About Cohort

13-Week Capacity Building and Incubation Program on a hybrid model. The program is designed to mentor, and handhold early-stage startups to enter the market with full thrust and potential along with aid in raising Pre-seed/Seed Funding.

3- Days Physical Program and 8 weeks of Virtual Sessions/Workshops developing the conceptual knowledge and strategies; followed by 3 Weeks of One-on-one mentoring sessions with sector-specific mentors.

A Week dedicated to strengthening the Financial terminologies along with creating the financial model (Termsheet, SHA, Investment deal structure etc..) of the startups aiming to make them investment-ready. The cohort will be concluded by a Demo day in front of a mixed pool of investors including Seed Investors, Angel Investors and VCs from different sectors and across the country.

Funding Opportunities

Selected Startups will get a chance for funding opportunities

Investment Partners

Selected Startups

Key Benefits

Investment opportunities

Funding opportunities upto Rs 50 Lakhs.

Mentoring support

Dedicated mentors to handhold startups.

Market Connect

Market your product in our network.

Capacity Building Workshop

Workshop/Session to build up Entrepreneurial Knowledge.

Extensive Networking

Build up your network to grow exponentially.

Demo Day

Pitch your startup to investors from across the Nation.

Highlights of Discover cohort-2023

Eligibility Criteria

Company Should be Registered.

MVP Completed.

Early traction Startups.

Startups looking to raise Pre-seed/ Seed Funding.

Testimonials

Rishi Sethi , Skim

"Generating Ideas Is Not A Problem. Incubation Is. Acceleration Is." The Discover Cohort provided us with the right Incubation & Acceleration for our startup. The learnings we had and the network we made would be forever helpful... Thanks a ton to AIC RNTU!"

Prateek Vats , Wanderlooms

"AIC RNTU has taken a commendable step in organizing a cohort for startups across India. This initiative will provide a platform for startups to network, receive mentorship, and access valuable resources that can help take their businesses to the next level."

Vijay Arora , ATBC Technologies

"The Cohort participants were from diverse segments and this was great advantageous for each one of us to learnt form the success stories of other Startups .AIC RNTU team has done remarkable work in bringing experts mentors from different domain..."

Chandan Sony, QR Staff

"The 3-month Entrepreneurship cohort was extremely valuable in providing hands-on experience and practical knowledge. The diverse range of guest speakers and mentorship opportunities helped to deepen my understanding of the startup world."

Ankesh Mehra , ALANNA

"I am thankful to AIC-RNTU’s Discover Cohort 2022-23. The entire team led by Ronald sir is highly professional, always ready to guide us, and many times have gone out of their way to help us. They have also created a beautiful infrastructure to focus on & work comfortably."

Dushyant Bhati , PodPitara

"The experience at the Discover Cohort 2022-23 has been wonderful especially the team Ronald Sir, Krati, Mansi and Shubham. The ecosystem is fantastic, and the people there are warm and welcoming, making it easy to ask questions and get answers."