TiE Chandigarh

Pick the right door

• Funding and mentoring: submit the funding application to TCHAI.
• Mentoring only: the same application accepts startups that want guidance without investment.
• College founders: look at TiE University and student membership.

Before you apply

• Be clear on your sector. TCHAI names IT, Deep Tech, AI-enabled, Renewable, D2C and SaaS.
• Say plainly whether you want investment, mentoring or both.
• The page gives no deadline or ticket size, so write to ed@tiechandigarh.org if you need to check fit before filling the form.

Good to know

• Charter Membership is by invitation only; it is not an application route for founders.
• Attend a chapter event first if you can. The chapter averages 4-5 events a month and members are the investors you would be pitching.

TiE Chandigarh is the Chandigarh chapter of the TiE entrepreneur network. It has been active since 2003 and works from the AIC at the ISB Mohali Campus, Knowledge City, Sector 81, in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. It is a membership and mentoring body, not a classic incubator, and its main route for founders who want capital is its angel investor group, TiE Chandigarh Angel Investors, known as TCHAI.

TiE Chandigarh Angel Investors (TCHAI)

TCHAI funds early-stage startups and also supports startups during their venture-funding, or growth, stage. It gives both financial investment and mentorship. Startups that want only mentoring are welcome to apply too. The group says it backs a range of industries, including IT, Deep Tech, AI-enabled businesses, Renewable industries, D2C and SaaS.

TCHAI investors are a team of 100+ TiE Charter Members. The page describes them as accredited business professionals with prior experience in investment, entrepreneurship and mentorship. A management committee of leaders, mentors and startup founders runs the group.

How to apply

Founders apply through the funding application form linked from the TCHAI page. The page does not state a deadline, a ticket size policy or a selection timeline, so treat the form as open and ask the team if you need detail. Questions can go to ed@tiechandigarh.org.

Mentoring and events

The chapter says it averages 4-5 events a month built around mentoring and nurturing startup and idea-stage talent. Its pillars are mentoring, education, networking, incubating and investing. The chapter reports 350+ Charter Members and members. Charter Membership is by invitation only, so founders usually enter through events, mentoring and the TCHAI application rather than through the Charter route.

TiE University

TiE University is a programme for college and university startups and for students who want to become entrepreneurs. It offers mentoring by experienced entrepreneurs, networking and student membership at the TiE Chandigarh chapter. Institutions can also join as institutional members.

Who runs it

TiE Chandigarh is a chapter of the wider TiE network and is led by a board and core committees of local founders and executives. The chapter site lists these teams, along with a small office team that handles programmes and outreach.