5
Startups
1:1
Mentorship
90
Days
5 DeepTech startups. 5 Dedicated mentors. 3 months.
India’s only deeptech accelerator built entirely around 1:1 mentorship, where a proven founder, investor, or operator is with you for every pivot, every pitch, and every decision that determines whether your startup lives or dies.
Deeptech startup accelerator built entirely around 1:1 mentorship — where every founder gets a proven operator fully in their corner for 90 days.
Deeptech startup accelerator stays intentionally small, not fifty, not twenty, just five. So every founder gets the full attention they deserve.
Unlike any other deeptech startup accelerator in India, your mentor is matched to your domain, and is committed to your startup alone.
This accelerator doesn’t just connect you with a mentor, they prepare you for your fundraising narrative, help you build your IC deck, first enterprise customer, and get you ready to raise.
This deeptech pre-seed accelerator ends with a Demo Day in Delhi in front of 100+ VCs and investors of sanchiconnect who actually understand what you’re building.
All five? Then the only thing left is to apply before someone else does.
We support founders at the idea stage who are solving a real problem with a strong thesis and credible technology.
At least one founder must be fully committed and working on the venture full-time.
Startups should be registered in India or primarily focused on the Indian market, including those using India as a base for global innovation.
Founders must be open to mentorship, constructive feedback, and challenges to their assumptions.
Startups from any sector are welcome. Both pre-revenue and early-revenue ventures are eligible, with emphasis on technology depth and founder conviction.
Feb
2025
Every application goes through a 5-stage evaluation. Selected founders are matched with their dedicated mentor before Day 1, so the program hits the ground running from the very first session.
March
2025
Your dedicated 1:1 deeptech mentor runs a forensic audit of product, GTM, team gaps, and fundraise readiness. By the end of Month 01, your 90-day sprint plan is locked and the IC narrative has started.
The deeptech mentor program shifts into full execution; enterprise intros, PoC negotiations, pilot conversations. Real traction signals built before you’ve pitched a single investor.
Every session builds toward most focused deeptech demo day in Delhi on May 31. Pitch rehearsals, investor briefings, deck perfection three months of work, one room, the investors who can change everything.
No generalists here. Your mentor understands deeptech and the challenges of building in your domain from day one.
Bi-weekly sessions are just the start. When you need feedback on an investor email, a tough decision, or an important meeting, your mentor is there.
Great startups grow faster with the right introductions. Your mentor opens doors to VCs, enterprise customers, and strategic partners.
Your mentor helps you move fast like refining your go-to-market, shaping your pitch, setting pricing, and planning your first customer roadmap.
Deeptech ecosystem has brilliant founders and willing investors but they rarely connect at the right moment. We made that happen on May 31 in Delhi.
New Delhi, India
May 31, 2025
VCs + Corporates + Angels
5 Curated Founders
Deeptech startup accelerator is selecting five founders who are serious about raising, scaling, and building something that lasts. No fees. No equity. Just the mentor, the milestones, and the Demo Day.
AI-native, biotech, climate tech, semiconductors, space, or robotics. Real technical moats — not software with a science buzzword attached.
Post-prototype, pre-revenue or early revenue. You have conviction in your thesis and a founding team that executes under pressure — not just an idea on a slide.
Registered or operating in India. Open to founders building for India’s deeptech ecosystem or using India as a global innovation base.
A deeptech startup accelerator is a structured program that helps early-stage deep technology startups in areas like AI, biotech, climate tech, and semiconductors grow faster through mentorship, funding access, and investor connections. Unlike general accelerators, we focus exclusively on deep technology companies.
Most accelerators in India run cohorts of 20-100 startups with group sessions. We accept only 5 startups per edition and match every founder with one dedicated mentor, a proven operator from their exact deeptech vertical for 90 days of private 1:1 mentorship.
We accept startups from idea stage all the way to early traction. You should have at least one full-time committed founder and be genuinely open to mentorship and structured feedback. There are no revenue thresholds and no hard sector restrictions — what matters is conviction, commitment, and technical depth.
No fees. No equity taken. The program is completely free to participate in. We believe great mentorship shouldn’t cost founders a percentage of their company.
We match mentors based on your deeptech vertical, startup stage, and the specific challenges you’re facing. Domain relevance is non-negotiable.
Demo Day is held in New Delhi on May 31, 2025. Each of the 5 selected deeptech startups gets dedicated stage time to pitch in front of deeptech-focused VCs, corporates, and angels followed by pre-scheduled 1:1 investor meetings.
No. The program is open to any founder registered or operating in India. Mentorship sessions are conducted remotely, and founders are expected to travel to Delhi for Demo Day on May 31.
We back startups in AI and Deep Tech, Industrial Innovation, Climate Technology, HealthTech, Biotech, FinTech, and Enterprise SaaS and any emerging technology sector with real technical depth behind it.
Selected startups are announced for grant disbursement under Catalyst For Impact.
Present your solution to a panel of domain experts in a live virtual session.
All submissions shall be evaluated by an esteemed & independent jury
All registered participants get access to exclusive content curated for startups
Finalists to make in-person pitch to top VCs, investors for a funding opportunity and will be featured in Leap to Unicorn Finale aired on CNBC TV18
Shortlisted participants create a video pitch basis insights from the boot camp for further evaluation
Top 400 participants participate in extensive 15-day virtual knowledge sharing sessions on creating impactful pitch-decks
All submissions shall be evaluated by an esteemed & independent jury
All registered participants get access to exclusive content curated for startups
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