What does the startup ecosystem in Jodhpur look like?

Small and concentrated, sitting on top of a much larger export economy rather than replacing it. Handicrafts and furniture export is the biggest cluster in the companies list, with healthtech and AI leading the newer tech cohort and a guar gum processing belt underneath both. The companies list above shows who is building what, filterable by vertical.

What is Jodhpur known for beyond tourism?

Two export trades. The city ships roughly US$350 million of wooden and wrought iron furniture and handicrafts a year, close to 60 per cent of Rajasthan's handicraft exports, across some 3,000 exporters and a very large artisan workforce. It is also one of the world's main guar gum processing centres, milling a desert crop that goes into food, cosmetics and oil and gas drilling.

Who are the best known startups from Jodhpur?

ASG Eye Hospital, founded in the city in 2005 and now one of India's largest eye care networks, is the most scaled. Utkarsh Classes, the government exam prep company built here from a small offline coaching institute, was acquired by Physics Wallah in 2023. Krimanshi makes livestock feed from food waste and agri residue, NPrep is an AI exam prep platform for nurses founded by AIIMS Jodhpur alumni, and TURMS is the city's best known consumer apparel brand.

Which are the top startup verticals in Jodhpur?

Handicrafts and furniture export, AI and healthtech lead, with D2C, deeptech and the guar gum and chemicals cluster close behind. Use the vertical chips above to browse the companies in each.

Which incubators and coworking spaces are in Jodhpur?

IIT Jodhpur runs TISC, a recognised technology business incubator themed on AI of Things, at its Karwar campus, and AIIMS Jodhpur hosts a health incubation centre under the India Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre. iStart Nest is the Rajasthan government's Jodhpur node, and MBM University and JIET run student incubation cells. The coworking market is small and locally owned, and the spaces are listed below.

Are there investors and VCs in Jodhpur?

Marwari Catalysts' SEBI registered angel fund is the one early stage capital vehicle headquartered in the city. Beyond it, founders here reach capital through Rajasthan wide networks such as RAIN, which is based in Jaipur, and through investors in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The investors section below lists what is active locally.

Where do founders network in Jodhpur?

Mostly around Marwari Catalysts, the accelerator and venture studio founded in the city in 2019 that has backed over 100 early stage ventures and runs a 12 week programme called Thrive, plus the iStart Nest centre and the campus groups at IIT Jodhpur and MBM University. The Marwar Chamber of Commerce and the Jodhpur Handicrafts Exporters' Association convene the export and manufacturing side. The communities section below lists them.

Does eChai run events in Jodhpur?

No. eChai ran a single programme in the city, the Jodhpur Accelerator Program in September 2016, and there has been no chapter here since. The events section shows anything upcoming, and if you would like to help start one properly, get in touch.

Jodhpur Startup Ecosystem: Founders, Companies, Investors

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Jodhpur's startups, on one map.

The Startup Grid puts Jodhpur's startups on the map where they work, with the city's investors, incubators and coworking spaces beside them, and walks you round them part of town by part of town.

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Where founders in Jodhpur build.

Startups

Marwari Catalysts (MCats) Jodhpur
TURMS (URturms) Cyber Park, Heavy Industrial Area, Jodhpur
Utkarsh Classes Jodhpur (Sardarpura)
Yearbook Canvas Jodhpur
BASTTL Group Jodhpur
IIT Jodhpur IIT Jodhpur, Karwar

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Investors

Marwari Catalysts (MCats) Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Rajasthan Angel Innovators' Network (RAIN) Jaipur, Rajasthan (state-wide coverage)

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Incubators and accelerators

iStart Nest Jodhpur (Govt. of Rajasthan Incubation Centre) Jodhpur (Government of Rajasthan iStart node)
MBM University (formerly MBM Engineering College, JNVU) Ratanada, Jodhpur
IIT Jodhpur (TISC) IIT Jodhpur Campus, NH-62, Karwar, Jodhpur
IIT Jodhpur (JCKIF AIoT Innovation Hub) IIT Jodhpur Campus, NH-62, Karwar, Jodhpur
AIIMS Jodhpur AIIMS Jodhpur, Basni Phase-II, Jodhpur
MedTech IIT Jodhpur / AIIMS Jodhpur, Jodhpur

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Coworking

Working Kulture 2nd Floor, Parijat Tower, Sardarpura D Road, Jodhpur 342001
Shared Spacez Shastri Nagar, Jodhpur
DevX Coworking Mall of Jaipur, Jaipur (Rajasthan)

All of them

Communities

iStart Jodhpur Edition (with YourStory) iStart Nest Incubation Centre, Jodhpur
TiE Rajasthan (Jaipur-flag; no dedicated Jodhpur chapter) Jaipur, Rajasthan (state chapter)
Marwar Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) 5 Haider Building, Sojati Gate, Jodhpur
Handicrafts Expo 'Artefacts' Jodhpur (EPCH) Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC), Boranada, Jodhpur
iStart Ideathon Jodhpur (iStart, one of six Rajasthan cities)
Jodhpur Handicrafts Exporters' Association (JHEA) Basni Phase-1, behind Krishi Mandi, Jodhpur 342005

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Neighbourhoods

IIT Jodhpur, Karwar
Boranada & Sangaria
Ratanada & Sardarpura
Basni
Paota & Mandore

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Questions about Jodhpur.

What does the startup ecosystem in Jodhpur look like?: Small and concentrated, sitting on top of a much larger export economy rather than replacing it. Handicrafts and furniture export is the biggest cluster in the companies list, with healthtech and AI leading the newer tech cohort and a guar gum processing belt underneath both. The companies list above shows who is building what, filterable by vertical.
What is Jodhpur known for beyond tourism?: Two export trades. The city ships roughly US$350 million of wooden and wrought iron furniture and handicrafts a year, close to 60 per cent of Rajasthan's handicraft exports, across some 3,000 exporters and a very large artisan workforce. It is also one of the world's main guar gum processing centres, milling a desert crop that goes into food, cosmetics and oil and gas drilling.
Who are the best known startups from Jodhpur?: ASG Eye Hospital, founded in the city in 2005 and now one of India's largest eye care networks, is the most scaled. Utkarsh Classes, the government exam prep company built here from a small offline coaching institute, was acquired by Physics Wallah in 2023. Krimanshi makes livestock feed from food waste and agri residue, NPrep is an AI exam prep platform for nurses founded by AIIMS Jodhpur alumni, and TURMS is the city's best known consumer apparel brand.
Which are the top startup verticals in Jodhpur?: Handicrafts and furniture export, AI and healthtech lead, with D2C, deeptech and the guar gum and chemicals cluster close behind. Use the vertical chips above to browse the companies in each.
Which incubators and coworking spaces are in Jodhpur?: IIT Jodhpur runs TISC, a recognised technology business incubator themed on AI of Things, at its Karwar campus, and AIIMS Jodhpur hosts a health incubation centre under the India Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre. iStart Nest is the Rajasthan government's Jodhpur node, and MBM University and JIET run student incubation cells. The coworking market is small and locally owned, and the spaces are listed below.
Are there investors and VCs in Jodhpur?: Marwari Catalysts' SEBI registered angel fund is the one early stage capital vehicle headquartered in the city. Beyond it, founders here reach capital through Rajasthan wide networks such as RAIN, which is based in Jaipur, and through investors in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The investors section below lists what is active locally.
Where do founders network in Jodhpur?: Mostly around Marwari Catalysts, the accelerator and venture studio founded in the city in 2019 that has backed over 100 early stage ventures and runs a 12 week programme called Thrive, plus the iStart Nest centre and the campus groups at IIT Jodhpur and MBM University. The Marwar Chamber of Commerce and the Jodhpur Handicrafts Exporters' Association convene the export and manufacturing side. The communities section below lists them.
Does eChai run events in Jodhpur?: No. eChai ran a single programme in the city, the Jodhpur Accelerator Program in September 2016, and there has been no chapter here since. The events section shows anything upcoming, and if you would like to help start one properly, get in touch.

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