs in the cloud, by the minute, for training and running AI models.
- College Trichy
K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology (KRCT)
Education
Autonomous engineering college at Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli, with a Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, a CSE (AI and Machine Learning) programme and its own KR-SIIF incubator.
- Company Chennai
Kissflow
Enterprise software
Makes a low-code and no-code platform with AI features that lets companies build business apps and automate workflows. It grew out of OrangeScape, founded by Suresh Sambandam.
- College Salem
Knowledge Institute of Technology (KIOT)
Education
Engineering college in Salem that offers a BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.
- Startup Coimbatore
Kovai.co
Enterprise software
Bootstrapped software company run between London and Coimbatore. Its Document360 knowledge-base product now includes AI features, and Coimbatore is its main hub for engineering and AI development.
- College Coimbatore
KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET)
Education
Engineering college in Coimbatore with programmes in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, CSE (AI and ML) and Data Science, and a stated plan to build AI into teaching, learning and research across the campus.
- College Coimbatore
Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT)
Education
Engineering college in Coimbatore with a Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and its own innovation and incubation centre.
- Company Chennai
LatentView Analytics
Data analytics
A data analytics and AI consulting firm with its registered office in Taramani, Chennai. It builds analytics and generative AI tools for large companies in retail, media and other sectors.
- College Tirunelveli
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Education
State university in Tirunelveli that sets syllabi for MSc Artificial Intelligence and BSc Artificial Intelligence and Data Science programmes taught in its affiliated colleges.
Website Source: University syllabus (MSc Artificial Intelligence, 2021 regulations)
- Startup Chennai
MavenAI Technologies
Insurance
Chennai startup that uses AI to process motor insurance claims, and also offers AI chatbots, drone image analysis and industrial defect detection.
- College Sivakasi
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College
Education
Engineering college in Sivakasi that offers both a BTech and an MTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.
- Research lab Madurai
MuthirAI: Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Tamil and AI Research for Innovation, TCE
Language, since 2024
A centre at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, started in 2024 by its computer science, IT and data science departments, that creates Tamil datasets, builds AI models and develops mobile and web apps for Tamil.
- College Kovilpatti
National Engineering College (NEC)
Education
Engineering college in Kovilpatti with a Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and a NIDHI-supported DST technology business incubator.
- College Trichy
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy)
Education
National institute of technology in Tiruchirappalli whose Department of Computer Applications runs an MTech in Data Analytics, started in 2017, that covers machine learning and deep learning.
- Investor Madurai
Nativelead
Investment
Madurai-based angel network and startup support platform that connects successful people from Tamil Nadu's smaller towns with founders from their region, with chapters in cities including Madurai and Trichy.
- Startup Chennai
Pando
Logistics, since 2017
Runs an AI-based transport management platform that helps manufacturers and retailers plan freight, run shipments and check freight bills.
- Startup Madurai
Pibi Tech
Enterprise software
AI services company with offices in Madurai and Chennai that builds AI agents, AI knowledge bases and AI training-data pipelines for healthcare, manufacturing and other businesses.
- Startup Chennai
Planys Technologies
Infrastructure inspection
Chennai-based maker of underwater robots that inspect dams, bridges, ports and pipelines, with AI-based analytics and digital reports on the data they collect.
- College Coimbatore
PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research
Education
A PSG group engineering college in Coimbatore whose Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, started in 2022, teaches machine learning, deep learning and big data analytics.
- Incubator Coimbatore
PSG-STEP
Incubation, since 1998
Science and technology entrepreneurs park at PSG College of Technology that incubates technology startups in software, electronics and other fields.
- Startup Chennai
Quantrium
Enterprise software
Chennai-based firm that builds AI and machine learning systems for clients, including AI document processing, AI for loan origination and agentic AI for portfolio management.
- Company Chennai
Ramco Systems
Enterprise software, since 1997
A Chennai-headquartered maker of ERP, global payroll and aviation maintenance software that builds AI and machine learning features and AI agents into its products.
- Research lab Chennai
Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and AI (RBCDSAI), IIT Madras
Research, since 2019
An interdisciplinary research centre at IIT Madras that applies data science and AI to problems in areas such as healthcare, and offers internships and fellowships to students.
- College Thanjavur
SASTRA Deemed University
Education
Deemed university near Thanjavur that runs its own SASTRA.AI app for educators and students, and is hosting the AVARTA26 conference on VLSI design and AI solutions on 18 to 19 Dec 2026.
- College Chennai
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
Education
Deemed university in Chennai that offers a BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, BE specialisations in AI, AI and robotics, AI and machine learning and data science, and BSc degrees in data science.
- Company Chennai
Sify Technologies
AI infrastructure
Chennai-headquartered data centre, cloud and network company. It offers NVIDIA DGX-ready data centre space with liquid cooling for companies running large AI systems.
- Startup Chennai
Solinas Integrity
Water and sanitation, since 2018
IIT Madras-incubated startup that uses robots and its Swasth AI software to inspect, clean and map water pipes, sewers and septic tanks, so that people do not have to enter them.
- College Salem
Sona College of Technology
Education
Engineering college in Salem whose MCA department hosted AISCCT 2026, an international conference on AI in sustainable computing and communication technologies, on 4 to 5 Jun 2026.
- Investor Chennai
Speciale Invest
Investment
Early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Chennai and Bengaluru that backs deep-tech founders, including in AI-led software and AI infrastructure.
- Incubator Chennai
StartupTN (Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission)
Startup support
The state's startup and innovation mission. It runs startup events, student programmes, pitch events and hackathons through regional hubs, and has a metro hub in Chennai.
- Startup Chennai
SuperOps
Enterprise software, since 2020
Makes an IT management platform for managed service providers and IT teams in which AI agents handle routine IT work within limits the team sets. Based in Chennai and Dallas.
- Investor Chennai
Tamil Nadu Emerging Sector Seed Fund (TNESSF)
Investment
State-backed fund, listed by TIDCO, that invests equity in startups in sunrise and emerging sectors, usually Rs 3 to 10 crore per round and up to Rs 1 crore for early-stage firms.
- Incubator Madurai
TCE Technology Business Incubator (TCE TBI)
Incubation
Startup incubator at Thiagarajar College of Engineering that supports student, faculty and alumni startups with space, mentoring, pre-incubation and co-incubation with IIT Madras.
- Investor Chennai
The Chennai Angels (TCA)
Investment
Angel investor network in Chennai whose members invest in and mentor early-stage startups across sectors.
- College Madurai
Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE)
Education
Engineering college in Madurai that offers a five-year MSc in Data Science and, since 2024, runs a Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Tamil and AI Research for Innovation (MuthirAI) that builds Tamil datasets and AI models.
- Company Chennai
Tiger Analytics
Data analytics
An AI and analytics services firm that started in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its founder said in 2017 that its primary delivery centre is in Chennai. It builds data science and AI systems for enterprise clients.
- Startup Chennai
Uniphore
Enterprise software, since 2008
Started in Chennai in 2008 with conversational AI for customer service, and now sells a Business AI Cloud that brings together data, models and AI agents. Its headquarters is now in Palo Alto, California.
- College Vellore
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
Education
Private university in Vellore, with a second campus in Chennai, that offers BTech specialisations in AI and machine learning, AI and data engineering and data science, plus an MTech in AI and Machine Learning and an MSc in Data Science.
- Incubator Vellore
VIT Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI)
Incubation
Technology business incubator on the VIT Vellore campus that gives startups space, seed support and mentoring, and also runs a bio-incubation centre.
- Startup Chennai
Vue.ai (Mad Street Den)
Enterprise software, since 2013
Computer vision and AI company started in Chennai in 2013 that sells Vue.ai, an enterprise AI platform for retail, insurance and other businesses. In 2025 Chennai fintech M2P agreed to buy its technology, contracts and staff.
- Research lab Chennai
Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI, IIT Madras
Research, since 2024
An academic school at IIT Madras for data science and AI teaching and research, set up with a Rs 110 crore gift from alumnus Sunil Wadhwani. It also aims to advise government on AI policy.
- Company Chennai
Zoho
Enterprise software
Chennai-headquartered maker of business software. It has built its own large language model, Zia LLM, plus speech-to-text models and ready-made AI agents for its apps.
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