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Venture Lab
Entrepreneurship counts in rankings, placements and perception. Venture Lab runs it like a fund, not a club.
Not every outcome is an offer letter. Venture Lab counts founded companies and jobs created as a placement outcome class, and doubles as ranking evidence under entrepreneurship criteria.
Open the Placement Engine →Placement-equivalent outcomes
58
Target 120 per cycle
Accountable
Training & Placement
Dean — Training & Placement
Startups incubated
46
Funded
12
Capital raised
₹18.4 Cr
Jobs created
210
Avg cohort health
75
Runway + revenue + team
Capital raised
Cumulative ₹ crore across the portfolio
Incubation funnel
Ideas that survive each gate
Portfolio health
Every active startup with revenue, runway and team size
| Startup | Sector | Stage | Raised | MRR | Team | Runway | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishi Sense | Agritech | Seed | ₹3.2Cr | ₹6.4L | 11 | 18 mo | 84 |
| MediQueue | Healthtech | Pre-seed | ₹80L | ₹1.8L | 6 | 11 mo | 71 |
| VoltLoop | EV charging | Prototype | ₹25L | — | 4 | 7 mo | 52 |
| LexAI | Legaltech | Seed | ₹2.1Cr | ₹4.1L | 9 | 16 mo | 79 |
| Nirmiti 3D | Manufacturing | Revenue | ₹1.4Cr | ₹9.2L | 14 | 22 mo | 88 |
Support utilisation
What founders actually use
Up to ₹5L non-dilutive from the institution fund
IDEA Lab, 3D printing and PCB fabrication
Attendance relaxation with credited internship
Quarterly demo day with 40+ angels and micro-VCs
Cohort snapshot
Founding batch and current stage
Krishi Sense
Agritech · B.Tech 2023
₹3.2Cr
SeedMediQueue
Healthtech · MBA 2024
₹80L
Pre-seedVoltLoop
EV charging · EEE 2025
₹25L
PrototypeLexAI
Legaltech · MCA 2022
₹2.1Cr
SeedMilestones
Demo Day 07
Q312 startups pitching; 40 investors confirmed.
Section 8 incubator registration
Q3Enables direct grant disbursal and CSR funding.
Alumni syndicate close
Q4₹5Cr rolling fund from batches 2005-2015.
Investor network
Committed to the campus demo-day calendar
Twelve of forty-six startups are funded. The gap is not ideas — it is investor-readiness coaching between the bootcamp and demo-day gates.
Signals at a glance
The four numbers this module is reviewed on weekly
Startups incubated
46
Funded
12
Jobs created
310
IP filed
24
Portfolio capital raised
Cumulative ₹ crore across incubated startups
Portfolio by sector
46 active startups
46
startups
- SaaS1430%
- Deep tech920%
- Climate & EV817%
- Health tech715%
- Consumer817%
Value created by stage gate
Contribution to institutional outcome score
Net +8.5
Cohort progression
Startups at each gate per cohort
Runway vs monthly revenue
Bubble size is team headcount
Support need by stage
Where founders ask for help
Portfolio leaders
Ranked by composite health
| Startup | Sector | Raised | MRR | Team | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishi AI | Agri SaaS | ₹4.2 Cr | ₹18L | 14 | 88 |
| VoltEdge | EV | ₹3.1 Cr | ₹11L | 11 | 81 |
| StackKart | Commerce | ₹1.8 Cr | ₹14L | 9 | 78 |
| MedLoop | Health | ₹1.2 Cr | ₹6L | 7 | 66 |
| AquaSense | Climate | ₹0.4 Cr | ₹1L | 5 | 52 |
Programme discipline
Run like a fund, reviewed like a fund
Quarterly with external panel
The single biggest survival factor
Median 14 hours a month
Unused grants are recycled each quarter
Risk register
What could take the number backwards
Founders take jobs
55% likely · -6 startupsMitigation: Deferred placement offer for funded founders
Runway under 6 months
40% likely · 3 shutdownsMitigation: Bridge grant tied to revenue milestone
Investor no-shows at demo day
30% likely · Weak roundMitigation: Pre-committed investor roster with backups
Forecast scenarios
Modelled outcomes with confidence, reviewed each month
₹34 Cr raised
Cohort 7 runs as planned
₹46 Cr raised
Investor-readiness coaching added
₹62 Cr raised
Campus fund launched
Outcome ladder
Each rung has a current number, a target, an owner and a date
| Stage | Today | Target | Owner | By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideas submitted | 312 | 600 | Innovation cell | Feb |
| Incubated ventures | 46 | 80 | Incubator head | Mar |
| Investor-ready | 19 | 35 | Mentor board | Apr |
| Jobs created by portfolio | 210 | 400 | Portfolio leads | Dec |
Levers
Where the movement actually comes from
Half the submissions never get a first review.
Three ventures sit under 8 months of runway.
Angel pool too shallow for anything past pre-seed.
Academic load is the top stated reason founders quit.
Operating cadence
What the agent runs, and when
Portfolio standup
MRR, runway and blocker per venture; red runway escalates to the board.
Investor room
Investor-ready ventures pitch to a curated angel panel.
Idea intake
Campus-wide call routed to bootcamp within 14 days.
Data feeds
Nothing here is hand-entered
Founder profiles
Student records + SkillForge tracks
Alumni investors
AlumniGraph champions segment
Entrepreneurship evidence
Ranking Engine criteria pack
Unit economics
What a point of movement costs
Annual spend
₹85L / year
Unit cost
₹4.0L per venture supported
Payback
3 years
Contribution
0% of goal
₹18.4Cr raised, 210 jobs created by the portfolio to date