ABHYUDAY brings
Founder selection, programme design, studio work, resident support, daily operations, and follow-through.
ABHYUDAY Founder Accelerator35-day residential startup accelerator for early-stage founders from Bihar, Jharkhand & eastern IndiaBuild proof. Earn the next meeting.
ABHYUDAY is a focused, in-person accelerator for founders who are already building. Over 35 days, you make the business clearer and prepare for stronger customer, partner, and investor conversations.
35 days•Residential•Demo DayIMT Ghaziabad, Delhi NCR
The working premise
A serious founder experience with the discipline of an institution.
One founder experience. Two distinct strengths.
An ABHYUDAY programme, in academic association with IMT Ghaziabad.
IMT brings
Faculty-led learning, institutional depth, and the IMT-IIC mentor and investor ecosystem.
Founding cohort
The gap between you and your next investor isn’t talent. It’s distance.
Right now, deals are being discussed in rooms you’re not in. Founding cohort seats are limited.
Apply to ABHYUDAYWhy ABHYUDAY exists
We are running an experiment in concentrated founder progress.
ABHYUDAY brings a selected group of early-stage founders together for 35 residential days of serious work.
They do not arrive to attend a course. They arrive with something in motion: a customer problem, a prototype, early users, a pilot, revenue, or an insight worth testing. Then they work closely—with mentors, peers, institutions, and the market—to make the venture clearer, stronger, and more ready for its next opportunity.
Before founders walk in, the real groundwork has already begun: thoughtful selection, a working programme, practical mentors, institutional support, and relevant pathways into customers, partners, ecosystem networks, and capital conversations.
We are not trying to create louder pitches.
We are trying to help founders build businesses that deserve a second meeting.
India’s next generation of meaningful companies will not be built in one city or by one kind of founder. They will be built by people who understand local realities, move with discipline, and stay close to the customer.
ABHYUDAY exists to give founders from Bihar, Jharkhand, and eastern India a serious place to do that work.
Abhyuday (अभ्युदय) is Sanskrit for rising, as the sun rises in the east. A name for founders from eastern India who are ready to rise.
Customer proof
Evidence over presentation.
Better decisions
Founder clarity over more activity.
Useful introductions
Relevant conversations over empty networking.
Readiness
Real preparation over hype.
Long-term progress
Founder momentum beyond Demo Day.
The 35 days, week by week
Work on the business, not just a presentation about it.
Learning here is experiential. Every idea turns into work on your own startup: in the field, in the studio and with mentors.
Each week builds one layer of your business and ends with a gate review: a short panel conversation where you show what has changed. The result is Go or Iterate. No one is dropped; Iterate means extra mentor time and a second review.
Week 1
Discover
Is the problem real?
In practice: You step out of the classroom to meet real customers, then test what you heard against what you believed.
What you work on
- Founder mindset and goals
- Customer discovery in the field
- Customer interviews
- Personas and journeys
- Market sizing
- Competition and positioning
- + more, revealed to selected founders
You leave the week with
- Real evidence from customers
- A clear view of your market
Ends with a gate review
Week 2
Build
Does the model work?
In practice: You rework your model and product with mentors, using the evidence from the first week.
What you work on
- Business model
- Pricing for price-sensitive markets
- Unit economics
- Product-market fit
- AI for small teams
- Brand and growth marketing
- + more, revealed to selected founders
You leave the week with
- A sharper business model
- A focused product plan
Ends with a gate review
Week 3
Fund
Is it financially and legally sound?
In practice: You build your numbers and put your legal and funding basics in order, with experts beside you.
What you work on
- Accounting for founders
- Financial modelling
- Working capital and debt
- Legal, IP and compliance
- Funding options
- Term sheets and cap tables
- Industry exposure
- + more, revealed to selected founders
You leave the week with
- A working financial plan
- Clarity on legal and funding readiness
Ends with a gate review
Week 4
Sell & Pitch
Can you sell it, and can you pitch it?
In practice: You practise selling and pitching in front of real people, and learn to handle a hard no.
What you work on
- Enterprise and B2B sales
- Selling to government
- Channels and marketplaces
- Corporate conversations
- Resilience and decision-making
- Pitch craft
- + more, revealed to selected founders
You leave the week with
- A sales plan and pipeline
- A pitch you can stand behind
Ends with a gate review
Week 5
Launch & Scale
What happens next?
In practice: You present at Demo Day, follow up the conversations it opens, and set up your next stage.
What you work on
- Demo Day
- Follow-up conversations
- Team and hiring
- Governance and boards
- Operations at scale
- Graduation
- + more, revealed to selected founders
You leave the week with
- Your Demo Day pitch
- A clear plan for what comes next
Ends with Demo Day and graduation
A day in the residency
Faculty sessions, practical work, and time to build.
Every day mixes learning, building and mentoring, with time set aside for sprint work and rest. Across the residency, every startup also gets 12 hours of one-to-one mentoring.
Start of day
Pod stand-up
What you shipped yesterday, and what is blocked.
Morning
Concept session
Led by IMT faculty.
Late morning
Practitioner session
Led by industry experts.
Afternoon
Studio lab
Build the week’s work on your own startup.
Late afternoon
Mentoring and clinics
One-to-one mentoring, clinics or field work.
Evening
Firesides and pitch nights
Guest founders, pitch practice and networking.
Demo Day · investor and ecosystem conversations
Do not just pitch. Give the right person a reason to keep talking.
A good Demo Day is not a performance. It is a conversation built on the customer proof, choices, and progress you have made during the residency.
Where there is a relevant fit, ABHYUDAY may facilitate introductions to investors, corporates, and ecosystem partners. An introduction is not a promise of investment.
A credible next conversation
The work should make your next ask clear: a pilot, feedback, a partnership, or investment.
Founding cohort offer
Every early applicant gets ₹50,000 of support. 10 get the residency 100% free.
For every early applicant
₹50,000
Freeof application and funding-support consulting.
- A one-to-one review of your application
- Guidance on the fee support available in your state
- Help preparing and filing the required documents
Your cost₹0
Every early applicant.
No selection needed.
Limited seats
What is a free seat worth?
Up to₹4.5 lakh
in programme-fee support.
Your cost₹0Apply for a free seat (opens the application form)Only 10 seats. Open to early applicants.
10 founders.100% free.
Early applicants get a chance to be one of 10 founders whose full 35-day residency is covered. Nothing to pay.
Apply early
Unlock your ₹50,000 support.
Complete the pathway
We help you prepare and file.
Get selected
10 early applicants receive a 100% free seat.
Apply early & claim your support
The ₹50,000 consulting support is free for every early applicant. Free seats are limited to 10, awarded through selection, and depend on eligibility, completing the required steps, and final approval by the relevant authority. Selection and approval are not guaranteed.
The residential experience
Come ready to work. We organise the rest with care.
The residency is designed so founders can stay focused on the business—not spend their days solving basic logistics.
Stay, meals, and day-to-day support
Selected residents receive their confirmed accommodation and dining details before onboarding, along with a resident-support contact for practical issues during the programme.
Safety and resident wellbeing
The residential plan includes campus safety arrangements and a clear support process. Rooming and any gender-specific accommodation details are shared with selected founders before arrival.
Travel coordination
For selected founders, ABHYUDAY will share the final travel plan before onboarding. From announced hubs—including Patna where scheduled—coordination may include group transfers or train and bus arrangements, depending on the cohort route and schedule.
After Demo Day
The relationship should not end when the room empties.
The right follow-through keeps the important conversations and founder decisions visible after the residency.
Day 30
Check customer movement and the actions that matter.
Day 60
Review sales, financial work, and the conversations now opening.
Day 90
Review traction and choose the next useful path.
The IMT entrepreneurship ecosystem
Institutional depth that strengthens the work.
Academic association and IMT-IIC access
IMT Ghaziabad contributes faculty-led learning and, through IMT-IIC, a mentor and investor ecosystem. ABHYUDAY remains the distinct programme that designs and operates the founder journey.
A recent residential accelerator record
In September 2026, IMT Ghaziabad completed a seven-day residential campus module of a Business Accelerator Programme under the National SC-ST Hub scheme, covering business model, market access, finance, operations, technology, and ecosystem access. Read IMT’s update.
Entrepreneurship platforms and alumni
IMT’s entrepreneurship culture includes Concepto, a startup-pitching platform, as well as entrepreneur and investor-facing events. Explore IMT E-Cell · See IMT alumni.
Institutional context
IMT Ghaziabad is ranked #30 in Management in NIRF 2025. Separately, its Masters in Finance programme was ranked #1 in India and #59 globally in the Financial Times 2026 ranking. This context matters because ABHYUDAY combines founder-led execution with an established academic environment. See IMT rankings · Read the FT 2026 announcement.
Founder signals from the IMT community
Leaders from the IMT community
Four decades of shaping leaders.
The activities above are context for the IMT ecosystem. They are separate from ABHYUDAY and do not imply funding, incubation, or any outcome for applicants.
Anchored by IMT Ghaziabad. More partners joining soon.
IMT Ghaziabad is ABHYUDAY’s academic home. Industry and ecosystem partners will be announced soon.
At the core
IMT Ghaziabad
Academic association
Faculty-led learningIMT-IIC ecosystemTo be announced
To be announced
For ecosystem partners
For people who can open a door.
Founders need more than advice. They need access: to a mentor who tells the truth, a customer willing to run a pilot, a public-support pathway, a sponsored seat, or a serious room at Demo Day.
If you can help create one of those opportunities for founders from eastern India, we would like to hear from you.
Partner with ABHYUDAYA short expression of interest. It is not a funding or partnership commitment.
Questions founders ask
Straight answers.
Who is ABHYUDAY for?
Early-stage founders from eastern India who already have something in motion: a prototype, pilot, early users, revenue, customer insight, or another real signal.
Is this a college course or a hackathon?
No. ABHYUDAY is a 35-day residential founder accelerator. You work on your own company every day, with structure, feedback, mentoring, and a peer group around you.
How is IMT Ghaziabad involved?
ABHYUDAY is the programme and operating model. IMT Ghaziabad is the academic association, contributing faculty-led learning and, through IMT-IIC, its mentor and investor ecosystem.
Do you guarantee funding, fee support, or incubation?
No. ABHYUDAY can help founders prepare and, where eligible, navigate relevant support pathways. All funding, fee-support, and incubation decisions are made independently by the relevant authority, institution, or investor.
What is included in the residential experience?
Selected founders receive their confirmed accommodation, dining, on-site support, and travel-coordination details before onboarding. Exact rooming and transport arrangements are communicated with the final offer.
How selection works
From application to arrival.
ABHYUDAY is selective by design. We look for founders who already have something in motion, and every application is read by a person, not a filter.
Apply
A short form about you and what you are building.
Review
We look at the problem you are solving, the progress you have made, and your readiness for 35 days in residence.
Conversation
Shortlisted founders have a short conversation with the selection team.
Offer and support
Selected founders receive an offer. We help with the fee-support steps, and your seat is confirmed once they are complete.
Arrive ready
Pre-work, plus your confirmed stay, meals and travel details, before you arrive.
Application
Bring the work you have already started.
The application is deliberately short. Share the essentials; we review every application personally.
ABHYUDAY Founder Accelerator
Submit your application.
Name, WhatsApp number, and startup name are all that is required. Email, links, and a pitch deck are optional.
Short
No long written answers
Optional
Link or pitch deck
Personal
Every application reviewed
Opens the secure ABHYUDAY application form.
Your details go only to the ABHYUDAY review team.
Questions before you apply?
Message the ABHYUDAY team on WhatsApp or by email.
WhatsApp number: +91 88638 46525