Real, verified funding sources for startups founders in Tennessee: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
No funds headquartered in Tennessee matched "Startups" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.
General partners: Anthony Wang, Christine Tsai, Timothy Chae
General partners: Oscar Bao Ramos, William Bao Bean
General partners: Tim Chae
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Startups falls under the broader "Technology" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Tennessee) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Air Force -- Research Lab
DOC NOAA - ERA Production
U.S. National Science Foundation
U.S. National Science Foundation
We don't have any funds headquartered in Tennessee whose name references startups. Below are startups-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.
We don't currently have accelerator programs tagged to startups that are open to Tennessee. Browse the full accelerator directory for other options.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in Tennessee are in our database, ranked by member count with startups-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
53 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Technology category, which is where startups falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Tennessee), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.