Dwize Startup Program.
For first-generation Indian entrepreneurs with a real venture and limited capital. Dwize executes the full stack — Site, App, Store, or Brand inside a Care Year — in exchange for 7–12% equity. No cash, no lock-in.
A clean, founder-friendly term sheet.
7 — 12%
Common equity, fully diluted. Calibrated by scope: Site only ~5%, full Brand + ongoing ~12%.
18 months
Tied to delivery milestones. 1-year cliff, milestone-vested through month 18.
Zero
No cash from the founder. Apple Developer / Google Play / domain pass-throughs only.
Indian SHA template
No preference, no anti-dilution beyond standard, no board seat. Founder-friendly.
Three intakes per year. Three founders per cohort.
Selective by design. The first cohort builds the program's track record before we scale to larger intakes.
Cohort starts 1 August 2026
Applications close 15 July 2026
Cohort starts 1 December 2026
Applications close 15 November 2026
Cohort starts 1 April 2027
Applications close 15 March 2027
What we're looking for.
Our selection bar is whether the venture is real and whether you'd be hard to walk away from after 18 months. We don't optimize for "founder-market fit" theater or pitch-deck polish.
- Indian-registered or registrable entity
- At least one founder full-time committed (not a side project)
- Real commercial intent (B2C or B2B), not a science project
- Not a direct competitor of an existing Dwize customer
- Not in a regulated category Dwize cannot serve (lending, clinical software, anything requiring SEBI/IRDAI/RBI sandbox approvals)
- Bikaner / Rajasthan preference: 1 of 3 slots per cohort reserved for a Bikaner-region venture; 2 are open India
- A Care Year fully delivered (Site / App / Store / Brand as needed)
- Monthly founder mentoring with Arun Ranga
- 1 technical session per month with Divyanshu
- Bikaner co-working seat (optional, Year 1)
- Introductions to Dwize's MSME network as early customers
- Right of first refusal on Dwize Suite at cash rates with founder discount in Year 2
- 7 — 12% equity in your venture
- A Year-1 portfolio that becomes proof for paid customers
- A direct line into early-stage Indian D2C / services
- Material for the Government of India impact narrative
- Right of first refusal on your Year-2 raise (informational only)
Apply by email.
One concise email to [email protected] with the subject "Dwize Startup Program application". Include: idea (3–5 sentences), founder background (2–4 sentences), what you need from Dwize (Site / App / Store / Brand / combination), your equity offer, your 12-month and 36-month vision.
We respond within 14 days. Selected founders get a clean term sheet and 30 days to sign.