Early-stage climate tech startup? This one’s for you. Venture Center, with Thoughtworks, is launching the Climate-Tech Launchpad — a focused journey packed with mentorship, ecosystem access and funding support to turn bold climate ideas into scalable solutions. Applications close 15 Dec 2025. Read more
Venture Center has been named Best Assistive Technology Investor of the Year at the ATF Awards 2025 in Bengaluru, recognising its sustained support to 30+ startups building rehabilitation, assistive, and prevention-focused technologies. The honour from AssisTech Foundation reinforces Venture Center’s commitment to strengthening India’s accessibility and inclusion landscape. Read more
Building the next big thing in nutrition, functional foods, or nutraceuticals? Venture Center’s RIFC now offers a Food & Nutrition Advisory Service to help you navigate India’s food regulations and move seamlessly from idea to shelf. Read more
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.
Libraries are often seen as quiet places. But what happens when those quiet shelves turn into a space for debate and discovery? On 7 November 2025, the Venture Center Library hosted its first-ever Journal Club, and the room buzzed with questions, ideas, and insight. Read more
It’s not every day that you walk out of a talk thinking differently about the trees you pass on your way home. But that’s exactly what happened at our recent event on Iconic Trees of India with author and scientist Dr. S. Natesh. Read more
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
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
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
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
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!
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.
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.
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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Roll in for a quick escape from screens and spreadsheets. The Venture Center Library turns into a Blok n Roll arena of strategy, banter, and friendly chaos for the evening — clever moves, surprise wins, and the kind of energy that makes the hour fly. Read more
If you’re building for global health markets, this session cuts through the fog around WHO-PQ. It brings together practical know-how, real founder experiences, and a grounded look at what it actually takes to move your product toward pre-qualification—with far fewer surprises along the way. Read more
Step into a focused 3-day workshop that makes SaMD compliance easier to grasp and apply. You’ll explore how QMS, risk, and cybersecurity come together in real product development and gain a clearer sense of what it takes to build software that’s genuinely ready for regulatory scrutiny. Read more
A practical workshop that clarifies how software and AI-based innovations are evaluated under Indian patent law. Expect clear guidance, real examples, and a grounded view of what it takes to build a strong CRI patent strategy. Perfect for teams working at the edge of tech and IP. Read more
In its second edition, the Venture Center Library’s Journal Club continues to push conversations into fresh territory. This session dives into how AI is reshaping the way we work and the way brands evolve—setting the stage for an hour of sharp ideas and thoughtful exchange. Read more
Tech teams often struggle to translate sophisticated capabilities into compelling narratives. This session tackles that gap head-on, helping you see your offering the way customers, investors, and markets do—through the lens of value. Read more
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.
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
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
Libraries are often seen as quiet places. But what happens when those quiet shelves turn into a space for debate and discovery? On 7 November 2025, the Venture Center Library hosted its first-ever Journal Club, and the room buzzed with questions, ideas, and insight. Read more
The rise of biologics and biosimilars has transformed drug development, bringing forward new therapies like monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and insulins. Yet, ensuring their quality and regulatory approval hinges on a key component: cell-based functional assays (CBFAs). In this blog, we highlight insights from Venture Center’s session on how CBFAs function as critical quality attributes (CQAs) in biologics development and biosimilar approval. Read more
Targeted mass spectrometry (MS) has become a central technique in translational biology, bridging fundamental discovery work and real-world clinical validation. By allowing precise quantification of specific proteins, peptides, and metabolites, targeted MS helps answer critical biological questions, especially in metabolic and lifestyle diseases like diabetes. Read more
It’s not every day that you walk out of a talk thinking differently about the trees you pass on your way home. But that’s exactly what happened at our recent event on Iconic Trees of India with author and scientist Dr. S. Natesh. Read more
Explore biophysical characterization tools for monoclonal antibodies, biosimilars, and complex biologics. Learn how CBA in India supports structural analysis, aggregation, glycan profiling, and mass spectrometry. Read more
Explore how LC-MS and mass spectrometry are used in small molecule and protein analysis. Choose CBA for Orbitrap-based workflows, TOF analysis, & peptide mapping. Read more
