The twelve-week startup accelerator programme in Kolkata

Ventures Cave is a hands-on founder residency in Kolkata. Twelve startups per cohort go through twelve weeks in three phases: Build, Prove and Raise.

Proposed terms: a ₹12L initial ticket for 12% equity, subject to definitive documentation. Follow-on from independent investors is illustrative and not guaranteed.

• Weeks 1-4 Build: founder baseline, problem validation, product and market, business engine
• Weeks 5-8 Prove: commercial access, growth systems, financial discipline, investor readiness
• Weeks 9-12 Raise: pitch preparation, investor review, founder pitches, Demo Day