Cohort 01 · Now Open
Build the next
India-defining
venture, from the
medicaps campus.
A university-backed incubator for founders working on the hard, unsexy, deeply-Indian problems. Mentorship, capital, and a quiet campus to do your best work.
medicaps University · Indore
Where the cohort lives, builds, and ships.
What you get
Everything you need
to build,
minus the noise.
The cohort is non-dilutive and grant-free — we don't write cheques. Instead, we hand you the support, room and runway that money can't buy.
Mentorship
1:1 with operators
Weekly working sessions with founders, faculty and industry mentors who have actually shipped products and run companies.
Campus
Studio on medicaps campus
Dedicated workspace, fabrication labs, library access and a calm environment to do deep, focused work.
Curriculum
Structured build sprints
A founder curriculum across customer discovery, product, GTM, hiring and storytelling — paced for real teams.
Network
Founder + alumni circle
Join a tight-knit community of founders, medicaps alumni and ecosystem partners across India.
Demo Day
Pitch to investors
Close the program with a curated demo day where invited investors, operators and partners see your work.
Support
Legal, hiring & ops help
Plug into the foundation's network for incorporation, hiring, design and other early-stage operating needs.
Why this cohort
Built like a studio,
not an accelerator.
01 · Demo Day
Pitch to invited investors
The program closes with a curated demo day — invited investors, operators and ecosystem partners in the room to meet your team.
02 · Mentors
Operators, not advisors
Weekly time with founders who have shipped, sold, and raised. Plus alumni and faculty across medicaps' engineering and design schools.
03 · Campus
A quiet place to build
Studio space on the Indore campus, access to fabrication labs, and a residency for founders who want to live close to the work.
Cohort 01 · ClosedApplications are
Applications are
no longer open
The deadline for Cohort 01 has passed. Thank you to everyone who applied — our team is reviewing every submission, and shortlisted founders will be contacted directly over email.
Want to hear about the next cohort? Write to us and we'll keep you posted.