Incubator · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Venture Center

Technology incubator hosted by CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory in Pune, offering resident and virtual incubation, lab and office space, seed funding schemes and equity investment for science-led startups.

Status unknown Run by CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory

Apply on the programme's site Programme website

Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding: not published Own seed investments of roughly ₹20-100 lakh as equity in science and technology-led deeptech startups; also manages schemes such as BIRAC SEED (up to ₹30 lakh), BIRAC LEAP (up to ₹100 lakh), NIDHI Seed Support (up to ₹100 lakh) and Startup India Seed Fund (up to ₹20 lakh grant and up to ₹50 lakh in CCDs)
Instrument: not published
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published Office and lab space packages are charged under a published pricing policy; amounts not stated on the incubation page
Duration: not published
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Hybrid
Stages: not published
Sectors: Deep tech, Biotech, Hardware, Agrifood, Energy
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: Office space of 175-300 sq ft
Lab space modules of 300 sq ft
Ready-to-use labs and facilities
Mentoring
Access to investors, hospitals and industry

Tracks include resident incubation, virtual incubation, pre-incubation, accelerators and lab spin-outs. Supported domains include life sciences, engineering, materials sciences, agriculture and clean energy.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

The programme does not publish eligibility rules on the pages we read. Check its site before you apply.

Companies it names as alumni

PadCare Labs, Jeevtronics, Indius Medical, Serigen Mediproducts, Divish Mobility

What founders should check

The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
Fees: Office and lab space packages are charged under a published pricing policy; amounts not stated on the incubation page.
It mixes remote and in-person sessions in Pune. Ask how much time on site it expects.
Dates for the next cohort are not published.

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