Startups Incubated
Funds to support Startup
Students reached
Employment Generated
Revenue generated by Startups
Annual Networking Events
Established in 2013, Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) is one of the creative hubs of Parul University formed to support students and aspiring entrepreneurs in their entrepreneurial endeavors. EDC was established with an aim to foster the culture of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in students and faculty members of the university. In 2015, the university registered a Section 8 company, Parul Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Center (PIERC) as an incubator to formally extend its services and support to start-ups; from Idea Stage to Growth Stage. PIERC comprises a dedicated team of Incubation Managers and staff members that work towards developing the start-up and entrepreneurship ecosystem of the university and region. With the support from PIERC, a large number of entrepreneurs have successfully taken their startups to new heights.
To create a Startup Support System that enables 5% of our students to follow an entrepreneurial career and join the ranks of job creators, thereby contributing to the social and economic development of India.
To ensure that whatever entrepreneurial idea is in the mind of the student directly meets the current needs of the world.
Grants/Schemes, Private Seed, Angel & VC Funding, Short-term & Long-term Loans.
Flexi & Dedicated Work Desk, Meeting Lounges, Seminar Hall & Allied Resources.
Uniquely designed programs to help students in their entrepreneurial journey - from idea to growth stage. Some programs are Incubation Program, Growthpad Program and Need-Based Support Program.
Access to FABLAB and other prototyping facilities to help innovators bring their ideas into the real world.
Facilitating easy connection of vast & experienced pool of startup mentors and domain experts.
Networking opportunities to connect with ecosystem stakeholders.
Access to various Startup Events, Startup Festival, Demo Days, Startup Expo, Idea pitching and E-Talks.
Vadodara Start-up Festival is here to achieve just that by providing a platform to network and learn from the leading Entrepreneurs and Mentors. It empowers entrepreneurship qualities as well as knowledge about start-ups in students and gives opportunities to new entrepreneurs.
Dr. Devanshu Patel, a dynamic visionary president of Parul University, whose unflinching commitment towards education has made an impact not only in Gujarat but in all the diversified states of India, and going beyond national borders.
