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A science and technology incubator in Pune, India, hosted by CSIR's National Chemical Laboratory, for deep-tech start-ups

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About Venture Center

Venture Center is a startup incubator in Pune, India, hosted by CSIR's National Chemical Laboratory. It supports science-based start-ups with mentoring and funding, alongside scientific assistance and specialised resource centres.

What Venture Center offers

  • Seed investment: equity investment in science and technology led deep-tech start-ups.
  • Leap Global accelerator: a six-month, equity-free cohort programme supported by DST NIDHI.
  • Investor Readiness Programme: a 24-week mentoring programme that ends in a showcase pitch to investors, with a reward grant for the strongest participants.
  • Government seed funds: management of government seed schemes for its start-ups, including BIRAC SEED, BIRAC LEAP, NIDHI-SSS and SISFS.
  • Lab and prototyping support: prototyping, analytical and measurement support, and a medical technology clean room.

Who it works with

Science and technology led deep-tech start-ups, including spinouts from academic organisations through its Lab2Mkt route.

Key facts

  • Based in: Pune, India
  • Founded: December 2006
  • Track record: more than 750 science-based start-ups since its inception

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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