About PLA
Presidency Launchpad Association (PLA) is the official startup incubation and innovation hub supported by Presidency University. PLA is committed to nurturing early-stage startups, student entrepreneurs, and innovators by providing a vibrant ecosystem that transforms ideas into scalable, sustainable ventures.
Presidency Launchpad Association
Presidency Launchpad Association (Technology Business Incubator, or TBI) is a non-profit organization registered as a Section 8 company to handhold aspiring entrepreneurs and provide facilities and assistance to start, incubate & successfully run businesses that involve innovation and societally important and environmentally relevant technologies.
Your Startup Journey with Presidency LaunchPad Association – TBI
Come and share your innovative ideas with us. The LaunchPad team incubate the ideas and help the students to boost their business plan with add-on free support. The team will help to create unique prototype /MVP for the business plan and launch the final product and also help to scaleup the business.
What We Do
Startup Incubation – student and external entrepreneurs
"We incubate early-stage startups across sectors by providing structured support, mentorship, and resources—from ideation to scale-up—for innovative ideas from students of Presidency University and external entrepreneurs."
Vision
“To nurture an entrepreneurial mindset, build a dynamic innovation ecosystem that empowers young entrepreneurs to transform ideas into impactful, scalable ventures creating sustainable economic and societal value”
Mission
“To support and accelerate the growth of student-led and research-driven startups by providing world-class mentorship, infrastructure, industry partnerships, and funding pathways, enabling innovators to convert ideas into sustainable, scalable ventures.”
Welcome to the Presidency Launchpad Association (PLA)- the innovation and entrepreneurship hub of Presidency University.
At PLA, we believe every idea has the potential to create meaningful impact. Our mission is to empower aspiring entrepreneurs with the right ecosystem, mentorship, industry connections, technology, and resources to transform innovative ideas into successful ventures.
We are committed to fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving, enabling our students and startups to build solutions for real-world challenges. Through strong partnerships with industry, investors, government agencies, and other stakeholders, PLA serves as a launchpad for innovation-driven enterprises.
We invite students, faculties, alumni, researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry partners to join us in shaping the next generation of innovators and creating a future driven by entrepreneurship and innovation.
Mr. Venkata Girish
Director PLA - Presidency Launchpad Association
Presidency University
OUR IMPACT
25+
Startups incubated till date
150+
Student Ideas have been mentored under PLA
20+
Partners supporting the entrepreneurship journey
₹20Lakhs+
Worth of Freebies by our partners
2000+
Walkin till date.
₹3cr+
Grants raised by startups.
PLA Team Details
| SL NO | NAME | DESIGNATION |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Venkata Girish BN | CEO & Director |
| 02 | Dr. Divyarani M S | Dy. Director - Maker Space |
| 03 | Harish B G | Sr. Manager Incubation |
| 04 | Dr. Manaswini R | IIC – Coordinator |
| 05 | Ms. Devi | Administration |
+91 9022092222
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Rajanukunte, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Pin: 560119, India
+91 9022092222