At the TN Rising Investment Conclave in Hosur recently, a young founder from Torus Robotics walked up to the stage, papers in hand, ready to exchange an investment memorandum of understanding with the Government of Tamil Nadu. What set this apart from most of the other corporate majors exchanging MoUs that day was their journey so far — starting with government-backed incubation and refining a difficult problem with patient mentorship and modest seed support. That morning, they were no longer petitioners for opportunity. They became partners of the government in a significant sector with ₹100-crore investment.

Welcoming startups such as Torus Robotics and many more as investors in the State is a symbol of what we set out to build: a system where a startup nurtured by the government can ma

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