India's only 15-month startup venture-building cohort. You don't just learn about startups — you build one. Backed by IISc, IIT Madras, a ₹250 Crore fund, and the most powerful mentor network in India.
IISc Advanced Certification
IIT Madras Incubation
Executive MBA · BEST University
Art of Living · i-Lead
550+ AI Courses
₹250 Crore Fund
4 Global Demo Days
IISc Advanced Certification
IIT Madras Incubation
Executive MBA · BEST University
Art of Living · i-Lead
550+ AI Courses
₹250 Crore Fund
4 Global Demo Days
A full-time, in-person founder's residency in Bangalore — degree, certification, incubation, capital access, and a real company at the end of it.
Manyata Tech Park · Bangalore
| Total Investment | ₹15 Lakhs + GST |
| Duration | 15 Months · 5 Trimesters |
| Format | Full-time · In-person · Bangalore |
| Campus | WeWork, Manyata Tech Park |
| IISc Certification | ✓ Included |
| IIT Madras Incubation | ✓ Nirmaan + Pravartak |
| Executive MBA Degree | ✓ BEST University |
| AI & Tech Training | 550+ Simplilearn Courses |
| Co-living & Transport | ✓ Included |
| Demo Days | Bangalore · Mumbai · Singapore · Dubai |
| Monthly Stipend (Proposed) | ₹30,000 / month |
| Cohort Size | 125 Founders → 25 Startups |
| Education Loans | ✓ Bank + NBFC Available |
No other program in India makes you a co-founder of an actual incorporated company before graduation. Every student leaves with a stake in a real venture.
An IISc Advanced Certificate and IIT Madras Pravartak + Nirmaan incubation — both in the same cohort. Institutional credibility unmatched in Indian startup education.
Ireu is actively working with state and central government bodies to secure a ₹30,000/month stipend for every cohort student, so you focus entirely on building your startup.
Every 5 students build one company together. A cohort of 125 produces 25 startups — the best receive funding from the Ireu Startup Fund (₹250 Crore, AIF Cat II).
Cohort participants can build an Ireu Group company with Ireu's brand, capital, processes, clients, tools, and mentoring — receiving co-founder equity from day one.
No one exits unemployed. If you graduate and aren't ready to launch independently, Ireu Group offers roles across its six verticals — so you earn while you build courage.
In 15 months, for ₹15 Lakhs — fundable by bank loans and a ₹30,000/month stipend — you get the degree, the certification, the incubation, the investors, the technology, the global exposure, and co-founder equity in a real company.
| ✦ Ireu Startup Launchpad | Regular MBA | |
|---|---|---|
| Academic credential | ✓ Executive MBA + IISc Cert | MBA degree only |
| Duration | ✓ 15 months | 24 months |
| IIT Madras incubation | ✓ Nirmaan + Pravartak | — |
| You graduate with | ✓ A funded company | A CV update |
| AI & tech training | ✓ 550+ Simplilearn courses | Optional elective |
| Investor access | ✓ ₹250 Cr Ireu Fund | Alumni network |
| Global exposure | ✓ 4-city Demo Days | Study tour |
| Monthly stipend | ✓ ₹30,000 (proposed) | Pay fees |
| Government grants | ✓ ₹50L grant (WIP) | — |
| Media exposure | ✓ 50+ events · Times of India | None guaranteed |
| Co-living & transport | ✓ Included | Self-arranged |
| Leadership training | ✓ Art of Living i-Lead | HR elective |
Every trimester is 3 months — structured, intense, outcome-driven. You don't move to the next until the current milestone is achieved. This is a founder's operating manual, lived in real time.
Idea generation · Market research · Team formation · Problem identification · IISc faculty orientation · Idea validation workshop · IIT Madras Nirmaan onboarding · Art of Living i-Lead begins.
MVP development · Tech product building · User feedback loops · Iterative prototyping · UX design sessions · Product-market fit testing · Simplilearn AI deep-dive · Grow Fast services activation.
Business model design · Market sizing · Revenue modelling · GTM strategy · LVX Ventures faculty — fundraising readiness · Term sheets · Cap-table mechanics · Handling investors post-funding.
Digital marketing · Customer acquisition · Sales strategies · Early revenue generation · CRM · IIT Madras Pravartak deep-dive · Ireu Startup Tank™ · Bangalore Demo Day Month 12.
Fundraising fundamentals · Investor deck finalisation · Term-sheet negotiation · Final pitch · Executive MBA completion · IISc credential award · Company incorporation · Co-founder equity vesting.
Fundraising readiness, term-sheets, cap-table mechanics, and post-funding company management. Exclusively for Ireu Launchpad cohort.
IISc's Centre for Continuing Education issues the Advanced Certificate — "From Idea to Startup: Strategy, Innovation & Venture Launch" — to every student. Asia's most prestigious startup certification.
Nirmaan — housed in the Sudha & Shankar Innovation Hub — considers eligible Launchpad ventures for pre-incubation: startup roadmap preparation, government funding access, investor introductions, and the IIT Madras founder network.
Pravartak — at IIT Madras Research Park — provides incubation ecosystem support, joint bootcamps and demo days, mentorship from its advisor network, and industry-connect across its ecosystem of 200+ startups.
Every student earns an Executive MBA from BEST Innovation University. Co-developed with Ireu and delivered by practitioner faculty. Two credentials in 15 months: Executive MBA + IISc Advanced Certificate.
i-Lead is integrated throughout all 15 months — emotional resilience, stress management, team leadership, and decision-making under uncertainty: the inner architecture to build through the hardest moments.
The full Simplilearn professional stack — generative AI, machine learning, data science, cloud, digital marketing, product management — available to every student throughout 15 months. Technical fluency for every founder.
LVX delivers the full 12-week Trimester 3 — focused on building fundable companies and preparing founders for investor relationships post-funding. Live deal experience and term-sheet negotiation expertise.
All 25 cohort startups get 75+ categories of support — incorporation, legal, accounting, HR, branding, IP, cloud infrastructure, B2B connections. Everything a startup needs in its first three years.
The proposed ₹250 Crore SEBI-registered AIF (Cat II) — the dedicated investment vehicle for cohort startups, each pre-screened and pre-validated through 15 months of institutional rigour. LP EOIs now open.
Each Demo Day targets a specific investor audience and market. By Dubai in Month 15 — after Bangalore, Mumbai and Singapore — you are the most investor-ready founder in India.
The flagship Indian Demo Day. Ireu mentors, Finance investors, angel networks and early-stage VCs. All 25 cohort startups pitch live.
India's financial capital. Pitch to the biggest investors — Peak XV, Lightspeed, family offices, Series A VCs. Live term-sheet conversations.
Southeast Asia's top VCs and accelerators. Singapore incorporation pathways, cross-border scaling, and ASEAN market entry for the best ventures.
The culmination. MENA investor introductions, diaspora market access, Gulf scaling — and the graduation ceremony. Your global chapter begins.
You want to build a company instead of going straight into a job. 15 months to become a real founder with IISc, IIT Madras, and a funded startup to show for it.
5–10 years in corporate. Sitting on an idea. Finally ready to leave the 9-to-5 and build it — with the Ireu ecosystem, mentor network and capital structure behind you.
You have the domain expertise, the market insight, and the problem clarity. You just need the team, the platform, and the institutional backing to bring it to life.
Ireu actively celebrates women entrepreneurship. Dedicated mentorship, women-only workshops, pitch competitions, and the Women Entrepreneurship track at the Ireu Summit.
FinTech, PropTech, EdTech, AI or D2C specialists who want the infrastructure, co-founders and capital to build the company they've always seen the need for.
Seeking an India-based startup education with global Demo Day access, IISc + IIT Madras credentials, and the Ireu investor network covering 4 countries.
You want passive learning · Fear risk and prefer fixed paychecks · Think 9-to-5 is security · Choose textbooks over boardroom battles. And that's okay. This program is designed for the ones who refuse to settle.
We don't select on academic scores. We select on ambition, intent, and the conviction that you're ready to spend 15 months building something that matters. No GMAT. No CGPA cutoff.
Tell us what you want to build, who you are, and why now. Two paragraphs is enough. No template required.
Not an interview. A conversation about your idea, your thinking, and your readiness to commit 15 months.
Offers are rolling. From offer date, Ireu's Finance team assists with loans, stipend paperwork and scheme enrolment.
The cohort begins with an intensive orientation at WeWork Manyata — your co-founders, IIT Madras mentors and IISc faculty in one room.
Education Loans Available
SBI · Bank of Baroda · HDFC Credila · Avanse · InCred. Fast-disbursed with Ireu's institutional backing. EMI begins post-graduation.
"The world doesn't need more job seekers. It needs founders. Every student who walks into Ireu walks out with a company, not a certificate. That's the only promise that matters."
15 months from today, you could be a co-founder of a funded startup, backed by IISc, IIT Madras, and a ₹250 Crore fund. The only question is — are you ready?
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