KampusY
Applications for the next cohort are open

Kerala's campuses are full of ideas. We turn them into startups.

KampusY is an early-stage accelerator for student founders on Kerala's campuses. We back you with a ₹4 lakh in pre-seed capital to prove your idea, then up to ₹10 lakh in seed after Demo Day — with mentorship every step of the way.

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₹4L
Pre-seed capital to start
₹10L
Up to, in seed
40+
Mentors, 5 domains
26 wks
Focused program
Innovation has no boundaries.✦Start small. Scale fast. Win big.✦Back bold student founders.✦Mentor-led sprints, focused Demo Days.✦Capital, coaching, and clarity.✦Innovation has no boundaries.✦Start small. Scale fast. Win big.✦Back bold student founders.✦Mentor-led sprints, focused Demo Days.✦Capital, coaching, and clarity.✦
How it works

A clear path from idea to startup.

  1. 01

    Pre-seed capital to start

    Every team gets ₹4 lakh in pre-seed capital to build an initial proof of concept. No warm intro, no deck required — just an idea worth proving out.

  2. 02

    Bootcamp & mentorship

    A structured incubator of bootcamps and mentor-led sprints, with hands-on guidance from 40+ mentors across tech, product, GTM, IP, and finance.

  3. 03

    Demo Day

    Pitch your proof of concept and business plan to a focused room of industry leaders, investors, and alumni.

  4. 04

    Seed & beyond

    Strong teams receive seed offers of up to ₹10 lakh after Demo Day — plus deep post-program engagement that lasts well beyond the cohort.

Value creation

Everyone wins when students build.

KampusY isn't only for founders. Students gain capital and clarity, colleges gain reputation and jobs, industry gains prototypes and talent, and investors gain early equity in de-risked startups.

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For students

Capital, coaching, and the clarity to launch a real venture — not just another class project.

For colleges

A stronger reputation, more job creation, and a visible pipeline of student-built ventures.

For industry

A talent pipeline and a steady stream of innovative prototypes to engage with early.

For investors

Early equity in de-risked, accelerated student startups.

Governance & mentors

You're never building alone.

A network of 0+ mentors — matched to your team by domain, on the ground in every campus IEDC.

  • Tech
  • Product
  • GTM
  • IP
  • Finance

On every campus

A Programme Director and college liaisons embedded in each IEDC.

An advisory board

Industry leaders, active investors, and alumni who've built before.

Matched by domain

The MentorCloud platform pairs each team with the right mentor.

Applications open

The best time to start was yesterday. The second best is now.

Applications for the next cohort are open. It takes about 30 minutes, and every applicant hears back.

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