CAPITAL
A Nationwide MovementThe Next Founder Is From
The Next Founder Is From
From every district of India, we empower driven founders to build revenue-earning companies.
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🇮🇳 A mission to build founders across 800 districts of India
Backed by Believers in the Mission
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and donors across 50+ districts.
Supported By
Individual donors from
50+ districts of India
Together, they're helping us empower driven founders to build revenue-earning companies across 800 districts of India.
Shifu Fellowship
What we do for Shifu Fellows.
Five pillars that turn early-stage builders from Tier 2+ districts into revenue-earning founders.
CREDITS
Tools that make building easier.
CAPABILITY
Mentors who've built and scaled.
COVERAGE
Storytelling that travels.
COMMUNITY
Warm intros. Real rooms.
80% of districts contribute less than 1% of startups.
If you're a founder from Tier 2, 3, or 4 - the Fellowship is for you.
Apply for Shifu FellowshipTier 1 · 5 metros
Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, etc
~55%
of the total startups
Tier 2 · 15 districts
Jaipur, Kochi, Surat, Bhopal, etc
~33%
of the total startups
Tier 3 · ~50 districts
Hisar, Tirunelveli, Bhagalpur, etc
~11%
of the total startups
Tier 4+ · ~700 districts
Dumka, Begusarai, Bastar, etc
~1%
of the total startups
From Bharat
Founders from places like yours.
Real builders from districts across India who started exactly where you are.
Atoba Longkumer
Tabernacle Technologies
Quit during the pandemic to prove SaaS could come from Nagaland.
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Our Impact
The Impact So Far
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The Ecosystem
Find your district on the map.
A live map of every founder, patron, and partner across India — built district by district.
See who's already there. Watch the country light up — one founder, one company, one district at a time.
Your district is waiting.
Become part of the next decade of district entrepreneurship - apply for the fellowship.
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Founders from every district of India
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