No. It’s an application fee - a filter to keep the applicant pool serious. Funding, if awarded, is a cheque to you, not something you pay for. If you’re selected for training, the ₹249 is adjusted against your training fee.
No. Training makes you fundable; the pitch round decides funding. We’re upfront that not everyone who trains gets funded.
A physical business playbook delivered to you, plus access to our online platform - 20 structured courses, 160 lessons, over 21 hours of video, taught in simple Hinglish, with downloadable templates.
Equity, negotiated per startup based on your valuation and stage. Cheque sizes are fixed by tier; equity is case-by-case and finalised in a binding investment agreement.
Digital Mikado, deploying its own capital - ₹6 crore committed for Chapter 1. This is not a middleman connecting you to outside investors.
The ₹249 application fee is non-refundable but is adjusted against training if you’re selected. Training fees are non-refundable once the cohort begins. If we cancel a cohort before it starts, training fees for that cohort are refunded in full.
You’ll be notified, and you can apply again in the next chapter.
On the strength of the pitch, the business, the team and the numbers - judged by our panel at the pitch round.
Simple Hinglish - practical and easy to follow, whether or not English is your first language.
