Venture Ecosystem Platform
Join a curated ecosystem of founders, mentors, investors and institutions designed to accelerate startup growth.
Strategic Partner
Our strategic partnership with the Indian School of Business brings world-class academic rigor, executive education, and an unparalleled alumni network directly to our founders.
Indian School of Business
Ecosystem Impact
VC Network Access
Graduated Startups
Mentors
Industry Partners
Founder Community
During Xelevate
Priya Sharma
Artificial Intelligence
Priya Sharma joined Cohort 2023 with an AI research prototype and a vision to commercialize enterprise NLP.
Now
NeuralForge AI raised ₹45 Cr Series A and serves 200+ enterprise clients across India and Southeast Asia.
During Xelevate
Priya Sharma
Artificial Intelligence
Priya Sharma joined Cohort 2023 with an AI research prototype and a vision to commercialize enterprise NLP.
Now
NeuralForge AI raised ₹45 Cr Series A and serves 200+ enterprise clients across India and Southeast Asia.
₹62 Cr Total Raised
During Xelevate
Arjun Mehta
Deep Tech
Arjun Mehta entered the program with satellite communication hardware and a team of three engineers.
Now
QuantumLeap secured an ISRO partnership and ₹28 Cr in funding for next-generation satellite systems.
₹28 Cr Total Raised
During Xelevate
Ananya Reddy
FinTech
Ananya Reddy and her co-founder joined with a payments API and early traction among SMB merchants.
Now
FinEdge scaled to 1M+ active users and ₹85 Cr in total funding, becoming India's fastest-growing payments platform.
₹85 Cr Total Raised
During Xelevate
Rohan Kapoor
Enterprise SaaS
Rohan Kapoor joined Cohort 2024 with a B2B workflow tool and ₹12 Lakh in early ARR.
Now
CloudScale SaaS crossed ₹12 Cr ARR and serves 500+ enterprise customers across three continents.
₹35 Cr Total Raised
During Xelevate
Dr. Sneha Iyer
HealthTech
Dr. Iyer entered the cohort with clinical-stage biotech research and a small lab team in Hyderabad.
Now
BioSynth Labs achieved FDA Phase II approval and ₹40 Cr in funding for their breakthrough therapeutics platform.
₹40 Cr Total Raised
During Xelevate
Aditya Verma
CleanTech
Aditya Verma joined with a solar grid optimization prototype and pilot deployments across two states.
Now
GreenGrid Energy deployed 100MW of clean energy infrastructure and raised ₹55 Cr from leading climate investors.
₹55 Cr Total Raised
Founder Testimonials
“Xelevate gave us access to an institutional network that would have taken years to build independently. The structured mentorship transformed not just our product, but our entire approach to building a venture-scale company.”
Priya Sharma
NeuralForge AI
Co-Founder & CEO · Cohort 2024
“The deeptech advisors within the ecosystem understood our technology at a level no generalist accelerator could match. Within six months, we had an ISRO research partnership that changed the trajectory of the company.”
Arjun Mehta
QuantumLeap Systems
Founder & CTO · Cohort 2023
“Every investor introduction from Xelevate was warm, high-context, and perfectly timed. We closed our Seed round in under three months because of the relationships built during the program.”
Sneha Rajan
FinEdge Technologies
Co-Founder & CEO · Cohort 2023
“The ISB partnership brought academic rigour and a credibility signal that opened doors in the climate-tech funding landscape. Xelevate is where serious infrastructure founders belong.”
Aditya Verma
GreenGrid Energy
Founder & CEO · Cohort 2024
Programs
A rigorous 16-week program designed to transform early-stage startups into venture-ready companies.
Benefits
Eligibility: Pre-seed to Seed stage startups with a founding team
One-on-one mentorship from operators, investors, and industry leaders who have built at scale.
Benefits
Eligibility: All cohort participants and select alumni
Curated introductions to India's leading venture capital firms and angel investor networks.
Benefits
Eligibility: Cohort companies meeting investment readiness criteria
Present to 200+ investors, strategic partners, and industry leaders at our flagship showcase event.
Benefits
Eligibility: Graduating cohort companies
Lifetime access to a community of 5,000+ founders, mentors, and ecosystem partners.
Benefits
Eligibility: All program graduates
Leadership
Managing Partner
Former Partner at Sequoia Capital India. 15+ years in venture capital and startup ecosystem development.
LinkedIn
Program Director
Built and scaled three startups. Previously VP of Product at Razorpay. ISB MBA.
LinkedIn
Head of Investments
Led 40+ investments across AI, SaaS, and deeptech. Former Principal at Accel Partners.
LinkedIn
Chief Operating Officer
Operations leader with experience at McKinsey and Flipkart. PhD in Organizational Behavior.
LinkedInApplications Open
Deadline: 31 January 2027
18
Seats Available
25
Total Cohort Size
FAQ
Applications for Cohort 2027 are now open.
