Venture Center

Venture Center is a technology business incubator in Pune, India, hosted by the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL). It focuses on nurturing knowledge-intensive and innovative technology enterprises in sectors such as materials, chemicals, biological sciences, engineering, healthcare, and clean energy. The center provides a comprehensive ecosystem for startups that includes mentoring, infrastructure support, funding, and advisory services. While it operates multiple grant and fellowship programs, it also makes seed investments, often providing the first institutional capital to deep-tech ventures.