What it sells
Startup accelerator.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedYoung founders pay nothing visible; funded by the organization itself (community fund grants up to $10,000 and investments up to $100,000), so the payer is investors/sponsors.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Exceptional 18-25 year olds with an existing project lack room and funding to work full-time on ideas that do not fit VC or academic categories.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Teams live and work together in residence at labs (flagships in Bangalore and Tokyo) and events across 12 countries, alongside a content studio.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Community fund gives grants up to $10,000, credits and selective investments up to $100,000; also content studio and spin-offs.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Open application ("Apply now") plus events.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | — | $2.5M | Invideo, Red Bull India | news.google.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-13.