The Venture Center Fact Sheet

Last updated 27 Dec 2011

Organization Structure


Information

 

Address

100, NCL Innovation Park

Dr. Homi Bhabha Road

Pune- 411008

Maharashtra

Communication Details

·         Telephone (with STD code): +91-20-6401-1026 / +91-20-2586-5877

·         Fax: +91-20-2586-5879

·         Email :reception@venturecenter.co.in

Contact person

Dr V Premnath

Founded on

Laying of foundation plaque- 18th December 2006

Date of incorporation- 10th January, 2007

Founded by

Dr S Sivaram & Dr V Premnath

Nature of organization

Section 25,  Not-for-profit company

Company registration details

Company Registration No.- U73100PN2007NPL129455;

Date of Registration: 10th January 2007;

Place of Registration: Pune

Board of directors (Names, Current professional positions and Current designation on the Venture Center Board)

·         Dr. Saurav Pal (Director, NCL)

Chairman

·         Dr. S Sivaram (CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow, NCL)

Founding Chairman

·         Shri. H K Mittal (Director & Representative, DST-NSTEDB) Board Member

·         Dr. Rajendra Lagu (Intel Innovations Manager at Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd)

Board Member

·         Shri. Anand T Kusre (Advisor, ICICI Bank)

Board Member

·         Dr. K N Ganesh (First Director and Professor of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-IISER, Pune)

Board Member

·         Dr V Premnath (Head, NCL Innovations group)

Founding Director & Secretary

Financial/ bank information

BANKS-

·         For foreign currency donations: Axis Bank, Baner branch

·         ICICI Bank Aundh branch

 

REGISTRATIONS-

·         Section 12(A) - Regn12A(a)/45/2008-09/1029

·         Permanent Account No. (PAN) - AACFE2766K

·         Section 80 G - 80G/60/2008-09/1030

·         FCRA registration (under section 6 (1) (a) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act): FCRA Reg. No. 083930543

·         SIRO registration- F.No.11/522/2011-TU-V

 

AUDITOR (FY 10-11)-

M. P. Chitale & Co. Chartered Accountants

3, Gurukrupa, Sathe Colony, Near Bajirao Road Telephone Exchange, 1317, Shukrawar Peth, Pune- 411 002

Tele/fax: 020-2447 5425

Email: pune@mpchitale.com

 

Latest year for which a return has been filed: Financial Year 2010-11, Assessment Year 2011-12

Vision

To be the organisation that will be credited with creating, shaping and sustaining a “Pune cluster” of innovative technology businesses with a significant economic impact regionally, nationally and globally within the next 20 years.

Mission

To nucleate and nurture technology and knowledge-based enterprises for India by leveraging the scientific and engineering competencies of the institutions in the region.

 

Salary Distribution Chart

*As of 2 Nov 2011

Slab of gross monthly salary (in Rs.) plus benefits paid to staff

Male Staff

 

Female Staff

 

 

 

Total Staff

 

 

 

<5000

0

0

0

5001-10000

2

2

4

10001-25000

5

6

11

25001-50000

0

0

0

>50000

0

0

0

 

**Some of the Venture Center staff work probono as volunteers

Board of directors- Meetings

Venture Center board members have vast industry knowledge and technical experience to contribute effectively to management of the company.

 

        i.            Currently our Board has six members.

      ii.            None of our board members are related by blood or marriage.

    iii.            Our Board meets at least once a quarter to review the progress of the company.

    iv.            Minutes of Board meetings are well documented and circulated.

      v.            Our Board reviews the budgets, activity reports and audited financial statements and ensures compliance with regulations and laws governing the company.

    vi.            Currently, none of the Board members have remunerative roles in our company.

 

·         Details of board meeting and AGM held in the last financial year  (FY 10-11)

Financial year

Nature of the meeting

For the quarter

Date of the meetings

Number of directors/         members present

Total Number of directors/ members

2006-07

Board Meeting

Q3

25.01.07

2

2

2007-08

Board Meeting

Q1

20.04.07

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q2

20.07.07

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q3

24.10.07

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q4

12.03.08

2

2

2008-09

Board Meeting

Q1

14.06.08

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q2

15.09.08

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q3

16.10.08

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q4

12.01.09

2

2

 

Annual General Meeting

 

9.07.08

2

2

2009-10

Board Meeting

Q1

10.04.09

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q2

10.07.09

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q2

14.07.09

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q2

30.09.09

2

2

 

Board Meeting

Q3

20.11.09

5

5

 

Board Meeting

Q4

5.02.10

3

5

 

Annual General Meeting

 

11.09.09

2

2

2010-11

Board Meeting

Q1

16.4.10

2

6

 

Board Meeting

Q1

10.5.10

2

6

 

Board Meeting

Q1

9.06.10

3

6

 

Board Meeting

Q2

3.09.10

3

6

 

Board Meeting

Q3

20.11.10

5

6

 

Board Meeting

Q4

17.02.11

5

7

 

Annual General Meeting

 

9.06.10

2

2

2011-12

Board Meeting

Q1

5.5.11

5

7

 

Board Meeting

Q1

27.6.11

5

7

 

Board Meeting

Q2

17.9.11

5

7

 

Annual General Meeting

 

17.9.11

2

2

 

International Travel Details

·         There was no international travel this year (2010-2011)

Financials

·         Highlights:

o        Budget: Rs 301 lakhs (FY 10-11) ; Rs 99 lakhs (FY09-10)

o        Income from services to entrepreneurs/start-ups and running of events: Rs 53 lakhs (FY10-11); Rs 27 lakhs (FY 09-10)

·         Sources of financing of recurring expenditure:

o        Grants to incubator

o        Income  from  services for entrepreneurs/ start-ups

o        Events/ workshops

o        Sponsored Projects

o        Investment income of corpus / reserves

o        Donations towards expenses

o        In-kind contributions  by organizations and individuals

o        (Equity Returns )

·         Further information available on request. Contact General Manager (gm@venturecenter.co.in)

Venture Center in numbers

·         Board strength (as of October 2011)

Category      

Board Member Meeting

Annual General Meeting

Maximum strength

7

3

Minimum strength

6

2

Current strength

7

3

Quorum

2

2

 

·         Staff statistics (as of November 2011)

 

Current

Alumni

Managerial staff and consultants

4

2

Operations staff and consultants

10

3

Project staff

4

2

Trainees/ interns

2

5

Student projects/ trainees

0

7

Total

20

19

 

·         Incubatees: (as of October 2011)

VC incubatee

Duration of stay at VC

Biopore Surgicals Pvt Ltd

3years 6 months

Shantani Proteome Analytics Pvt Ltd

16 months

Seagull Biosolutions Pvt Ltd

6 months

iTHEME Consulting Pvt Ltd

1 year 10 months

Gram Oorja Solutions Pvt Ltd

6 months

Systems Biology India Pvt Ltd

1 year

Coofluence Consulting

1 year

Gnanlex Hermeneutics Pvt Ltd

4 months

Helium Consulting Pvt Ltd

2.5 months

Florentis

1 month

 

·         Graduates: (as of October 2011)

Graduates

Duration of stay at VC

Battelle Science and Technology India Pvt Ltd

2.5 years

AbGenics Life Sciences Private Limited

9 months

Tridiagonal Solutions Pvt Ltd

1 year

 

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