About Us

Venture Lab TIET (Registered as Science & Technology Entrepreneur’s Park, TIET) was established as a joint venture between the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET) in April 2005, with the vision to support innovation-driven startups and empower early-stage founders to build scalable and sustainable ventures.

We are strongly backed by the Meity Startup hub and Startup India to incubate technology-based start-ups focused on economic and social impacts.

Our Mission

We aim to deliver Impact on the shoulders of Bold Entrepreneurship and work as a partner fuelling growth in early-stage founders through funding, capacity building, and industry exposure & connects.

Governing Council

Unlocking limitless expertise and insights, our exceptional governing council guides us towards unparalleled success.

Dr. Padmakumar Nair

Director, TIET

Dr. Ajay Batish

Deputy Director, TIET

Prof. Aard Groen

Professor at University of Groningen

Dr. Nikhil Agarwal

CEO - IIT Kanpur FIRST & AIIDE

Anirudh Singh

Partner at Avataar Venture Partners

Bhavish Sood

General Partner at Modulor Capital

Rajiv Bansal

CEO, Opoyi

Somveer Anand

CEO and Mission Director, IM Punjab

Harmanpreet Singh

Founder Prath Ventures

Saumya Kumar

Director at I-Venture

Naomi Chopra

Co-founder and CEO, Hatica

Dr. Shalini Batra

Professor & Head, TIET

Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora

Executive Director, Punjab State Council

Ajay P. Shrivastava

Director & Center Head, STP Mohali

Pitch To Us For An Exciting Journey

Meet Our Team

With industry professionals, ex-founders, academicians and business consultants, we’ve got a well-seasoned team at Venture Lab TIET.

Dr. Karminder Ghuman

Chief Coordinator

Dr. Mandeep Singh

Coordinator

Rahul Sharma

Manager - SISFS

Aneesh Gopalakrishnan

Manager - MeitY TIDE Program

Siddaq Singh

Project Manager

Our Partners

Partner with the right stakeholders who would love to grow with you.

Testimonials

What our founders have to say about us?

Puneet Jindal

The incubation program at Venture Lab provided us with the resources and guidance we needed to get our startup off the ground and running. The mentors were knowledgeable and supportive, always offering valuable advice and feedback. I also had access to a network of other entrepreneurs and successful business owners, which was invaluable. The incubation program provided us the confidence and knowledge as entrepreneurs needed to move forward and I'm very thankful for the opportunity.

Anubhi Khandelwal

Venture Lab was the first incubator to support us in our start-up journey. They provided us with the initial push and support that forms the building block of any start-up. What stands out for Terafac is the way we were sponsored by Venture Lab to visit Indonesia as a part of the Indian Start-up delegation. They didn't have to sponsor us, but they helped us anyway, and Terafac will forever be grateful to Venture Lab for this opportunity.