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Accelerator · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Upekkha AI Accelerator

A Bengaluru accelerator for AI-first B2B software founders at early revenue, taking 2–4% equity plus a milestone-linked success fee rather than investing cash, with mentoring, cohort sessions and cloud credits.

Closed Run by Upekkha

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

Terms

Funding
not published No cash investment; the programme takes 2–4% equity plus a success fee on hitting milestones
Instrument
No investment
Equity taken
not published 2–4% equity
Programme fee
not published Success fee on hitting milestones, payable in equity or cash
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
Hybrid
Stages
Seed
Sectors
AI, B2B SaaS
Open to founders from
India
Perks
  • 1:1 mentorship
  • Cohort sessions with peers
  • Founder community access
  • Cloud and AI credits (AWS, GCP, Anthropic)

Application dates

Closed

Who can apply

  • Building or moving towards an AI-first B2B business
  • Early revenue of around $100K, before repeatable product-market fit
  • Bootstrapped or angel-funded
  • Deep technical or domain expertise in the problem
  • Stage: seed

Companies it names as alumni

United We Care, CogniSwitch, MedPiper, ContractKen, VaultEdge

What founders should check

  1. Equity: 2–4% equity. Ask for the exact stake before you accept a place.
  2. Fees: Success fee on hitting milestones, payable in equity or cash.
  3. It mixes remote and in-person sessions in Bengaluru. Ask how much time on site it expects.
  4. The last window we track closed on 6 September 2026. Dates for the next cohort are not published yet.

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