Accelerator · India

Surge by Peak XV

Peak XV Partners' seed programme, investing $500k to $5M in equity in idea- and seed-stage founders, with an eight-week cohort journey that ends in a San Francisco immersion. Applications are reviewed year-round.

Rolling applications Run by Peak XV Partners

Apply on the programme's site Programme website

Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding: not published $500k to $5M of seed capital per company from Peak XV, with co-investors welcome
Instrument: Priced equity
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published
Duration: 8 weeks
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: not published
Delivery: Hybrid
Stages: Idea, pre-seed, seed
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from: Anywhere
Perks: Dedicated investment advisor
Embedded operators for hiring, product, policy, engineering, GTM and global expansion
City and sector meetups and online events
In-person immersion in San Francisco

Eight-week cohort journey ending with an in-person immersion in San Francisco; each company sets 16-week goals with its investment advisor and platform access has no end date. Surge says it has partnered with founders across the globe; Peak XV lists offices in the US, India, Singapore and the UAE.

Application dates

Rolling applications

Applications are accepted at any time.

Who can apply

Stage: idea, pre-seed, seed
Founders from anywhere can apply

The programme does not publish eligibility rules on the pages we read. Check its site before you apply.

Companies it names as alumni

Airalo, Atlan, Multiplier, Plum, KhataBook

What founders should check

The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
It mixes remote and in-person sessions. Ask how much time on site it expects.
Applications are accepted at any time, so there is no deadline to plan around.

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