The 12 week FounderX program will start with an in-person orientation weekend and then will continue virtually for the next 10 weeks followed by 3 days in-person final week in New Delhi. The in-person component will comprise the Orientation, Startup & VC Office Tour, Pitching Workshop and the Convocation.

You can apply to FounderX by completing the online application here. Our team will review your application and set up a 30-minute interview call with you. After the interview call, we’ll let you know on the final decision of your acceptance into the program.

Networking sessions will be hosted virtually periodically and during the in-person weekend in Delhi-NCR and Bangalore. You can always connect with your fellow peers via our FounderX community platform and Whatsapp group as well.

To make sure you get a true “startup founder” experience, you will be working in teams. Each team will consist of fellows who are interested in the same sector which will allow you to learn about the sector and work on challenges similar to your idea. The final idea the team will work on will be decided mutually between your team.

Our curated cohort will be divided into teams of up to 6 fellows each grouped by common interests of sectors or ideas and complementary skills.

The cohort will be carefully curated to ensure diverse representation from industries, skill sets, sectors of interest with one common passion – Becoming A Startup Founder. The fellows will tend to be mid to senior working professionals from Corporates and Startups, Family Business Owners or Second Chance Entrepreneurs.

We expect every fellow to spend up to 6 hours every weekend attending sessions and another 3-4 hours across the week working on their group assignments.

The complete FounderX curriculum is available on the website here and you can also download the detailed curriculum here.

We’re constantly updating the website to showcase more details so this is the best place to keep yourself up to date. We will also be sending you regular updates over email if you’ve signed up for our list.

Each session of the program is mandatory to attend. However, you will always have on-demand access to the recorded sessions for you to watch anytime.

Yes, you will be able to directly ask questions from the mentors in the Q&A part of every session.

We will be happy solving the doubts ourselves or connect you with an expert or the mentor who was leading the class.

We would not want your journey to remain incomplete and your class would hate to miss pitching with you and meeting you. We request you to plan in advance or talk to us about any challenges you may face.

We will form an exclusive group over Whatsapp and you will enjoy lifelong access to it.

We shall facilitate the Q&A and mentorship sessions during the cohort. During and post the cohort, we encourage you to build direct relations with the speakers and mentors, most of which would be more than happy to guide aspiring founders.

Yes, during some of the sessions led by investors as well as in the in-person weekends.

Yes, definitely. If your team has the conviction on your idea and business plan, you can pursue fundraising from the investors you meet at the FounderX Pitching Workshop.

Yes, to apply to FounderX you’ll need to pay ₹999 as the application fee which is fully refundable if you’re not selected for the program. In case, you’re offered a seat but you choose to not move ahead with it, the application fee will not be refunded.

Yes, you will have the flexibility to manage your own travel and stay. We shall be sharing recommended locations and travel details mid-way through the program.

If your application is rejected, we will issue a complete refund within 7-10 days.

Sorry, there’s no special discount for Inc42 Plus members at the moment.

Since this is a highly-curated cohort, we are looking for people who wish to become tech startup founders, have just started their journey as one or want to restart their journey. Besides this the FounderX team will review each application via the form and interview call to approve them.

Unfortunately, the seat is not transferable. We encourage you to continue your journey. However, if you have unavoidable situations, write to us at [email protected] and we’ll try our best to find a solution.

You can write to us any time at [email protected] for anything related to FounderX.