India's first multi-city tech accelerator, built around a 250+ mentor network.
- Location:
- Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, India
- Duration:
- 8 weeks
What you need to qualify
- For pre product market fit founders building startups targeting the Indian consumer.
- Focus areas are quick commerce, consumer AI, marketplaces, finance and wealth, content, media and gaming, D2C and emerging consumers.
- An enrollment fee is payable instead of equity: INR 25,000 for Indian startups covering up to 3 co founders, or USD 350 per founder for non Indian startups.
- All fees are non refundable and due before the start of the Academy.
- Founders must be able to attend two 60 minute mentoring sessions on weekdays between 5pm and 7pm IST.
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Check the cohort fit
The current cohort is the consumer cohort, so the programme page expects a startup targeting the Indian consumer in one of its named focus areas.
- 2
Submit the application form
The Please apply here link on the programme page opens a five page Google Form asking for founder, startup and location details.
- 3
Wait for a rolling decision
Applications are now open and decisions arrive on a rolling basis rather than after a single closing date.
- 4
Pay the enrollment fee
INR 25,000 for Indian startups for up to 3 co founders, or USD 350 per founder for non Indian startups. Fees are non refundable and due before the Academy starts.
- 5
Complete the 8 week cohort
Two mentoring sessions per week on weekdays, 60 minutes each between 5pm and 7pm IST, with peer learning in small cohorts, problem specific tracks and mock pitch sessions.
- 6
Pitch at the demo days
An online demo day at the end of the programme in front of investors pan India, then a closed offline funding demo day in the first week of February 2027 where the Breakout 10 pitch to a GSF panel and select VCs.