The Foundery: India’s New 90-Day Startup Launchpad

December 22, 2025

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Why In The News?

Serial entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath and veteran retail leader Kishore Biyani have teamed up to launch The Foundery, a first-of-its-kind residential startup launchpad designed to accelerate India’s next generation of founders.

Unlike traditional accelerators or business schools, The Foundery combines elements of education, mentorship, and venture creation into an immersive 90-day co-founder factory, helping aspiring entrepreneurs go from idea to investible business in just three months.

The program invites applications from aspiring entrepreneurs, mid-career professionals, and early-stage founders who can demonstrate creativity, resilience, and a strong founder mindset.

The selection process prioritizes potential and problem-solving ability over polished pitches, with candidates evaluated on idea articulation and adaptability.

How the Program Works: Build, Fail, Learn, Launch

The Foundery is structured as a fully residential experience where participants live and work together on building real business ventures.

Rather than just teaching theory, the program immerses founders in a hands-on environment where learning happens by doing — creating, testing, iterating, and scaling business models under real market pressures.

Selected participants collaborate closely with The Foundery team and world-class mentors, including industry leaders and seasoned founders. Over the 90 days, teams move from conceptualisation to validated, investible ventures.

Founders can retain up to 25% equity in the businesses they co-build, and successful ventures may receive seed investment of up to ₹4 crore along with ongoing strategic support.

The program culminates in a Demo Day where founders pitch to a curated investor network, increasing their chances of fundraising and market launch.

According to Kamath, the initiative challenges the outdated model of traditional education and aims to forge founders who can break barriers and innovate in a rapidly changing world. Biyani echoes this sentiment by describing The Foundery as an environment where entrepreneurs learn by building and evolving, not just studying.

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