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WHERE AMBITIOUS FOUNDERS COME TO SUCCEED
Foundership is the full-stack venture operating system. We partner with founders to Start, Scale, or Exit — turning ambition into success with the right systems, talent, and networks.
START: From 0 to 1
Match with an idea, find your co-founder, and get off the ground. Our AI-powered venture creation process identifies opportunities, matches founders, and gets you from concept to MVP to revenue in 30-60 days.
SCALE: From 10 to 100
Unlock scale, break through, lead your category. We don’t just advise—we work closely with founders to explore new paths with AI-fication across the organization and solutions to accelerate growth.
EXIT: Strategic Liquidity
Explore multiple exit pathways to maximize founder value. From acquihires to strategic acquisitions, we create optimal liquidity events tailored to your company's unique trajectory and goals.
BACKSTORY

Foundership was born from a simple observation: the best startups succeed not just because of great ideas, but because of exceptional execution and the right support systems.
Our founders, Santosh Panda and Bimlesh Gundurao, having built and scaled companies themselves, experienced firsthand how access to the right network, expertise, and resources could transform a struggling startup into a market leader overnight.
After advising dozens of startups across India and globally, they saw the same patterns emerge repeatedly:
  • Tech founders with brilliant products struggling with go-to-market and revenue generation
  • Domain experts with deep market knowledge lacking technical execution capabilities
  • AI disruption changing the entire landscape from idea validation to pre-Series A dynamics
  • Investors hungry for high-quality teams with proven growth signals, not just potential
  • Founders locked out of critical networks that could accelerate their success
Traditional accelerators offered short-term programs. Traditional studios built companies from scratch. Neither addressed the full spectrum of what ambitious founders actually needed.
So we created something new: the Venture Operating System - not another cohort-based accelerator, not just a studio, but a comprehensive platform designed to make ambitious founders succeed at every stage of their journey.
Because when you combine the right idea with the right execution support, magic happens.
1500+
Startup Applications
Startups applied to work with us
58
Selected Startups
We worked with 58 Startups over 3 years
14+
Countries
Global reach across markets
25+
Enterprise Partners
Worldwide partnerships
100+
Capital Partners Investors
Global network
$332M+
Portfolio Valuation
Combined top 10 companies
OUR TOP STARTUPS
OUR INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Our founders, venture operators, and investors - where we come from - building authority through proven track records.
OUR CAPITAL PARTNERS
100+ leading VCs, angel investors, family offices, and corporate venture arms across global markets.
North America
Leading venture capital network
India & Asia
Emerging market expertise
Other Emerging Markets
Global expansion reach
Europe
Strategic European presence
+100 more investors/ VCs worldwide
OUR COACHES & OPERATORS
100+ operators including founders, ex-founders, CXOs, and industry experts who've walked the entrepreneurial path.
Pranav Agarwal
Operator. Former CFO @Essar. Top Blockchain Voice
Juliet Su
Investment - New Tribe Capital. Strategy & Funding
Lavin Mirchandani
Founder - Mirc Media. Community Maker
Pranav Khanna
Venture Advisor. Business Strategy & Development
Alok Jha
CXO, Board Member, Business Advisor & Mentor. Author | ex-MD: CyberPlat India.
Vinayak Hegde
AI Startup Advisor. Ex-Startups CTO-in-Residence at Microsoft
Shashikiran G
Serial Entrepreneur. EIR - Airbus. Founder - Draper Startup House
Sharat Satyanarayan
Founder - YouMayLive. Serial Entrepreneur
…………..
100+ Operators & Coaches worldwide!
OUR ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
We bring amazing partners supporting the Startup and Innovation Ecosystem.
& 100+ more partners
TESTIMONIALS
"Foundership has been an amazing partner in our journey. We started with an idea on a page and foundership coaching helped build and scale a business."
Pritam Dutta - Co-Founder - Zoth
"The Foundership team does an amazing job of supporting these entrepreneurs and help them navigate these uncertainties to find success. "
Simon E Schmid - Edge & Node
"Foundership team has access to top talent in the tech ecosystem across the world. Every Indian Tech Founder seems to know them!"
Juliet Su, Investment - New Tribe Capital
"A very accessible team at Foundership. They are a truly operator-led team, where they understand the support needed for Founders in early stage and growth stage. Their network access is amazing across the globe."
Subhendu Panigrahy - Co-founder - FOXO Health AI
"Foundership has provided us with all the tools that an early-stage project needs to take it to the next level such as the right mentorship, networking, and reach. "
Koshik Raj, Co-Founder - ZenGuard
"The team at Foundership is very honest, responsive and ethical in everything they do. They come across as a team, that genuinely wants to make an impact to startup founders!"
Mona Teisler, Investment - Tokentus
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