eChai

Panaji

Goa College of Engineering

61 startups on the map where they work.

Events

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Next week 1 gathering
  1. Proposed eChai Startup Demo Day in Panaji
    6 pm - 8 pm
    1 of 20 interested
17 AUG 2019 · Panaji Startup Growth Networking Meetup in Goa x Ignite-EDC Innovation Hub
20 APR 2019 · Panaji Digital Marketing Strategies For Startups x Goa
14 MAR 2019 · Panaji Building A Winning Startup Team & Company Culture x Goa

Meanwhile, across eChai

Bengaluru · Sun 20 Sep eChai's Startup Open House in Bengaluru Ahmedabad · Thu 24 Sep eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad · Thu 24 Sep eChai Startup Demo Day in Ahmedabad : SBR Edition Bengaluru · Fri 25 Sep The Great Product Festival 2026 Hyderabad · Fri 25 Sep AI Builders Meetup : Hyderabad edition Delhi-NCR · Sat 26 Sep eChai Startup Demo Day in Delhi-NCR

On the map

Panaji 17

Margao 8

  • AlterEnergyZ Based in Goa, we offer customised, cost-effective, scientific solutions and take pride in providing quick and efficient service.
  • DCI Pharmaceuticals Healthtech in Margao
  • Dr Lal PathLabs Find top rated diagnostic lab near you in Margao. Book blood tests, health checkups & home sample collection at Dr Lal PathLabs, Margao.
  • Navhind Times Goa News Today | Breaking Goa News | The Navhind Times - Since 1963
  • UMANG SOFTWARE ~ Margao UMANG is a Technology Partner to Global Companies providing Top Quality Delphi Programmers besides DotNet, Java, PHP, Android, iOS…
  • Victor Hospital Victor Hospital – a 150-bedded tertiary care multispecialty hospital in Margao, Goa. Voted Iconic Brand of Goa
  • Vida Clinics an associate of Seabird Medicare Centre Get the best medical treatment at Vida Clinics. Get Treated From the Experienced Team of specialist doctors in Goa.
  • Virtualwebs Servers SaaS in Margao

Miramar 5

Altinho 4

Fatorda 4

  • CogniCue The ability to detect and map individuals
  • Indian Weight Loss Diet by Richa Discover personalized Indian weight loss diet plans, healthy meal guides, nutrition tips…
  • Spintly Spintly offers smart, wireless access control & attendance systems for modern buildings. Enjoy seamless, keyless entry with smart security.
  • Zeus Energy Zeus Energy specializes in providing high-quality solar panel installations tailored to your energy needs. Whether you

Caranzalem 2

Patto 2

Porvorim 2

  • Browntape Technologies Sync your e-commerce channels, ERP, and stores seamlessly with Ginesys E-commerce OMS.
  • Tangentia Discover the power of autonomous digital enterprise. Connect with a top Digital Transformation & AI Automation Company in Canada.

Saligao 2

  • Digitally Scrambled Digitally Scrambled is like your in-house marketing team.
  • INFRO E-Wave Providing cutting-edge, sustainable E-waste management solutions.

Taleigao 2

  • Tersus Energy Tersus Energy delivers advanced sustainable power systems, from solar and storage to advanced clean technologies…
  • Wakao Foods Wakao Foods makes 100% plant-based jackfruit products - ready to cook, zero preservatives, 1-year shelf life.

Vasco 2

Verna 2

  • Molbio Diagnostics Corporate Office Site 1
  • Zephyr Biomedicals Zephyr Biomedicals, a division of Tulip Diagnostics manufactures range of Rapid ICTs and is WHO prequalified for Malaria Pv/Pf tests…

Camurlim 1

Canacona 1

  • S and S Solar City Delivering Excellence In Sustainability With Our Top-Notch Solar Energy Solutions For Your Residential & Commercial Needs.

Colvale 1

  • Amsarveda Get Amsarveda’s organic, natural treatments for hair, skin, body, and health…

Corlim 1

  • Deccan Fine Chemicals Deccan Fine Chemicals caters to large scale custom manufacturing needs of global customers in agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals…

Dona Paula 1

Navelim 1

Pernem 1

  • Avanteia Premier IT training institute in Goa. 7 centers across India & USA. Hands-on courses in Cybersecurity, AI, Web Dev, Data Science & more.

Ponda 1

Sancoale 1

Where the city gathers

Cafes 66

Campuses 39

Coworking spaces 27

  • 91Springboard Goa Discover premium coworking & enterprise coworking spaces in Goa with flexible shared office space options.
  • Aleksturbo Kids Club Goa Coworking space in Siolim
  • Baga Hostel Coworking space in Calangute
  • Bunkk Hostel Coworking space in Vagator
  • Cafe Rasa Coworking space in Panaji
  • Casa De Mor Comprising of six rooms, this villa offers the qualities of a refined, homely getaway with clean, comfortable…
  • Cirrus Coworking space in Vagator
  • CORPORATE DECK ~ CoWorking Space ~ Margao South Goa Corporate Deck - CoWorking Spaces – HotDesks, Meetings Rooms, Private Cabins.
  • Coworking Cafe at Jungle Coworking space in Vagator
  • Goa CoWork Hostel Hostels, hotels, resorts and luxury camps across India — Rishikesh, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Manali, Srinagar and more.
  • GoCo.Goa Coworking space in Navelim
  • IA Spaces IA Spaces: India's accelerator-led workspace with VC funding, mentors & premium offices across 15+ cities. The office that invests in you.
  • Kowo WorkSpaces Kowo WorkSpaces in Panaji, Goa, offers flexible coworking solutions, including Day Passes, Dedicated Desks, Private Offices…
  • MeWo Mewo Website
  • Mirador Mandrem Coworking space in Mandrem
  • MyBranch Find coworking spaces in Panaji with MyBranch. Flexible, affordable, and modern office solutions.
  • NomadGao NomadGao is pioneering India's digital nomad movement enabling professionals to work remotely. Read our story to know how it all started!
  • NomadGao Parra Coconuts If you are a remote worker or a digital nomad looking for a coliving, coworking, and community of likeminded people. NomadGao is your home.
  • Royal Enfield Garage Cafe Are you searching for a bikers café in Goa? Royal Enfield Garage Café meets all your demand.
  • Sana by Artjuna Artjuna is one of the best restaurants in north goa, an absolute must visits
  • SMVV Desk Community Goa Coworking Spaces
  • Space CoWork Goa Space to Create
  • The Coworking Space Goa Experience coworking at its best in Margao, Goa. Hot desks, private offices, and meeting rooms tailored for professionals and startups.
  • The Divar Island Project Coworking space
  • The Living Room Coworking space in Siolim
  • TheCircle.Work Discover premium coworking spaces that are designed in style. Get flexible plans, modern amenities, and a vibrant community.
  • Timebox Goa Coworking Space and Meeting Rooms

Communities 16

Incubators 10

Hacker houses 7

Investor 1

Startups

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Iron-Ore Mining Mining

historic backbone (restarting 2026)

Mining was once ~20% of Goa's GDP with 25%+ of the population dependent on it; at its 2009-10 peak Goa exported up to ~50 Mt/yr of low-grade ore (mostly to China). Banned since 2012 over illegal-mining findi...

Tourism & Hospitality Tourism

Goa's anchor economy

Goa's largest sector: directly ~16.43% of state GDP and 40-45% of direct+indirect employment. 2025 saw ~72.96 lakh domestic and ~3.36 lakh international arrivals (international up ~29% YoY). Now repositionin...

Seynse Technologies (Loan Singh) Fintech

Gourav Jaiswal

Goa-founded fintech (founder Gourav Jaiswal) behind the Loan Singh consumer-lending / digital-credit platform using alternative credit scoring. Bharti Airtel acquired a stake (2017). Note: as it scaled, much...

Ethical AI Studios AI

Raghav Chaudhry

AI startup whose founder relocated the company from Uttar Pradesh to Goa; showcased at the inaugural Goa Shackathon (Baga Beach, May 2026). Early-stage and emblematic of the 2024-26 relocation wave rather th...

Foodel Foodtech

Anand Tarcar & Surendra Prajapati

Founded 2018. Local food-ordering and delivery service combining restaurant partners with homemade-meal options — a homegrown foodtech play in a market dominated by national aggregators.

Minkspay Fintech

Sanket Shendure

Founded 2016. B2B fintech platform enabling retailers to offer mobile recharge, bill payments and domestic money transfer through a single app. Early-stage.

Party Hunt Consumer

Rachit Rawat

Founded 2018. Event-discovery and party-listing mobile app tuned to Goa's nightlife/tourism economy — currently Goa-only. Early-stage consumer app.

IBPS Consulting Pharma

Tamal Raha

Founded 2017. Biopharma and pharmaceutical consulting for drug development and regulatory affairs, serving clients across the US, Europe, China and Latin America — a services firm that plugs directly into Go...

Letcetra Agritech agritech

India's first fully-indoor vertical hydroponics farm, founded 2016 in Mapusa by Ajay Naik (an IT engineer who sold his mobile-apps company to a German firm) with Harish Usgaonker. Grows pesticide-free exotic...

Mobobeat Adtech

Tyrone D'Souza

Founded 2008 — one of Goa's earliest tech startups. Mobile app-promotion and performance-marketing (CPI/CPA) ad network operating globally out of Goa.

TempoGo IoT

Goa-based IoT + SaaS platform for the commercial-transportation industry (founder Pranav Shirke), digitising fleet/vehicle operations. Raised ~$1.3M total. Part of Goa's small-but-real hardware+SaaS cluster.

Vacation Labs traveltech

Goa-HQ'd traveltech SaaS (founder Saurabh Nanda, IIT alumnus) that helps tour operators and activity agencies sell and manage tours/itineraries online — booking engine + back-office for the experiences econo...

VCs

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Goa Angel Network (GAN) Goa (investor network)

A local angel investment network created to channel early-stage capital to Goa-based startups, provide a showcase platform to investors, and organise investor events. It is anchored by prominent Goan industry leaders (e.g., Shrinivas Dem...

Incubators

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Goa Startup Accelerator Program Startup & IT Promotion Cell, Panaji

A state-run, mentor-driven accelerator launched by the Minister for IT, Electronics & Communications under the Startup & IT Promotion Cell. It supports a curated cohort of ~30 startups (25 Goa-registered plus 5 operating in Goa without l...

Startup Goa / Startup & IT Promotion Cell (SPC) IT Hub, 2nd Floor, Altinho, Panaji

The nodal state agency for startups, operating under the Department of Information Technology, Electronics & Communications (DITE&C). It administers startup certification, incentive disbursement and ecosystem tie-ups under the Goa Startu...

Department of IT, Electronics & Communications (DITE&C), Government of Goa IT Hub, Altinho, Panaji

The parent department shaping Goa's IT ecosystem, ease-of-doing-business processes, and electronics/IT unit incentives. DITE&C authored the Goa Startup Policy 2025 and runs the Empowered Committee that reviews and approves startup incent...

IGNITE Panaji (Economic Development Corporation)

A government-backed innovation hub and ~78-seat coworking space run by Goa's Economic Development Corporation (EDC). It blends managed workspace with early-stage startup incubation, offering access to mentors, advisors and funding pathwa...

Coworking

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Sky Villa Coworking Porvorim, North Goa

An independent, greenery-set coworking space in Porvorim, offering balconies with scenic views, high-speed internet, lounge and terrace areas, and a pet-friendly policy. It targets remote workers and small teams wanting a quieter alterna...

Communities

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eChai Startup Collaboration Project in Goa 91Springboard Goa, Shanta Building, 18th June Road, Panjim 403001

eChai's Startup Collaboration Project gave promising Goa founders a stage to present their ventures, get early feedback and find collaborators. The session included a blockchain masterclass with Jason Fernandes (FUNL) and Pandurang Kamat...

eChai's Startup Hustle Series in Goa x 91Springboard 91Springboard Goa, Panjim 403001

Part of eChai's flagship Startup Hustle Series run across 20 Indian cities on the same day. Five Goa founders shared their hustle stories across Product, Team, Sales & Marketing, Fundraising and Scaling — 10–12 min each — followed by a 4...

Building A Winning Startup Team & Company Culture x Goa 91Springboard Goa, Panjim 403001

eChai Goa, the Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) and 91springboard Goa hosted a session on building winning startup teams and company culture — a 90-min founder panel plus a 30-min open segment to meet potential co-founders and t...

Startup Goa (StartupGoa.org) Panaji / online + coworking (~₹4,000/mo Indian, ₹7,500/mo non-Indian)

Grassroots initiative to sprout tech companies from Goan soil, connecting entrepreneurs with talent, investors and co-founders. Runs roughly monthly meetups for tech people in and from Goa, and increasingly bridges the local-founder and ...

TiE Panjim Chapter Panaji, Goa

TiE Global officially launched its TiE Panjim chapter in February 2026 — a major milestone giving Goa its own formal chapter of the global entrepreneur network (mentorship, funding, TiECon-style events). Brand-new and building momentum; ...

Startup Grind Goa Goa (FiiRE, Don Bosco, Fatorda–Margao as chapter base)

Local chapter of the global Startup Grind community (600+ chapters), hosting monthly fireside chats and workshops to teach, inspire and connect entrepreneurs. Chapter directed via FiiRE Goa. Recent sessions include "How to Validate Your ...

Headstart Goa Goa (various)

Goa node of Headstart, India's largest early-stage startup community. Runs episodic programming — e.g. "WeWin 2025" for women entrepreneurs at WE Club (22 Mar 2025) — and partners with AIC-GIM on curated introductions. eChai historically...

Primewise Founders Club Goa Goa (Meetup-based)

Invite-style networking community "created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs" to connect visionary leaders, foster partnerships and share growth insights. Active on Meetup as one of Goa's founder-networking groups.

Startup Goa Mission (Govt. of Goa) Panaji, Goa (Dept. of IT / Startup Policy)

State startup mission running the Goa Startup Policy, Goa Startup Accelerator Program 2025, Goa Open Innovation Challenge 2025 (Tourism, Waste, Agri themes), National Startup Day recognitions, and a digital-nomad/creative-hub push. The g...

Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) & BGIIES BITS Pilani Goa Campus, Zuarinagar

CEL is BITS Goa's student entrepreneurship body — talks, workshops, hackathons, ideathons and B-plan competitions, with on-campus workspace, legal/financial support and industry connects. BGIIES (est. Feb 2020) is the campus incubation s...

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Women founders

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Snigdha Manchanda D2C

Tea Trunk

India's first certified tea sommelier and founder-CEO of Tea Trunk, a digital-first premium gourmet tea brand launched in 2013. Bootstrapped to profitability from Goa — a state where startups don't conventio...

Siya Shaikh community

WebN / GoWomaniya (women's networks)

Founder of WebN, a networking platform for women entrepreneurs in Goa — ~110 members across four chapters (~70% relocated 'settlers'), with combined member turnover of ~₹15 crore. Also founded GoWomaniya (20...

Sunaya Shirodkar edtech

Asier Solutions

Goa-born-and-raised former engineering-college teacher who founded Asier Solutions, building robotic kits and STEM-learning products. Grew from 3 to 11 product kits in three years while managing an all-male ...

Sapna Shahani marketing-agency

Blurb

Mumbai-origin founder of Blurb, a digital-marketing agency serving Goan restaurants and hotels, run from Parra in the North Goa belt. Registered as a state startup and drew salary-reimbursement incentives — ...

WICCI Goa & FICCI FLO (women's business chambers) community

Institutional women-founder networks active in Goa. WICCI (Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry) runs a Goa presence (within its Western Region) promoting women's entrepreneurship via government/ins...

Neighbourhoods

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Panaji & Patto Plaza

Goa's capital and its administrative and commercial core. Patto Plaza, the EDC business district beside the Ourem creek, holds corporate offices, banks and IT firms, and the state's startup machinery sits a short distance away at the IT Hub in Altinho, where the Startup and IT Promotion Cell works. It is the default business address for Goa registered ventures, and 91springboard on 18th June Road in Santa Inez is the best known coworking space in the city.

4 companies 5 coworking

Strong in Hospitality, mobility

Porvorim

The business and residential belt just across the Mandovi from Panaji, and the fastest growing part of the capital region. Coworking spaces, digital marketing agencies and consultancies cluster here, and subsidised desks are offered under state schemes alongside Panaji and Margao.

1 company 1 coworking

Strong in SaaS, E-commerce

North Goa workation belt

The villages in Bardez where relocated founders, remote teams, creators and digital nomads concentrate. NomadGao runs coliving and coworking out of Assagao and Anjuna, and Clay Coworking Café sits in an eighty year old Portuguese villa near Anjuna beach. Worth knowing that this is a talent and lifestyle magnet more than a registration base, since many people living here run companies incorporated elsewhere.

2 companies 3 coworking

Strong in Community, hospitality-tech

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Answers about the Panaji startup scene

What does the startup ecosystem in Panaji look like?

Small, and shaped almost entirely by what Goa sells. Travel and hospitality, SaaS and mobility lead, with a pharma and medtech base at Verna underneath them. Goa also has an unusually high share of women led companies, with state data cited in the press putting it at around a third of registered startups. The companies list above shows who is building what, filterable by vertical.

What is Goa's economy built on beyond tourism?

Pharma manufacturing and, historically, mining. The Verna, Kundaim and Colvale estates hold around 40 formulation units with a combined turnover near Rs 10,000 crore and roughly 90 percent of output exported, though the marquee names running those plants are headquartered outside the state. Offshore casinos on the Mandovi are a genuinely Goa specific industry. Iron ore mining was once close to a fifth of state GDP and has been under a ban since 2012.

Who are the best known startups from Goa?

Molbio Diagnostics at Verna is the state's flagship and India's first medtech unicorn, valued at about $1.6 billion in 2022 on the back of Truenat, its portable point of care PCR platform. Spintly, which builds wireless access control for buildings, raised an $8 million Series A led by Accel. Browntape in Porvorim, Vacation Labs, HandyTrain and TempoGo are the older SaaS names, GoaMiles is the state backed taxi app, and Letcetra Agritech in Mapusa is the agritech story people cite.

Which incubators and coworking spaces are in and around Panaji?

FiiRE at Don Bosco College of Engineering in Fatorda has supported more than 140 startups and leans towards tourism technology. CIBA has run incubation from the Agnel complex at Verna since 2012, with a second centre in Assagao. AIC-GIM at the Goa Institute of Management in Sanquelim is the state's Atal Incubation Centre, and BGIIES runs the BioNEST facility at BITS Goa. In the capital itself, IGNITE is the EDC innovation hub with around 78 seats, and 91springboard is at Santa Inez.

Is Goa a workable base for a remote or relocated founder?

It is the thing Goa is genuinely known for now. The coworking and coliving layer across Assagao, Anjuna, Panaji, Porvorim and Margao is denser than in most Indian states, with NomadGao, Clay Coworking Café, 91springboard, Sky Villa in Porvorim and The Coworking Space Goa in Margao among the fixtures, and subsidised desks available under state schemes. Be clear eyed about one thing, though. A lot of founders living in the coastal belt keep their companies registered in Bengaluru, Delhi or Mumbai, so living here and building here are still two different decisions.

Are there investors and VCs in Panaji?

The local capital layer is thin. The Goa Angel Network is the main home grown vehicle, backed by established Goan business families and weighted towards women led and MSME ventures. Most institutional money still comes from outside the state, and the state itself is the other early source, with the Goa Startup Policy 2025 carrying 12 schemes including a seed capital grant of up to Rs 10 lakh at MVP stage. The investors section below lists what is active locally.

Where do founders network in Panaji?

Startup Goa has run roughly monthly meetups for years and is the longest standing grassroots group. TiE launched its Panjim chapter in February 2026, Startup Grind Goa runs monthly sessions directed from FiiRE, and the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry convenes the older business side from Panaji. WebN and GoWomaniya are the women founder networks, and the workation belt has its own circuit through Digital Nomads Goa and the founder retreats that now book South Goa resorts. The communities section below lists them.

Does eChai run events in Panaji?

Not at the moment. eChai Goa ran events in Panaji between 2017 and 2019, hosted at 91springboard on 18th June Road with 91springboard, FUNL, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Startup Goa, and the chapter has been quiet since. The events section shows anything upcoming, and if you would like to help start it up again, get in touch.

Want to help restart eChai Panaji?

eChai's Goa chapter ran between 2017 and 2019, out of 91springboard in Panaji, and has been quiet since. If you are a founder or community builder who wants to convene free, open meetups here again, get in touch. No membership, no fee.

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