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Read More 25 Aug

Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) Global Programme by Royal Academy of Engineering

LIF (Leaders in Innovation Fellowships) Global is Royal Academy of Engineering's flagship entry-point programme that supports innovators with a technology prototype to create an entrepreneurial mindset. Applications for LIF Global 2026 are open until 11 September 2025. Read more

About Venture Center

India's largest technology incubator hosted by CSIR’s National Chemical Laboratory, has aided over 750 science-based startups since its inception in December 2006. The incubator offers a robust innovation ecosystem, providing comprehensive support like mentoring, funding, scientific assistance, incubation, and specialized resource centers. As an approved incubator by DST-NSTEDB, Venture Center collaborates with organizations including BIRAC, DST, Atal Innovation Mission, MeitY, and the Defence Innovation Organisation, demonstrating its commitment to nurturing startups at different lifecycle stages.

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Latest at Venture Center

The Many Lives We Live Through Books
12 August, 2025

The Many Lives We Live Through Books

In the digital tide, libraries may seem like relics—yet within Venture Center’s walls, the printed page is quietly staging a comeback. This Librarian’s Day, journey from the legacy of Prof. S. R. Ranganathan to the reading tables of innovators and founders, where books are more than ink on paper—they are catalysts for thought, calm, and unexpected inspiration. Read more

Mastering Tensegrity: Precision Engineering Meets Impossible Design
26 July, 2025

Mastering Tensegrity: Precision Engineering Meets Impossible Design

What happens when you challenge young minds to build furniture that defies gravity? Our recent Floating Table workshop combined CAD design, laser cutting technology, and tensegrity engineering to create seemingly impossible structures. The process from digital design to assembly proved more challenging—and rewarding—than anyone expected. Read more

The Psychology of Money: When Mind Meets Market Value at Venture Center
11 July, 2025

The Psychology of Money: When Mind Meets Market Value at Venture Center

What do the dot-com bubble and the O.J. Simpson trial have in common? The answer lies in how our minds process money—and it's not what you think. Read more

Powering Climate Innovation: Venture Center and Envalior Launch Support Program for Startups
08 July, 2025

Powering Climate Innovation: Venture Center and Envalior Launch Support Program for Startups

Venture Center and Envalior have joined forces to launch a groundbreaking support program for climate technology startups in India. A new wave of climate entrepreneurs is about to get the backing they need to transform their ideas into market-ready solutions. Read more

Catalyzing Food Innovation: FFN Lab Now Open at Venture Center
26 June, 2025

Catalyzing Food Innovation: FFN Lab Now Open at Venture Center

In a step towards strengthening India’s food innovation ecosystem, Venture Center unveiled its Food, Feed & Nutrition Lab with the support of Kemin Industries. This advanced testing facility will help startups and industry bring safer, high-quality products to market with confidence, paving the way for healthier choices for all. Read more

Launch of NIDHI PRAYAS Impact Report
06 June, 2025

Launch of NIDHI PRAYAS Impact Report

The NIDHI PRAYAS Impact Report captures Venture Center’s journey as a DST PRAYAS program execution partner, and captures the impact and success stories over the years. The report was formally released by Dr. S. Sivaram, Padma Shri awardee and Founder Chairperson of Venture Center on 06 June. Read more

Why Choose Us?

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  • Complete Ecosystem

    Our diverse and impactful ecosystem is designed to nurture and propel early-stage ideas, startups, and entrepreneurs. Our support spans across key areas to ensure that your startup journey is seamless: mentoring expertise, funding, infrastructure support, open-access scientific and prototyping facilities, business, IP & regulatory advisory services, specialized resource centers and so much more!

  • Mentoring Expertise

    Venture Center is one of the very few incubators in India that can support startups in difficult domain areas such as life sciences, engineering, materials sciences, agriculture, and clean energy. Our strong in-house mentoring team led by Dr Premnath Venugopalan is known for its depth and thought leadership,and we also have a large network of over 200 technical, business and other specialist mentors.

  • Track record

    We have supported over 750 entrepreneurs over 17 years of dedicated service, and over 85% of the startups we have supported are still active, affirm our impactful incubation activities. Another key indicator is the substantial presence of our startups in the market. Close to 100 products developed by our startups have successfully made their way into the market, with over Rs. 700 crore investment mobilized by our incubatees, validating the potential in their technologies.

  • Stimulating Environment

    Venture Center is in close proximity to some of India’s leading academic and research organizations that engage in cutting-edge research and innovation, adding to Pune’s vibrant, academic atmosphere. At Venture Center, you can also benefit from the strong peer network of like-minded, driven entrepreneurs, and discover invaluable mentorship and role models within our dynamic ecosystem.

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Events

Beyond the Playbook: Immersion Program for Managers of Incubation Centers

This immersive program brings together leaders at the forefront of incubation to exchange knowledge, refine strategies, and draw lessons from diverse innovation ecosystems. Through expert-led sessions, peer dialogue, and real-world case studies, participants will explore solutions to the sector’s most pressing challenges. The experience is designed to equip them with the clarity, tools, and networks needed to strengthen their center's impact and expand its reach. Read more

MaTriX1.0: Model-Based Design for UAV Startups

MathWorks and Venture Center Pune are launching a UAV Startup Accelerator to help teams develop, test, and deploy UAV solutions faster. The program combines hands-on UAV modeling and simulation with expert startup mentoring. Using Model-Based Design with MATLAB & Simulink, startups can prototype rapidly, reduce errors, and improve design quality as they prepare to enter the market. Read more

The Changing Expectations of VCs from Founders- Insights from Mela Ventures

What do investors truly look for in a founder today? Is it resilience, clarity of vision, or the ability to build businesses that scale with purpose? This session explores how these expectations are evolving and what it takes to earn investor trust in a changing landscape. Read more

Register Now 13 Aug

Breaking the Healthcare Scale Barrier: GTM Strategies for MedTech Success

Scaling in healthcare requires more than a good product. It demands a sharp, sector-specific Go-To-Market strategy that can navigate regulatory hurdles, influence key stakeholders, and drive real adoption. Discover what it takes to move from pilot to market leader. Read more

R-Clinic for Medical Device Startups: Your Regulatory Roadmap

R-Clinic for Medical Device Startups provides strategic regulatory guidance to bridge the gap between innovation and market readiness. This specialized RIFC program at Venture Center offers targeted expertise in ISO 13485 compliance, cybersecurity frameworks, and SaMD requirements—empowering MedTech entrepreneurs to navigate complex regulatory landscapes with precision and clarity. Read more

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Deep-Tech Investing in India: A Hands-On Approach with Seafund Ventures by Mayuresh Raut

This session offers a grounded look at how deep-tech investors think—what shapes their decisions, what they expect from founders, and what makes a startup stand out in a competitive landscape. A must-attend for those looking to align innovation with investor insight. Read more

Customer Testimonials

We came to Venture Center with an idea and a will to execute our vision. Venture Center provided us with the infrastructure and initial capital to do that. Dr. Premnath also infused strategic thinking into us around Intellectual Property, stakeholder management and networking. They also invested in our subsequent funding rounds. Without Venture Centers help we would not have been able to execute our vision.
I started at Venture Center as a NIDHI - EIR fellow with just an idea. The VC ecosystem was instrumental in shaping that idea into a product and a business.
At the early stages, building hardware prototypes can be very expensive and time consuming. However, the shared labs and facilities (e.g. Protoshop) at VC helped us realize our ideas and build prototypes very quickly allowing us the ability to take the product to market in under a year . The VC ecosystem also helped us access...
The Venture Center BIG team has been very supportive throughout the journey. We, being incubated in VC, have always received constructive feedback and guidance from the team.The pre- application process for the BIG grant was perfectly streamlined. We were thoroughly conveyed all the guidelines of the process. All our doubts and concerns were given attention and were solved on an immediate basis.
The VC BIG team also conducted several mock pitches during the pre-application process, which helped us prepare...

News

Read more 09 May

BioPrime and Yara India collaborate to provide farmers with innovative sustainable solutions

Venture Center incubatee BioPrime Agrisolutions and Yara India partner to combat climate uncertainties in farming. This partnership marks a significant milestone in the agricultural sector, paving the way for innovation and sustainability in farming practices.

Read more 04 May

Venture Center partners with Blockchain for Impact to accelerate healthcare innovations

Blockchain For Impact CEO Dr Gaurav Singh and Venture Center Director Dr V Premnath announced strategic partnership aimed at nurturing innovation and driving advancements in healthcare in New Delhi on March 4

Read more 01 Apr

Venture Center partners with Kotak Alternate Asset Managers for the Investor Readiness Programme

In a significant move to bolster the healthcare startup ecosystem in India, Venture Center has partnered with Kotak Alternate Asset Managers to launch the second cohort of the Investor Readiness Programme for healthcare startups

Blog

The Many Lives We Live Through Books
12 August, 2025

The Many Lives We Live Through Books

In the digital tide, libraries may seem like relics—yet within Venture Center’s walls, the printed page is quietly staging a comeback. This Librarian’s Day, journey from the legacy of Prof. S. R. Ranganathan to the reading tables of innovators and founders, where books are more than ink on paper—they are catalysts for thought, calm, and unexpected inspiration. Read more

Mastering Tensegrity: Precision Engineering Meets Impossible Design
26 July, 2025

Mastering Tensegrity: Precision Engineering Meets Impossible Design

What happens when you challenge young minds to build furniture that defies gravity? Our recent Floating Table workshop combined CAD design, laser cutting technology, and tensegrity engineering to create seemingly impossible structures. The process from digital design to assembly proved more challenging—and rewarding—than anyone expected. Read more

Breaking the Silence: Addressing Cervical Cancer Realities in Modern India
14 July, 2025

Breaking the Silence: Addressing Cervical Cancer Realities in Modern India

A compelling conversation at Venture Center is quietly reshaping how we think about women's health in India. Dr. Sayantani Pramanik just proved that the most powerful medical advances happen when science meets cultural wisdom. Read more

The Psychology of Money: When Mind Meets Market Value at Venture Center
11 July, 2025

The Psychology of Money: When Mind Meets Market Value at Venture Center

What do the dot-com bubble and the O.J. Simpson trial have in common? The answer lies in how our minds process money—and it's not what you think. Read more

Harnessing TRIZ: A Practical Approach to Innovation
09 July, 2025

Harnessing TRIZ: A Practical Approach to Innovation

As startups grow, complexity often outpaces clarity. Hidden tensions between product, process, and market can slow momentum. Founders need structured ways to navigate these challenges while staying innovative. At a recent session, Dr. Sandeep Wankhede introduced TRIZ—a practical method to address these barriers and align teams for purposeful growth. Read more

Powering Climate Innovation: Venture Center and Envalior Launch Support Program for Startups
08 July, 2025

Powering Climate Innovation: Venture Center and Envalior Launch Support Program for Startups

Venture Center and Envalior have joined forces to launch a groundbreaking support program for climate technology startups in India. A new wave of climate entrepreneurs is about to get the backing they need to transform their ideas into market-ready solutions. Read more

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