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Student Led · Est. 2026 · India

Applications Open · Cohort 2026

THEFOUNDERSLAB.

A student-led programme taking ambitious students
from raw idea to funded venture.
Twelve weeks. Real results.

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Student Led · Est. 2026 · Limited Places

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01 — About

Built by founders,
for founders.

Three students looked at every hackathon, every weekend workshop, and decided the world didn't need another one. The Founders Lab is an incubator where teen innovators turn ideas into actual ventures — guided through ideation, prototyping, branding, and marketing — culminating in a pitch showcase in front of VCs, investors, and mentors.

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Co-Founder

Shrey Bhartia

One of the driving forces behind The Founders Lab. Brings strategic clarity and an obsession with building things that actually matter.

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Kabir Khanduja02
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Co-Founder

Kabir Khanduja

Brings depth, creativity, and relentless energy to every part of the programme. The connective tissue that holds The Founders Lab together.

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Co-Founder

Abhinav Shukla

The third pillar of The Founders Lab. Competitive, driven, and committed to building a programme that sets a new standard for student entrepreneurship in India.

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02 — Course

A full textbook curriculum — built for teen founders in India. Not theory. Not slides. Real frameworks, real case studies, 20-question quizzes.

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The Curriculum
Module 01Week 01–038 Lessons

Ideation

From raw observation to validated business concept

  • 1.1The Nature of Problems Worth Solving
  • 1.2Idea Generation Methodologies
  • 1.3Feasibility Analysis
  • 1.4Product vs. Service
  • + 4 more lessons, case studies & quiz
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Module 02Week 04–067 Lessons

Funding

Capital, dilution, and the investor relationship

  • 2.1The Startup Funding Lifecycle
  • 2.2Pre-Seed and Seed Stage
  • 2.3Series A, B, C and Beyond
  • 2.4What Investors Look For
  • + 3 more lessons, case studies & quiz
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Module 03Week 07–096 Lessons

Incorporating

Legal structure, IP protection, and launch strategy

  • 3.1Why Legal Structure Matters
  • 3.2Company Structures in India
  • 3.3Registering a Private Limited Company
  • 3.4Intellectual Property for Startups
  • + 2 more lessons, case studies & quiz
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Module 04Week 10–127 Lessons

Scaling

Unit economics, growth strategy, and operational systems

  • 4.1When to Scale
  • 4.2Unit Economics Deep Dive
  • 4.3Growth Strategies
  • 4.4Building and Expanding a Team
  • + 3 more lessons, case studies & quiz
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03 — Podcast

The Founders
Lab Podcast.

Spotlighting Gen Z founders building real ventures. 30–40 minute conversations covering your founder story, biggest challenges, and that one inflection point — the moment you went from inside the box to completely outside it.

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Our first guest is a young founder building something the world hasn't seen yet. Their story drops soon.

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A young founder who went from a school project to a real startup. Their conversation covers the exact moment everything clicked — and what they wish they'd known on day one.

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From high school to startup founder — this episode dives into the mindset shifts that separate builders from dreamers, and the specific challenge that almost made them quit.

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The inflection point that changed everything — a conversation about resilience, building in public, and what it takes to ship as a teenager in India.

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Applications Open — Cohort 2026

Your idea
deserves a
real shot.

Limited places. No prior experience required.
Just ambition and the willingness to do the work.

Twelve weeks. Four modules. One real venture.

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