TBI membership
A programme by ABIS-TBI, R ABI Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore
Paid membership in four categories that gives access to office space, labs, intellectual property support, mentoring, training and market linkages.
At a glance
| Best for | Agri and allied founders, from individuals with an idea to registered companies |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Early revenue |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | Paid |
About TBI membership
Membership is the incubator's core service for founders who are not entering through a government scheme. Services are offered only to paying members, in one of four categories, with a registration fee, a one-time membership fee and an annual renewal.
What you get
- In-house office space for a usage fee
- The food packaging laboratory, used for packaging and not for product testing
- Product testing in TNAU laboratories at concessional rates
- Intellectual property and branding support
- Mentoring and training
- Market linkages, including the Incubatee Product Promotional Centre
Who can apply
- Category A: individuals without a registered company, and students
- Category B: firms, LLPs, farmer producer organisations and companies, NGOs and self-help groups
- Category C: private and public limited companies
- Category D: multinational or foreign companies
- Anyone with an innovative idea or a product at R&D level and a passion to start an agri-based enterprise
- Agriculture and allied ventures only; other sectors are not supported
How to apply: Download the Member Registration Form from the Members page and submit it. There is no intake window.
Where to apply
Other ABIS-TBI, R ABI Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore programmes
- R-ABI Startup Agribusiness Incubation Programme (SAIP)Seed-stage grant-in-aid for incubated agri startups that already have a minimum viable product, under the RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme.
- R-ABI Agripreneurship Orientation Programme (AOP)A two-month training-cum-internship for aspiring agripreneurs, followed by pre-seed funding to turn an idea into a prototype or product.
- R-ABI Student Orientation Programme (SOP)A two-month training-cum-internship for students with exposure to startups at the incubator, followed by pre-seed funding.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at ABIS-TBIABIS-TBI is an approved incubator under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme: it screens startups, disburses seed funds and tracks milestones.
- DST NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence (NIDHI-EIR)A one-year fellowship for aspiring technology entrepreneurs, with mentorship and office and co-working space, hosted at ABIS-TBI since 2020–21.
- DST NIDHI-PRAYASA prototype-funding centre with a fabrication lab for young and aspiring innovators who have an idea but no working product yet.
- Spices Incubation CentreABIS-TBI is a Spices Incubation Centre funded by the Spices Board of India, with grant support for a small number of spice startups.