Goal: To run 12 mini workshops per year
The Venture Center plans to run Mini Workshops on selected topics of interest to technology developers, technology/ science entrepreneurs, inventors and innovators
Supported by:
NIDHI COE at Venture Center
Mini Workshops
A NIDHI COE & 25th talk under Social Innovation Lecture series on “Measurement of environmental impact for green startups” by Jui Joshi, Partner, Climate Collective | Wednesday, 7th February 24 @ 3:00 pm | Flyer | Register here
(30 Jan 24) Pitching clinic with Enzia Ventures | Tuesday, 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
(29 Jan 24) 44th Meet the Investor series talk on “How you can leverage deeptech VC investment dynamics to get an institutional investor” by Mayuresh Raut, Managing Partner at Seafund | Monday @ 3:00 PM | Hybrid mode- Register Here | Flyer | Online link to join | Pitching clinic @ 4 pm to 6 pm Participation only via invitation at the pitching clinic
(25 Jan 24)- Pitching clinic with Menterra | 10 AM to 5 PM
Visit of Air Vice Marshal George Thomas (ACAS Plans) to Venture Center on 22nd Jan at 11 am and product showcase by startups
(16 January 24) 43rd Meet the Investor series talk – “Gearing up for a fund raise: Insights from an investor” by Sanjay Kanvinde,Co-founder, Lavni Ventures | Tuesday @ 4 pm | In-person event | Register here| Flyer
(22nd December 2023) Talk on “Designing a Go To Market (GTM) Strategy for Science and Technology businesses – insights from TiE Nurture ” by TiE Pune mentors Kiran Deshpande, Ravi Nigam & Advait Kurlekar | Friday @ 11:00 AM | Hybrid Mode| Register here| Mentoring clinic| Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm | 6 slots | Participation only via invitation at the M-clinic
5th talk of the Lecture Series-By Entrepreneurs For Entrepreneurs- “Raising Debt funding for Your Startup.” Suvo Sircar, Co-Founder, SNRAS Systems (Fishmongers) & Ashish Gawade, Co-founder Jeevtronics | Saturday, 2nd September 23 @ 03:00PM |Flyer| Register here
(31 July 23) Flash pitching session to 100X.VC | Monday, 4:00 PM to 5:00PM | 10 slots | Based on invitation only
(31 July 23) 41st Meet the Investor series talk on “Case Studies & Insights from Investing in Early-stage Startups” by Shashank Randev, Founder VC-100X.VC | Monday @ 3:00 PM | Online- Register Here | Flyer | Online link to join
(27th July 2023) A talk on “Global Sourcing & Partner Negotiations” by Shiwain Kaul, Global Operations & Supply Chain Leader at Apple @11:00 AM | Hybrid Mode – Register here | Flyer
(14 June 23) Pitching Clinic with 3i Partners
(07 June 23) 40th Meet the Investor series talk on “Investing in Deep-tech is Investing for Impact” by Karthik Varada | Wednesday @ 3:00 PM | Hybrid mode | Register
11th March 2023- Pitching Clinic with Inflexor Ventures.
39th Meet the Investor series talk by EXIM Bank of India| (Tue) 21 Feb ’23 | Time: 03:30 PM – 04:30 PM
38th Meet the Investor series on TDF under DRDO| Thursday, 22 December 2022 | Time: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
(03 March 2023) iDEX, DIO Roadshow at Venture Center -“Power Your Cyber Security Innovations with Support from Defence Innovation Organization” | Friday, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM | Hybrid mode | Register here | Flyer | Outline
(15 December 2022) iDEX, DIO Roadshow at Venture Center -“SpaceTech: Funding & Innovation Opportunities from Defence Innovation Organization” | Thursday, 3 PM – 5 PM | Hybrid mode | Register here | Flyer | Outline
37th Meet the Investor series talk on “Insights & learning from investing in & mentoring biomed/ therapeutics startups” by Tania Fernandez- Advisor and Team Lead to leading public funding initiatives and commercialization programs in the United States | 09 December 2022 | Time: 11:00 am- 12:00 pm| Hybrid mode (both online & offline) | Flyer | Register here
Pitching clinic with 3iPartners | 02 December 2022 | Time: 12:00 am- 01:00 pm| In-person meeting | Based on invitation
36th Meet the Investor series talk on “Introduction to Bioangels- Case studies and Insights from Investing in Startups in Heathcare, Lifesciences, Biotech” by Mr. Sameer Wagle- Governance board Member- Bioangles, MD -Asian Healthcare Fund | 30 August 2022 | Time: 4:30 pm| Online event | Flyer | Register here
iDEX roadshow 2022- “iDEX Prime and DISC-6 Knowledge Session“| Tuesday, 14th June 2022 | 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM| Register Here| Flyer| Outline
Talk: “Seeking DSIR recognition for the R&D center of your company-Benefit & procedures” | To be announced soon | Online event | Register here
35th Meet the Investor series talk on “Social Entrepreneurship in India: The Mindset to make Money with Impact” by Mr. Nagaraja Prakasam | 30 May 2022 | Time: 11:00 am | Online event | Flyer | Register here
Immersion Program: For managers of new incubation centers | Thursday-Friday | 19-20 May 2022 | Time: 0930-1700| Flyer |Outline |Register here
iDEX roadshow 2022- “How to Fund and Advance Innovations for India’s Defence and Security Forces“| Wednesday, 18th May 2022 | 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM| Register Here| Flyer| Outline
Visit & M-Clinic with Vidyut Mohan- Founder of Biochar | 12th May @11 AM to 2 PM
“Support for Therapeutics Development: Introduction to FNDR and Scientific Services at Venture Center” |Thursday, 5th May 2022 |11:30 AM to 1:00 PM| Flyer | Register here
34th “Meet the Investor series” talk on “Case Studies & Insights from Investing in Startups” by Inflexor Ventures |Wednesday, 4th May 2022 @ 9:30 AM | Flyer | Register here
Pitching clinic with Inflexor Ventures |Wednesday, 4th May 2022 @10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (6 slots)
M-clinic with Ramke Surbramanian | 29th April 4:45 PM to 6 PM
Talk & M-Clinic on “Doing Business in Middle East” by Mr. Ala’ Al-Hihi | Monday | Time: 10.00 am to 5:00 pm| Flyer |Register here
Immersion Program: For managers of new incubation centers | Wednesday-Thursday | 23-24 February 2022 | Time: 0930-1300| Flyer |Outline |Register here
Mini workshop on “Best Practices for Employment Contracts with Key Employees” | Friday, 26 November 2021 | 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm |Flyer | Outline | Register here
33rd “Meet the Investor series” talk & interactive session on “Pros and Cons of Strategic investors” by Dr. Rajan Srikanth (Co-President at Keiretsu Forum, Chennai) |Monday, 8th November 2021@ 02:00PM | Flyer | Register here | Video recording of talk
Immersion Program: For managers of new incubation centers | Tuesday-Wednesday | 26-27 October 2021 | Time: 0930-1300| Flyer |Outline |Register here
Fourth talk of the Lecture Series-By Entrepreneurs For Entrepreneurs- “Affordable Excellence: product design for quality, sourcing strategy, project management and execution.” by Ashish -Co-Founder of Jeevtronics | Friday, 1st October 2021 @ 04:00PM |Flyer| Register here
Mentoring clinic with Kaushik Gala on “Pricing Strategy for your start-up” | 13th July 21, 2PM to 6PM, 4 slots| Participation only against invitation
Pitching clinic with Endiya Ventures | 17th June 21, 9:30 AM to 12: 30PM| Online , 4 slots
Two-day workshop “The Board Director’s Program”| Friday-Saturday 7th-8th May 21 @ 10:AM to 1:00PM |Flyer| Outline| Register here
Talk on “Grow your business by being a better Networker”| Friday, 7th May 21 | 4:00 pm-5:45 pm | Flyer | Register here
Call for applications for Agritech Launchpad|Opens: 22nd Feb 21 , Closes: 8th Mar 21| Flyer| Application link
Third talk of the Lecture Series-By Entrepreneurs For Entrepreneurs, on “Mastering e-commerce platforms with an emphasis on Amazon” by Prateek Sharma-Co-founder & CEO , Helium Sports| Thursday, 21st January 2021 @ 04:00PM |Flyer| Register here
Second talk of the Lecture Series-By Entrepreneurs For Entrepreneurs, on “How to conduct in-depth Market Research and why it is important for early-stage startups” by Shalu Mitruka| Thursday, 03rd December 2020 @ 04:00PM |Flyer| Register here
First Talk of the Lecture Series-By Entrepreneurs For Entrepreneurs on “Valuation for Deep Science Startups” by Tanuj Gigras| Thursday, 19th November 2020 @ 04:00PM |Flyer| Register here
Talk on “Business Impact of going beyond PoCs, Prototypes, and Pilots” by Kaushik Gala | Saturday, 7 November 2020 @ 04:00PM to 05:00PM|Flyer| Register here
One on One pitch clinic with 100X.VC| 7th October 2020 @11:00 AM onward | 4 slots
(6 October 2020) 32nd Meet the Investor series talk on “Trajectories of startups: Asset plays vs revenue plays” by Ranjith Menon and Saketh Katikaneni of Chiratae Ventures | Flyer | Register here
Talk on “Mental Health for Startup Teams by Kaushik Gala | Saturday, 3 October 2020 @ 11:00AM to 12:15PM|Flyer| Register here
One on One pitch clinic with 100X.VC| 25th September 2020 @12:30 PM onward | 15 slots
Immersive Talks with W2V (Waste-to-Value) Experts – An Initiative of Social Innovations @ Venture Center |12 Talks, Starting 10th September 2020 | Register Here|Outline
“Startup 101: An Introduction to Science & Technology Entrepreneurship (An Initiative of the Venture Center’s Startup Academy) ” |6 weeks, every Friday – Saturday| 6 Modules, 1600 – 1800 | Start date: 21 Aug 2020 |Sessions: 12 | Flyer | Register Here|Outline
Webinar on “Plasma Therapy for COVID 19” | Friday, 24th July 2020@ 16:00 to 1730 | Flyer | Register Here|Outline
Webinar on “COVID 19 Diagnostics Portfolio :The Ground Reality in India” | Monday, 20th July 2020@ 16:00 to 1730 | Flyer | Register Here|Outline
Talk on “STARTUP CULTURE-LEADERSHIP, KINDNESS & TRUST by Kaushik Gala | Saturday, 4 July 2020 @ 4:00PM to 5:00PM|Flyer| Register here
Talk on “Co-Founder Agreement – Do it now” by Vivek Sadhale | Saturday, 04 July 2020 @ 11AM to 12:30PM|Flyer| Register here
Talk on “Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)-A strategic Tool To Hire And Retain Talent by Vivek Sadhale | Saturday, 27 June 2020 @ 11AM to 12:30PM|Flyer| Register here
Talk on Entry into the US Market:Insights for Seed-stage Tech B2B startups with Market ready products by Mr. Kaushik Gala | Saturday, 13-June-2020 @ 4-5.15pm Flyer|Outline|Register here
One on one mentoring clinic with Srikant Sastri on business strategy, pivoting & financial planning for start-ups in the light of COVID-19 scenario & beyond | 14th May 2020, 2:30 PM to 5:00PM | Register here| Flyer
Webinar on ”Dealing with Covid19: Insights from Modelling and Data Analysis : Chemical Engineers Speak on Covid19 ” | Thursday, 14-May-2020 @ 4-5.30 pm|Flyer|Outline|Register here
Webinar on ”Healthcare Impact of Covid-19 Epidemic in India: A Stochastic Mathematical Model ” | Thursday, 7-May-2020 @ 4-5.30 pm|Flyer|Outline|Register here
Webinar on ”COVID-19 A Modelling Perspective” | Thursday, 30-Apr-2020 @ 4-5.30 pm|Flyer|Outline|Register here
(2 March 2020) Awareness session on “Innovation Challenge Fund 2020-Future Mobility in Maharashtra”-launched by UK-India Tech Partnership, DIT, British High Commission | Monday, 2nd March 2020 @ 4:00 PM in Venture Center | Register here
Talk on “Choosing Right Business Vehicle & Structures (Onshore/ Offshore)” | 1 February 2020, 02:30 pm – 04:30 pm @ Training room, Venture Center | Flyer| Register here
Mentoring clinic with Ashish Porwal | 1 February 2020, 1130-1330
Building Advanced Services Companies in Life Sciences| 31 Jan 2020, 11.00 am -1.00 pm @ Lecture Theater, Venture Center |Flyer |Outline|Register here | Evaluation
One on one mentoring clinic with Srikant Sastri| 15th January 2020, 2:30 PM to 5:30PM
| Name of attendee & Company | Slot time |
|---|---|
| Nusrat Sanghamitra (CyCa Onco) | 2:30PM |
| Pratik Bhalerao (Dee Dee Labs) | 3:00PM |
| Anuya Nisal (Biolmed) | 3:30PM |
| Rohan Aggarwal (Vidcare Innovations) | 4:00PM |
| Ashwin Shankar (Divish Mobility) | 4:30PM |
One on one mentoring clinic with Srikant Sastri | 14th June 2020 , 2:30PM to 6:00PM.
| Name of attendee & Company | Slot time |
|---|---|
| Sameer Patwardhan (PC Technologies) | 2:30PM |
| Kevin Parekh (Sattvaonics) | 3:00PM |
| Mehul Baldwa(Utopic) | 3:30PM |
| Nitin Tappe(Pratiti Technologies) | 4:00PM |
| Shilpi Gupta (Prayasta 3D) | 4:30PM |
| Niraj Bafna | 5:00PM |
| Renuka Diwan (Biorpime Agrosolutions) | 5:30PM |
Pitch Clinic with Jinesh Shah, Manging Partner- Omnivore| 23rd December 2019| 1000-1100 & 1200-1330
31st Meet the Investor talk on Investment in Agriculture by Mr Jinesh Shah Managing Partner- Omnivore | 23 December 2019| 1100-1200 | Flyer | Register here
30th Meet the Investor talk on Building a sustainable Biotech & Medtech Startup:An Investor’s perspective by Dr Anand Govindaluri (Founder & CEO of Govin Capital, Singapore) | 30 September 2019| 1430-1530 | Flyer | Register here
M Clinic on Product and Technology Analytics|27 Sep 2019|1000-1300 |Flyer | Register
29th Meet the Investor series talk- ‘Alacrity- first VC fund in Pune’ by Mr Gireendra Kasmalkar(Founder & CEO, Ideas to Impacts Innovations Pvt. Ltd.) | 9 August 2019| 1100-1200 | Flyer | Register here
Talk on Top 5 skills for every Entrepreneur by Vidya Moorthy, CEO- Bassett Education India | 28 August 2019 |3.30- 4.30 | Flyer
Mentoring clinic by Srikant Sastri | 13 August 2019|0930-1700
29th Meet the Investor talk on Alacrity India – Pune’s first VC fund by Mr Gireendra Kasmalkar(Founder & CEO, Ideas to Impacts Innovations Pvt. Ltd.) | 9 August 2019| 1100-1200 | Flyer | Register here
Pitching clinic-one on one pitching to the investor| 9 August 2019| 0900-1100| Flyer
Pitching clinic-one on one pitching to the investor| 6 August 2019| 0900-1100| Flyer
Making the most of MS Excel and Google Sheets: Advanced spreadsheet computing for startups |25 May 2019 |9am -1 pm| Flyer| Outline |Register here
Reach for Gold: IP and Sports On the occasion of WORLD IP DAY |26 Apr 2019|4 – 5.30 pm | Flyer |Outline|Register here
How to spin-out companies from R&D/ Academic Institutions? |25 Apr 2019, 1.30 -5.00 pm |Flyer|Outline|Register here
Protecting inventions in mechanical engineering and mechatronics | 12 Apr 2019, 9 am – 1 pm |Flyer | Outline |Register here
Fund raising from global investment platforms by Mr. Mahinder Chugh ( President at Keiretsu Forum Angel Network Mumbai Partner & Co-Founder of Aura Investments Partners LLC (USA)) | 2 Apr 2019, 11 am – 12.30 pm |Flyer |Register here
Starting a Business in the Food and Agro-processing Sector | 22 March 2019, 1.30-5.30 pm
Outline | Register here |Evaluation
Biomedical Research and Innovation: Opportunities for Collaboration between Clinicians and Technologists | 3 March 2019, 10 am-12 noon
Recent Developments in European Case Law By Punita Shah, Patent Director , HGF Intellectual Property Specialist| 28 Feb 2019, 3.30- 5.30 pm
Knowledge Sharing Session: 8 Pointers for Company Formation and Compliance by Ashish Porwal | 19 February 2019, 2.45 pm – 6 pm| Register here
Commercializing disruptive and market creating innovations in deep-tech – perspectives from CPI, part of High Value Manufacturing Catapult in UK by Dr. Arun Harish | Lecture Theatre, Venture Center | 12th February 2019, 1100AM – 1230PM | Flyer|Evaluation
Marketing and Distribution of Medical Products|12 Jan 2019, by Mr. Ravi SarangaPani Mini workshop on Marketing and Distribution of Medical Products|Register here| Evaluation
One on one mentoring clinics by Srikant Sastri | 26th July , 2:00 to 5:00 PM
