Launch · Education & Skilling
Indian Startup School launches seed grant for bootcamp founders
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Indian Startup School
- What it does
- Startup education and incubation institution
- Kind
- Launch
- Amount
- ₹10 lakh
- Stage
- seed
- Based in
- Gurugram
- Sector
- Education & Skilling
What they do
Indian Startup School is a Gurugram-based institution that provides education, incubation, and investment support to early-stage entrepreneurs through a…
What happened
The firm introduced a non-dilutive seed grant of up to ₹10 lakh per founder to support product development, prototyping, and market validation efforts
Why it matters
This initiative aims to help founders secure institutional venture capital and generate national-scale employment while strengthening the startup ecosystem…
The details
- Indian Startup School announced a non-dilutive seed grant of up to ₹10 lakh for founders participating in its bootcamp.
- The grant is funded through a combination of private and government-linked partners.
- Funds are intended to assist with product development, prototyping, technology testing, and market validation.
- The program aims to prepare founders to secure institutional venture capital and create significant employment opportunities.
- The institution operates as an Ecosystem as a Service (EaaS) platform based in Gurugram.
The bigger picture
- India is currently competing to attract global startup capital and capture high-quality entrepreneurial talent.
- The grant is designed to provide tangible value to the founder community and accelerate the path to investment readiness.
- The initiative strengthens the broader startup ecosystem within the state of Haryana.
About the business
- Indian Startup School runs a six-week physical bootcamp in Gurugram.
- The curriculum covers coursework, mentorship, project execution, and capital readiness.
- The core framework follows the pillars of Educate, Incubate, Invest, and the newly added Go Build.
- Each cohort selects approximately 25 founders from a pool of over 4,800 applicants.
- Participants range from first-time founders to operators managing ventures with over ₹300 crore ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue).
- The institution aims to nurture cohorts that scale beyond a ₹500 crore collective ARR.
- The program attracts diverse participants including faculty from IIMs, NIFT, and NID, as well as graduates from IITs and Ivy League schools.
What happens next
- The institution plans to continue scaling its cohort impact to reach a collective ARR of ₹500 crore.
The deal
- Type
- grant
Founders
- Shivang Singh Slathia, CEO
- Luke Talwar, MD
- Aditya R Nair, Partner Investments
Other articles talking about it
More on Indian Startup School
Same day
- Myntra launches Italian brand Sisley in India18 September 2026 · Partnership
- Vikram Chopra reflects on 11 years of building CARS2418 September 2026 · News
- OTPless elevates co-founders to CEO and COO roles18 September 2026 · People
- AutomationEdge launches Assist-Edge for natural-language automation development18 September 2026 · Launch
- Hunch Ventures acquires Bhubaneswar Tigers cricket franchise18 September 2026 · Acquisition
- Meesho shares surge after UBS raises target price18 September 2026 · Results