Nagpur

What is on in Nagpur.

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Founders in Nagpur.

Nagpur's startups, on one map.

Where founders in Nagpur build.

Questions about Nagpur.

What does the startup ecosystem in Nagpur look like?

Nagpur's ecosystem rests on industry, logistics and energy rather than on venture funding. Manufacturing, mobility and logistics, and defence are the deepest verticals, with a younger and mostly bootstrapped layer of IT services, SaaS, D2C and healthtech companies on top. The companies list above shows who is building what, filterable by vertical.

What is MIHAN and what sits inside it?

MIHAN is the Multi modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur, developed by the state through the Maharashtra Airport Development Company. It is India's first special economic zone linked directly to an airport, which is why logistics and aviation concentrate there. Inside it are delivery units for TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Tech Mahindra and Hexaware, an Air India maintenance and overhaul facility, aerospace plants run by TAL and the Dassault Reliance joint venture, a Lupin pharma unit, and IIM Nagpur with its InFED incubator.

Which companies is Nagpur best known for?

Solar Industries, founded in the city in 1995, is the flagship. It is India's largest maker and exporter of industrial explosives and initiating systems and now a substantial defence manufacturer exporting to more than 65 countries, and its Economic Explosives arm built the Nagastra-1 loitering munition. Haldiram Foods International has a long standing manufacturing and corporate base here, Western Coalfields is headquartered in Civil Lines, and InfoCepts is the largest home grown IT company.

Does eChai run events in Nagpur?

Yes. eChai Nagpur is free and open, and has been running since a Startup Hustle Series in 2018, through a cluster of Demo Days across 2023 and a Startup Mixer and Startup Social over 2025 and 2026. The cadence is periodic rather than fixed, so the events section above is the place to check what is dated next. Mauji, the time cafe in New Colony, is the current anchor venue.

Which incubators and coworking spaces are in Nagpur?

InFED at IIM Nagpur is the most active incubator, reported to have supported 65 or more startups. VNIT runs the Centre for Innovation, the V3F incubation foundation and an ISRO Space Technology Incubation Centre that is the focal centre for the western region. Lemon Ideas has incubated and seed funded from Nagpur since 2013, and Ramdeobaba University runs its own technology business incubator. The coworking section below lists the spaces, most of them around Civil Lines and Ramdaspeth.

Are there investors and VCs in Nagpur?

Very few. There is no standing local angel network, so early cheques tend to come through Lemon Ideas, which invests as well as incubates, or from national networks and investors based in Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru. YourPhysio's pre seed round, led by Better Capital in 2021, is the most cited raise out of the city. The investors section below lists what is active here.

Where do founders network in Nagpur?

At community meetups and on the campuses. eChai runs free, open founder meetups in the city, TiE Nagpur holds periodic startup meets, and the Vidarbha Industries Association has convened the region's industry since 1964. E-Cell VNIT is the largest student body, running since 2003, and its Consortium summit is the biggest startup gathering in Nagpur.

Which are the top startup verticals in Nagpur?

Industry and manufacturing, mobility and logistics, and defence and aerospace lead, with energy and mining close behind and smaller clusters in IT services, SaaS, D2C and healthtech. Use the vertical chips above to browse the companies in each.