TechIgniter supports technology-focused startups by providing seed funding, advice, and resources necessary to build prototypes and acquire customers. The program targets entrepreneurs with a passion for technology, offering funding up to $12,000, alongside business, product, and tech advice over a period of 3-6 months. Founded by experienced entrepreneurs, TechIgniter prioritizes lean, efficient startups and promotes the use of open-source technologies.

1. About Us
At TechIgniter, we passionately help (provide seed-fund and sensible advice) technology
focussed startups (that create products and intellectual properties). Our mission is to help
entrepreneurs like you create technology products that can potentially change the world.We are
focused on helping startups in sectors of internet, mobile, e-commerce.
Get startup cash
We fund your initial costs. Get upto $12,000 per IDEA
Get advice
We help you with the necessary technology and programming infrastructure and lots of sensible
technology, product placement, marketing and branding advice.
Get accelerated
We provide you all the necessary resources to build a good prototype and help you acquire your
first few customers. Successful technology startups should always be lean and efficient. Our
aim is to help you achieve profitability early without raising multiple rounds of funding.
1. Applications: Web/Enterprise 2.0, BI/data/analytics, mobile
2. Technology: internet, mobile
3. Customers: SMB through Fortune 500
4. Location: remote / mysore
5. Founders: well-rounded founder teams >1 person, demonstrated understanding of
entrepreneurship, relevant technical and business knowledge
6. Capital: needing seed capital to support living expenses while bootstrapping, can make
efficient use of limited capital, would generally be planning on self/angel/customer
financing as a next step coming out of the program
We Love
Lean startups - We love startups that bootstrap
Open Source - We believe in creating great technologies using open source tools like php,
MySQL, ruby-on-rails, perl, python etc
LAMP platform - We have special love for the lamp platform
Social Media - We believe that social media is the single greatest revolution after the television

2. People
Saikat Ghosh, Co – Founder
Saikat is a Technology Entrepreneur for last 10 years. Currently he is the CEO of ValleySpeak
Inc. He is a Technology product enthusiast. His technology experience revolves around building
Linux “soft-appliances”. An unique way to spread Linux in the Small and Medium business
market is to make “soft-appliances”.
In the past he has worked at Sun Microsystems, IBM, Ipsilion Networks / Nokia, Make Systems,
Case Central.
Specialties
Software, Open Source, Strong interest in Linux, Extreme Programming, Technology Startups,
Disruptive Technologies, Offshore Development
Deboprio Ghosh, Co – Founder
Deboprio has been an Internet Entrepreneur from an early age of 18. He dropped out of college
and started his first company; Spicea Technologies Pvt Ltd. A software consulting firm that
implemented Open source technology solutions like CRM and Project Management for multiple
clients in India and abroad.
He has immense experience creating Marketing and Product placement strategies for
Technology and Internet Start-ups. Deboprio has directed several software product launches,
new version releases. He is a firm believer in Technology companies that create products and

3. has been involved in the development and placement of technology products like Tracknet,
ValleySpeak Project Server and Taskera. He has also been actively involved with several other
Internet startups, advising them on technology and go-to-market.
Technically, Dave is a LAMP (Linux + Apache + MySQL + Perl/PHP) programmer with keen
interest in Lexical Parsing and Graphic Analysis.
Specialties
Internet Marketing, Go-to-Market startegies, Channel Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Buzz
Marketing, Internet Brand Creation, Internet reputation Management, Competitor Tracking,
Product Management, Business Intelligence
The Program
1. Funding, typically at the seed level
2. Company founders are small teams with technical backgrounds
3. Each team/plan is supported for a 3-6 months
4. Education programme focusing on
● business advice
● product advice
● technology advice
5. Networking programme to meet and/or contact other investors and advisors
6. Office space, whether free or subsidised
Apply
Application process
Step 1: Email us your IDEA ( 1-2 page summary) :
Step 2: if you are selected for the next round, we’re going to want to meet you.
we seek ?
We seek passionate entrepreneurs with technology driven ideas. We DO NOT care about
proven team, business model or past experience. We care and respect ethics, integrity and

4. entrepreneurial passion.