Events, meets & deadlines
Biweekly founder meets, funding, networking, government scheme cutoffs, and Cohort 01 milestones — grouped by purpose.
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How this calendar is organized
Month view — click a day to filter. Colored dots show event types.
Organized view — same items grouped: founder meets → funding → networking → workshops → scheme deadlines → cohort milestones.
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July 2026
Biweekly founder meets
Standing rhythm for cohort and SInC founders — progress, blockers, peer feedback.
1 itemFunding & Demo Day
Investor sessions, pitch nights, and cohort Demo Day.
2 itemsNetworking
Founder dinners, community mixers, and informal intros.
1 itemWorkshops & hackathons
Skill-building, selection sprint, and campus build events.
5 itemsStartup 101 — From Idea to MVP
A hands-on workshop covering customer discovery, value proposition design, and getting to your first prototype. Led by IIT Delhi alumni founders.
SInC Hackathon — Build for Bharat
48-hour hackathon focused on solutions for Indian markets. Prizes, mentorship, and direct intros to seed investors for top teams.
Cohort tracks — On-campus talk series
Five talks, one per pre-decided track. Walk through the opportunity, the gap, and what building in that space looks like. Applications open alongside.
Cohort 01 — Selection hackathon sprint
One-week sprint before cohort start. Ship a hypothesis with validation and an early POC. Final selection of 5–10 ventures from this pool.
Legal Clinic — Incorporation & IP
Open clinic with startup lawyers covering company incorporation, co-founder agreements, and IP protection basics for early-stage teams.
Government schemes & deadlines
DPIIT, Startup India seed fund, BIRAC, NIDHI-EIR, and other scheme windows.
4 itemsDPIIT Startup Recognition — Recommended deadline
Complete DPIIT registration on Startup India to unlock seed fund and tax benefit windows.
Startup India Seed Fund — Application window
Central scheme for early-stage startups with DPIIT recognition. Check current tranche dates on the Startup India portal.
BIRAC BIG scheme — Cohort reminder
Biotechnology Ignition Grant for deep-tech and life-sciences ventures. Relevant for lab-to-market teams in cohort tracks.
NIDHI-EIR — Fellowship application
DST programme offering up to ₹30k/month for idea-stage founders. Useful parallel path while building in the cohort.
Cohort 01 milestones
Application close, monthly gates, and cohort-only checkpoints.
4 itemsCohort 01 — Application deadline
Final date to submit your cohort application before the selection sprint.
Cohort 01 — Kickoff
Official start of the 3-month Hacker House / Venture Lab. Teams align on monthly gates, mentors, and weekly reporting rhythm.
Cohort 01 — Month 1 progress gate
First monthly gate: traction check, expenditure report, and optional funding proposal per venture.
Cohort 01 — Month 2 progress gate
Second monthly gate: prototype or validation milestone plus spend reconciliation.