TED Fund (Technology and Innovation-Based Enterprise Development Fund)
กองทุนพัฒนาผู้ประกอบการเทคโนโลยีและนวัตกรรม
TED Fund is a fund under Thailand's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) that gives non-dilutive grants to technology and innovation entrepreneurs, from student ideas to companies scaling into new markets.
Bangkok
Thailand
What they focus on
- TED Youth Startup takes teams of students and graduates of up to five years from a mockup (IDEA, up to THB 150,000) to a prototype tested in a real setting (POC, up to THB 1.5M).
- Student and graduate teams apply through TED Fellow organizations, which screen and nominate teams; the IDEA stage needs no registered company.
- TED Market Scaling Up (TMS) co-funds market expansion at home and abroad for technology and innovation SMEs and startups that already have sales, at up to 90% of project cost and THB 2M, over up to two years.
Programs
- TED Youth Startup: IDEA · Up to THB 150,000 a project. Mockup, early product development and business plan; 6 months
- TED Youth Startup: POC (TED Early-Stage Growth Program) · Up to THB 1.5M a project. Prototype at TRL 5–8, tested in a real setting; applied through a TED Fellow; Thai-majority company led by students or graduates of up to 5 years
- SfS: Go-to-Market · Up to THB 2M, up to 90%. Entering new markets
- TED Market Scaling Up (TMS) · Up to 90% of project cost, up to THB 2M. Market expansion at home and abroad for tech and innovation SMEs and startups already selling; projects up to 2 years
On SEA Bridge
Sources
Last checked
November 7, 2026
SEA Bridge is an approved TED Fellow network for FY2570 (Growth-Ready tier).