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eChai Ventures is a slow founder network. It is built by founders showing up at open meetups, demo days and dinners, and this is its page for Pune: what is on here, what has been, and who is here.

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What is on in Pune.

Every gathering in Pune

Founders in Pune.

Everyone in Pune

Pune's startups, on one map.

The Startup Grid puts Pune'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 Pune build.

Startups

  • DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Pune
  • FirstCry (BrainBees Solutions) Pune
  • KPIT Technologies Pune
  • Persistent Systems Pune
  • Praj Industries Pune
  • Vervotech Pune
All of them

Investors

  • Pentathlon Ventures Pune, Maharashtra
  • Snow Leopard Ventures (Snow Leopard Technology Ventures) Pune, Maharashtra
  • Windrose Capital Pune, Maharashtra
  • SuprValue Pune, Maharashtra
  • Better Capital Pune
  • Kolte-Patil Family Office (KPFO Ventures) Pune, Maharashtra
All of them

Incubators and accelerators

  • Venture Center (Entrepreneurship Development Center) NCL Innovation Park, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008
  • Pentathlon Ventures Pune, Maharashtra
  • TiE Pune – Nurture Accelerator Pune, Maharashtra
  • Founder Institute Pune Pune, Maharashtra
  • Kalyani Centre for Manufacturing Innovation (KCMI) / Kalyani Centre for Technology & Innovation (KCTI) Pune, Maharashtra
  • COEP's Bhau Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership COEP campus, Wellesley Road, Shivajinagar, Pune 411005
All of them

Coworking

  • Bootstart Koregaon Park
  • EFC Limited (Entrepreneurial Facilitation Centre) Kalyani Nagar
  • Cowerkz Aundh
  • The Missing Link Koregaon Park
  • Urban Nomads Koregaon Park
  • Espree Coworks Koregaon Park
All of them

Communities

  • TiE Pune Pune chapter of TiE Global
  • Headstart Network Foundation - Pune Chapter of Headstart Network Foundation
  • NASSCOM (Pune Regional Office) Regional office of NASSCOM
  • GDG Pune (Google Developer Group Pune) Google Developer Groups program
  • GDG Cloud Pune Google Developer Groups
  • Startup Grind Pune Chapter of Startup Grind
All of them

Where to work from

  • Cafe Roberto (Aundh) Aundh
  • Starbucks (Aundh - Gokhale Marg) Aundh
  • The Book Establishment Cafe Aundh
  • Third Wave Coffee (Aundh) Aundh
  • Third Wave Coffee (Balewadi High Street) Balewadi
  • Cafe Peter (Baner - Shankar Kalat Nagar) Baner
All of them

Questions about Pune.

What does the startup ecosystem in Pune look like?
Pune's ecosystem is strongest in Deeptech, SaaS and AI, with a deep bench of companies building across the map. The Founder Circuit and vertical pages above list who is building what, filterable by vertical.
Where do founders network in Pune?
Mostly at community meetups rather than conferences, clustered around hubs like Hinjewadi (Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park). eChai runs free, open founder meetups in Pune, alongside the vertical communities listed below. The simplest first step is to RSVP to an upcoming event.
How do I find a co-founder in Pune?
Go where founders already gather. Most pairings start informally at meetups, not on platforms. Come to a few eChai events in Pune, meet people building adjacent things, and the conversations tend to find their own way to co-founder fit.
How do I join the startup community in Pune?
eChai is free and open: pick an upcoming Pune event above, RSVP, and walk in. There is no application or membership fee, and the meetups are built so first time founders and seasoned operators end up in the same conversation.
Which are the top startup verticals in Pune?
Deeptech, SaaS and AI lead, with active clusters in several more. Use the vertical chips above to browse the companies in each, or open a vertical page to see the names rising in that category.
Who are the active investors and VCs in Pune?
Pune has a working layer of VCs, micro VCs, family offices and angel networks. The investors section below lists the firms and networks active here, grouped by type.
Which incubators and accelerators are in Pune?
The city has a mix of university and institutional incubators, government backed programs and private accelerators. The incubators section below lists them, alongside the coworking spaces where early teams set up.
What are the best startup events and meetups in Pune?
The upcoming events block above is live: RSVP to the next Pune meetup. eChai's events are free and open, and the communities section lists the other vertical meetups and conferences worth following.

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