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Provided by Entrepreneur First
Pre-accelerator for individuals launching tech startups. Supports co-founder matching, idea development, early funding.
Entrepreneur First Bangalore: Pre-accelerator for individuals launching tech startups. Supports co-founder matching, idea development, early funding.
Entrepreneur First Bangalore is offered by Entrepreneur First.
Entrepreneur First Bangalore currently lists Invests $125K for 8.0% post-money SAFE as its value.
Exceptional individual technologists; pre-team and pre-idea OK; full-time commitment
Entrepreneur First Bangalore is listed for Bangalore, India.
Entrepreneur First Bangalore is an in-person pre-accelerator program administered by Entrepreneur First that supports individuals in finding co-founders and launching technology startups from scratch. The 24-week initiative accepts up to 100 participants per biannual cohort, providing an initial INR 360,000 equity-free grant for the 12-week formation phase in India. Teams that pass the internal investment committee receive up to $250,000 in equity funding and relocate to San Francisco for a 12-week launch phase. The global organization is backed by institutional investors like Greylock Partners and maintains strategic partnerships with AWS, Stripe, and OpenAI to provide operational credits. The next Bangalore cohort begins in August 2026, with an application deadline of May 1, 2026. This resource is designed for technologists, researchers, and domain experts seeking structured co-founder matching and early-stage validation to build global enterprises.
Entrepreneur First Bangalore is EF's India hub, running a 24-week pre-team accelerator for exceptional individual technologists. The 2026 application deadline is May 1, 2026. EF Bangalore invests $125,000 for 8% on a post-money SAFE, plus a GBP 6,000 talent investment (equity-free living stipend) to cover costs during the program.
You do not need a co-founder, company, or idea to apply. EF matches you with a co-founder during the program.
The program runs in two phases. During the first phase, you join a cohort of ambitious individuals and spend weeks exploring ideas and working with potential co-founders. EF facilitates the matching process through structured team-formation exercises. Once you find your co-founder and validate an idea, you pitch to EF's Investment Committee. Successful teams receive the $125K investment and move into the build phase.
EF targets exceptional individual technologists - engineers, scientists, researchers, and domain experts with deep technical skills. You should be willing to commit full-time and work in-person from Bangalore. The program is ideal for people who know they want to start a company but have not yet found the right co-founder or the right idea.
Bangalore is India's startup capital and one of the deepest technical talent pools in the world. EF Bangalore gives you access to this ecosystem while providing the structure, capital, and mentorship to go from zero to a funded startup in six months.