Deadline: 30 April 2025
Submissions are now open for the StepUp Ventures, a 3 month acceleration program for entrepreneurs from Bharat.
The program is founder immersive, inclusive and is a diverse virtual Acceleration Program for Early Stage, early revenue startups; with an opportunity for the entrepreneurs to scale, grow their ventures and be investor ready with the help of their mentors, industry experts, and corporate partners.
They as a team, customize their program to your unique needs and help in your venture’s growth. The team till date has helped 250 + startups in personal capacities in their 0 to 1 journey, with current net worth of the said startups being $1.5 Billion+* with over 40,000+ employment opportunities created.
Accelerated Startups shall be coached in a comprehensive curriculum by sector specific professionals, 1-1 Training sessions will be provided, with a dedicated mentor from their industry. Participants in the program learn about positioning the company for optimal scalability, building teams that drive massive growth, preparing for investor negotiations, and much more.
Program Offerings
- Coaching & Training :
- A tailored 3 Month program with monthly checkpoints to make the acceleration program more action oriented. Access to trainers, startups tools and templates.
- They recognise that you are trying to run a business and their program will allow you time to reflect and implement the learnings in your startup.
- Mentorship :
- Access to TSUV’s team of seasoned entrepreneurs, experienced investors, and individuals with considerable expertise in their field to give feedback and offer guidance.
- Fundraising :
- TSUV shall help the startup raise INR 1 Crore in some of the qualifying ventures and the startups are provided an opportunity to pitch the story and idea to their Network of Investors, VC’s etc. in the form of a Demo Day/Investment Day.
- Network Access:
- TSUV provides an access to over 25,000+ Industry Leaders
Program Requirements
- Open to All Founders, irrespective of their Demographic background
- Entrepreneurs from Marginalised & Diverse groups encouraged
- Early Revenue Stage (Rs. 20 Lakhs Monthly Revenue)
Eligibility Criteria
- Looking for companies:
- in Distribution, Healthcare IT, Energy Sector, Clean Energy, Food & Beverages, Energy & Cleantech, Cleantech, Industry 4.0, Retail Tech, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), Web 3.0, Generative AI, Conversational AI, Adaptive AI, AI Infrastructure
- located in India
- incorporated
- paying users stage
- Angel, Pre-seed, Seed or Series A
- have raised funding or not
- currently raising or not raising funds
- ₹2m or more in monthly revenue
For more information, visit The StepUp Ventures.
