Venture Center

Venture Center is a startup incubator in Pune, India. Seed investments: equity investment with a ticket size of roughly Rs 20-100 lakhs in science and technology-led deeptech startups. Leap Global (DST NIDHI accelerator) is a 6-month equity-free cohort programme. The Investor Readiness Program offers top performers a chance at a reward grant of up to Rs 10 Lakhs per startup. Venture Center also manages government seed funds for its startups (e.g. BIRAC SEED up to Rs 30 lakh, BIRAC LEAP and NIDHI-SSS up to Rs 100 lakh, SISFS up to Rs 20 lakh grant and up to 50 lakh CCD). Resident incubation is sold as office and lab space packages; prices are not on the pages read. The min/max fields hold the seed investment ticket size.

What it offers

• “Ticket size: Roughly Rs 20 -100 lakhs” — venturecenter.co.in
• “Equity Investment” — venturecenter.co.in
• “Leap Global is a 6 month equity-free, cohort-based, accelerator program of Venture Center supported by DST NIDHI” — venturecenter.co.in
• “startups stand a chance to secure a reward grant up to Rs 10 Lakhs/startup” — venturecenter.co.in
• “Quantum of financial assistance to one start up will be up to Rs 30 lakh” — venturecenter.co.in

How the programme runs

• “Leap Global is a 6 month equity-free, cohort-based, accelerator program of Venture Center supported by DST NIDHI” — venturecenter.co.in
• “The program is a 24 week long tailored mentoring program ending in a startup showcase where the startups pitch in front of investors and other ecosystem partners.” — venturecenter.co.in

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed

How to apply

Apply or read the rules on the official site.

About this listing

TrustList compiled this listing from Venture Center's official pages in September 2026. The quotes above are its own words. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility rules change, so check the official site before you rely on them.