Sivarajah Ramanathan

CEO

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India22 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 10 years of experience in entrepreneurship.
Leading the startup ecosystem for Tamil Nadu.
Strong collaboration with key industry stakeholders.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the startup ecosystem, focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation management.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipInnovation Management

Other Skills

FundingMentoringNetworkingPolicy AdvocacyWeb 2.0Social Media MarketingSocial NetworkingOnline AdvertisingTeam ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSEOBusiness StrategyStart-upsE-commerceLead Generation

About

As the Mission Director and CEO of StartupTN, I head the Startup Ecosystem nodal agency of the Government of Tamil Nadu. I have been in this role for over a year and a half, and I bring more than 10 years of experience as a founder and CEO of a successful angel network. My core competencies include entrepreneurship, marketing, and innovation management. I am passionate about fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in Tamil Nadu, and supporting startups and innovators with funding, mentoring, networking, and policy advocacy. I also collaborate with various stakeholders, such as CII, TiE, NASSCOM, and academic institutions, to create synergies and opportunities for the startup ecosystem.

Experience

22 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

7 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Presidency college, chennai

Chairman Committee

Sep 2025 – Present · 8 mos

Tn wesafe

Steering Committee Member

Sep 2025 – Present · 8 mos

Anna university chennai

Council Member

Jun 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Tn - rise women startup council

Member Board of Directors

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Aic - anna incubator

Member Board of Directors

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Tamil nadu technology hub (itnt)

Member Board of Directors

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Fametn

Member Board of Directors

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Startup tn

Mission Director

Apr 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 1 mo · Tamil Nadu, India

Native angels network

Founder & CEO

Sep 2015 – Jan 2022 · 6 yrs 4 mos · Tamil Nadu, India

EntrepreneurshipInnovation ManagementFundingMentoringNetworkingPolicy Advocacy

Nativelead

Founder & CEO

Apr 2012 – Jan 2022 · 9 yrs 9 mos · Madurai

Nativelead foundation

Founder Director

Apr 2012 – Sep 2012 · 5 mos · Madurai Area, India

Nativelead Foundation, launched in 2012 is a non-profit organization for promoting new-age entrepreneurship in non-metro regions. Our strategies and approaches are designed in alignment with the specific dynamics of Tier II & III regions. Nativelead is a co-creation model by local community including the migrated natives. We work based on a four pronged approach strategy namely Enabling, Nurturing, Incubating and Investing.