A sunwai is a hearing. A proceeding where someone is obliged to listen to you and produce a finding.
Capital isn't what's scarce in India. Attention is. Forty thousand recognised startups are chasing the notice of a few hundred people who don't reply, and the standard outcome of applying for funding here isn't a no — it's nothing at all.
So we built the opposite. Everyone who applies is heard. Everyone is scored against the same published rubric. Everyone receives a written finding with their name and their case number on it, whether the answer is yes or no.
We are not a fund. We hold no capital, take no equity, and charge founders nothing.
Four things end an application early.
We'd rather tell you on day two than waste three weeks of yours.
- Not incorporated in India as a private limited company or an LLP.
- No founder working on it full-time.
- A cap table where someone who isn't operating the business holds more than 30%.
- Ongoing litigation or regulatory action you haven't disclosed to us.
Pre-revenue is fine. Pre-product is usually too early.
Twenty minutes now. A real answer in twenty-one days.
Applications for Cohort 01 close on 30 September. The next window opens in January.
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