| Startup Singam | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | Shark Tank |
| Presented by | Angelin |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Running time | approx. 42–50 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Vijay |
| Release | 26 January 2025 – present |
Startup Singam is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language business reality television series that airs on Star Vijay and digitally streams on Disney+ Hotstar. The show is launched by Baanhem Ventures founded and curated by Hemachandran L and Invested by Kumar Vembu of Zoho. This show focuses on Entrepreneurs with Founders First Principle. The SINGAM represents Startup Founders not Investors. The show is hosted by Angelin.
The first season was had 13 episodes and feature 3 pitches per episode. [1] That premiered on 26 January 2025, [2] [3] [4] and aired on every Sunday at 11:30 am and ended with 14 episodes from 27 April 2025.
The second season of this show is get released by 25 January 2026. [5]
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 14 | 26 January 2025 | 27 April 2025 | |
| 2 | TBA | 25 January 2026 | TBA | |
It shows entrepreneurs making business presentations from Tamil Nadu, called "Singam" on the program, to the Investors who decide whether to invest in their companies. [6]
The first season was launched on 26 January and held its finale episode on 27 April 2025. Angelin was the host of the show. The first season received 39 startups from Tamil Nadu, out of which 12 investors and over 20 HNIs, with ₹24+ crore deployed 12 investors and over 20 HNIs, with ₹24+ crore deployed.
| Investors | Company |
|---|---|
| Keerthy Suresh [7] | Celebrity Investor |
| Suresh Ramanujam [8] | CEO and Founder of Metis |
| Sriram Sankaran [8] | Director at Nativelead |
| Prem Barthasarathy [8] | Managing Partner at Pontaq |
| Ajesh Saklecha [8] | Honorary Investment at JITO JIIF |
| Sathish Ganesan [8] | Partner at IN44 Capital |
| Alex Pavan [8] | Representing the UAE Tamil Angel Network |
| Nirmal Jain [8] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Anand Gupta [8] | From Magnifiq Capital Trust |
| Sr. Gurushankar [8] | Representing Meenakshi Mission Hospital |
| Vedha Arun [8] | Part of the Native Lead Angel Network |
| Shailesh Haran [8] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Surendra Kolecha [8] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Aravind Solaimalai Pichai [8] | Part of the Native Lead Angel Network |
| Sanjau Sethiya [8] | Part of JITO JIIF |
| Investors | Company |
|---|---|
| Visalakshi [8] | Metis Family Office |
| Vetha Arun [8] | Nativelead Foundation |
| Satheesh Babu [8] | Univercells |
| Parvez Alam [8] | Crescent Innovation Incubation Council |
| Sameer Achan [8] | Right4Paws |
The second season premiered on every Sunday at 11 from January 25, 2026 and consists of 26 episodes. [9] Angelin has officially once again been appointed as the host for the second time. The second season Singam has secured Rs 100 crore in fresh investor from Tamil Nadu. From over 2,000 applications, 75 startups have been selected. [10]
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