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Welcome To FiiRE® Goa

FiiRE® Goa (Forum for Innovation Incubation Research & Entrepreneurship) is an incubator supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. It operates from Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, Goa. At FiiRE® Goa we believe that as drivers of innovation, it is our role to connect the brightest minds in industry, investment networks, academia and government to the creators of innovations – those that harness the power of technology, to bring in efficiencies, solutions and value-adds to the market.
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What we do

As a technology incubator we simplify startup innovations by supporting their journey to build sustainable businesses. Tech entrepreneurs who bring to us innovations that can have global impact, provide tremendous value to customers and bring in livelihood opportunities to the local and other ecosystems, can expect support in the most critical areas of a startup journey – from idea validation and MVP testing to investment opportunities, market access and mentor support.

Our Aim

To promote an entrepreneurial ecosystem which will create collaboration in local & global economy, generate jobs and wealth and move towards the vision of making Goa the premier destination for TourismTech® startups by 2030.

We Excel At TourismTech® Incubation

Providing a structured incubation process which offers the best support to startups who have global solutions to a pressing need for innovations in tourism – rethinking and restructuring tech innovations so that they bring in benefits to global travelers and local service providers alike – forging collaborations that strengthen the proposition of an innovative entrepreneur.

Everything We Offer

Ranging from a fully-equipped design centre, prototyping lab, co-working space, conference room facilities all geared towards a productive, supportive and enriching entrepreneurial journey.

Infrastructure

Convenient affordable workspaces, meeting rooms, design centre & prototyping lab, conference room, auditorium, cafeteria and more. FiiRE® Goa is known to offer the best co-working Office Space in Goa. The space is designed to facilitate Freelancers, Startups & SMEs, Enterprise Teams with Cabins, Fixed Seats/Flexi Seats and a Day Pass to provide the much needed flexibility to a startup entreperenur.

Business support

Accelerating the growth process of a startup by facilitating access to industry expertise, knowledge enhancing sessions and mentors specific to an industry.

 Prototyping

From ideation stage, to support in establishing proof of concept with prototyping assistance, FiiRE® Goa has established testing labs and design centres with the latest technologies like CNC machining, 3D printer, PCB, software, etc.

Seed Funding

FiiRE® Goa helps startups avail seed funding through various schemes of the Government of India – NIDHI PRAYAS, NIDHI EIR, SISFS.

Meet Our Team

FiiRE® Goa is powered by industry veterans who possess great skills and expertise and have successfully supported the launch of over 3000 enterprises and 100 startups in Goa during the last two decades.

Kiraan Mehta

CEO

Namdev Naik

Programme Manager

Renu Amballoor

Investment Manager

Arush Martins

Manager - Operations & MarCom

Ganesh Thorve

Accounts Manager

Our Partners

Board members

Fr. Wilfred Fernandes

Director

Fr. Wilfred Fernandes, Director, FiiRE, Goa

Yashvit Naik

Member

Aditi Kare Panandikar

Member

Anil Joshi

Member

Dr. Levinson Martins

Member

Dr. Neena Panandikar

Member

DS Prashant

Member Secretary

Praveen Roy

Member

Purushottam Modani

Member

Empowering Startups

Our Network of mentors, academia & government organisations, innovation funders, collaborations with powerful global and national tech platforms that provide the right inputs to avoid common pitfalls and accelerate growth trajectory. Our Global Reach: With global partnerships in place, FiiRE® is now bringing the right mix of knowledge, ecosystem enablers and funding so that TourismTech® Innovators can expand their idea to international destinations. With tourism’s inter-connected nature, we help bring opportunities that can go from local to global. Our Success Stories: We have been privileged to incubate startups that have gone on to get further funding opportunities and are on their way to building impact on a large-scale. The Goa Tourism Accelerator cohort, 2021, brought in 50+ startups, of which 14 received incubation over the 16-week intense incubation program. Cohort 2022, will help bring in fresh TourismTech® ideas into the fray.

Our Mentors

Murthy Aradhi

Co-Founder of FastCollab Systems Pvt Ltd

Ajay Jain

Co-Founder & Managing Partner Silverneedle Ventures

Samarth Kholkar

CEO & Co-founder BLive

Hari Ganapati

Co-founder of Pickyourtail

Nagesh Nagaraj

CFO of Kriya Ventures

Manoj Agarwal

Managing partner of Seafund

Michael Lyngdoh

Co-founder of Tripoto

Sijo Kuruvilla

Executive Director at ADIF
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