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GREAT FOUNDERS ARE
FORGED, NOT FOUND.

Forging Entrepreneurship

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COHORT 02

COHORT 02

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

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GREAT FOUNDERS
ARE FORGED,
NOT FOUND.

Forging Entrepreneurship

WTF logo
Think9 logo

COHORT 02

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

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  • Forging entrepreneurship

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  • Venture builder

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  • Not an accelerator

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  • Not an incubator

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  • 90-day live build

TURN AMBITION INTO ACTION

TURN AMBITION INTO ACTION

Ideas · Capital · Infrastructure · Operators · All in one place

The Foundery is a venture builder that forges entrepreneurs into co-founders and builds companies with them from the ground up. 

Selected entrepreneurs enter a 90-day venture build environment at The Foundery Sanctum in Alibaug.

The Foundery is a venture builder that forges entrepreneurs into co-founders and builds companies with them from the ground up. 

Selected entrepreneurs enter a 90-day venture build environment at The Foundery Sanctum in Alibaug.

COHORT 02

COHORT 02

COHORT 02

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

Thank you to everyone who applied for Cohort 02.
Here’s what happens next.

The Road to Cohort 02

The Road to Cohort 02

2026

MID NOV

Interviews close

2026

END NOV

Bootcamp shortlist announcement

2027

JAN

5-day bootcamp

2027

JAN

Final cohort announcement

2027

FEB

90-day venture build begins

WHO YOU BUILD WITH MATTERS.

WHO YOU BUILD WITH MATTERS.

WHO YOU BUILD WITH MATTERS.

Kishore Biyani and Nikhil Kamath bring the experience and insight behind India’s biggest transformations.

Ronnie Screwvala brings decades of institution-building to the forge.

This is who you build with.

Kishore Biyani and Nikhil Kamath bring the experience and insight behind India’s biggest transformations.

Ronnie Screwvala brings decades of institution-building to the forge.

This is who you build with.

Kishore Biyani - Founder, Future Group

Kishore Biyani

Founder, Future Group

Built India's largest retail empire from a single store.

Nikhil Kamath - Investor & Entrepreneur

Nikhil Kamath

Investor & Entrepreneur

Democratised investing for millions across India.

Ronnie Screwvala - Founder, UpGrad & Swades Foundation

Ronnie Screwvala

Founder, UpGrad & Swades Foundation

Decades of institution-building across media and education.

The model, the mission, and the thinking behind the build.

The model, the mission, and the thinking behind the build.

The model, the mission, and the thinking behind the build.

Everything you need
to begin, and beyond.

Everything you need
to begin, and beyond.

At The Foundery, you don’t start from scratch. You enter a venture build where the core pieces are already in motion.

Concepts

CAPITAL

CLARITY

COMMUNITY

CULTURE

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From our business opportunity vault.

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Committed to help companies move from thesis to launch.

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From operators, mentors and founders who have built before.

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Of co-founders who build alongside you.

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The pace, pressure and trust required to build well.

Everything you need
to begin, and beyond.

Everything you need
to begin, and beyond.

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Hand releasing a green paper plane above rows of idea cards
Hand releasing a green paper plane above rows of idea cards

CONCEPTS

CONCEPTS

From our business opportunity vault

From our business opportunity vault

From our business opportunity vault

Catapult launching a green paper plane
Catapult launching a green paper plane
Catapult launching a green paper plane

CAPITAL

CAPITAL

Committed to help companies move from thesis to launch.

Committed to help companies move from thesis to launch.

Committed to help companies move from thesis to launch.

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Desk lamp spotlighting a green paper plane among others
Desk lamp spotlighting a green paper plane among others

CLARITY

CLARITY

From operators, mentors and founders who have built before.

From operators, mentors and founders who have built before.

From operators, mentors and founders who have built before.

People on ladders and scaffolding building a giant green paper plane
People on ladders and scaffolding building a giant green paper plane
People on ladders and scaffolding building a giant green paper plane

COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY

Of co-founders who build alongside you.

Of co-founders who build alongside you.

Of co-founders who build alongside you.

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Desk fan blowing a flock of paper planes, one green plane in the lead
Desk fan blowing a flock of paper planes, one green plane in the lead

CULTURE

CULTURE

The pace, pressure and trust required to build well.

The pace, pressure and trust required to build well.

The pace, pressure and trust required to build well.

THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE BUILD

THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE BUILD

THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THE BUILD

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01

STORY

Brand & Consumer

Crafting products, brands, and stories that resonate with the Indian consumer. 

Workers assembling a green letter F on a newspaper

01

STORY

Brand & Consumer

Crafting products, brands, and stories that resonate with the Indian consumer. 

Workers assembling a green letter F on a newspaper

01

STORY

Brand & Consumer

Crafting products, brands, and stories that resonate with the Indian consumer. 

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02

SPEED

AI & Technology

Building with tools that sharpen decisions and accelerate execution.

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02

SPEED

AI & Technology

Building with tools that sharpen decisions and accelerate execution.

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02

SPEED

AI & Technology

Building with tools that sharpen decisions and accelerate execution.

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03

SPINE

Scale & Infrastructure

The foundations that help companies scale, from capital and talent to operations and infrastructure.

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03

SPINE

Scale & Infrastructure

The foundations that help companies scale, from capital and talent to operations and infrastructure.

A GLIMPSE INTO THE FOUNDERY

A GLIMPSE INTO THE FOUNDERY

A GLIMPSE INTO THE FOUNDERY

Inside the bootcamp and the 90-day venture build where ideas were tested, challenged, and transformed into companies.

Inside the bootcamp and the 90-day venture build where ideas were tested, challenged, and transformed into companies.

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JOIN THE FORGE

JOIN THE FORGE

The Cohort 02 applications are now closed