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StudioK is India's premier 4-month venture studio + HackHouse in Bangalore for ambitious students and recent graduates building AI-native B2B startups. It provides all-inclusive housing, food, monthly stipend, up to $500K in pre-seed capital, and daily hands-on support from experienced founders. It's the most comprehensive founder residency program in India.

StudioK is for current students and recent graduates (within 18 months of graduation) from top-tier universities in India. Applicants should be technical founders interested in building AI-native B2B startups.

StudioK is invite-only. You need to be nominated by someone who believes in your potential—a professor, mentor, founder. Nominations help us find high-conviction founders, not just applicants. Once nominated, you'll receive an invite to complete the application.

Apply through the nomination system at studiok.dev/nominate. You can nominate yourself (self-nomination) or be nominated by someone else. After nomination, complete the founder application and technical assessment, then interview with the StudioK team.

Not strictly. Having a co-founder helps, but we can also match complementary founders within the program where it makes sense.

Having a startup idea is helpful but not required. You should have problem spaces and interests. StudioK values exceptional technical talent and builder mindset—you can develop and refine your idea during the first few months of the program with support from the team.

StudioK provides: 1) All-inclusive housing in Bangalore HackHouse, 2) All meals included, 3) Monthly stipend for personal expenses, 4) Up to $500,000 USD in pre-seed capital, 5) Daily hands-on support from experienced founders, 6) Direct access to B2B customers, 7) A community of exceptional student founders.

The StudioK program is 4 months of high execution: a full-time, in-person sprint in the Bangalore HackHouse with 8 startups per cohort. The compressed timeline keeps founders focused on shipping product, landing customers, and reaching early revenue fast.

StudioK runs multiple cohorts a year. Each cohort is 8 startups doing 4 months of high execution in the Bangalore HackHouse, so if the current cohort is full you can still be nominated for the next one.

No. This is a full-time, in-person program in Bangalore. The HackHouse, stipend, and structure are designed so you can focus only on the startup.

StudioK HackHouse is located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. All accepted founders live and work together in the HackHouse for the full 4-month program duration.

A HackHouse is a co-living and co-working space where startup founders live together. The StudioK HackHouse in Bangalore provides private accommodation, meals, high-speed internet, meeting rooms, and a collaborative environment for building startups 24/7.

StudioK focuses exclusively on AI-native B2B startups. This includes enterprise software, developer tools, infrastructure, vertical AI applications, and B2B SaaS products. Consumer/B2C startups are not accepted.

Yes, there is no upfront cost to join StudioK. You get all-inclusive accommodation, food, tools, and a monthly stipend, so your basic living and working costs are covered while you build.

StudioK supports you during the 4 months and, once you hit defined revenue milestones, helps you access up to $500K in pre-seed capital from Silicon Valley investors. Funding is deployed based on milestones as you build your startup.

We follow a founder-friendly studio model with a minority stake in exchange for capital, the HackHouse, and hands-on support. Exact numbers are shared at the final interview stage.

While both provide startup funding, StudioK differs from YC in several ways: 1) A 4-month, full-time, in-person residency with 8 startups per cohort, 2) Housing and food included, 3) Located in Bangalore vs San Francisco, 4) Focused on student founders, 5) Daily hands-on support vs weekly office hours, 6) Focus on AI B2B startups only.

StudioK is highly selective with an acceptance rate below 5%. The program looks for exceptional technical talent, strong founder potential, and commitment to building AI-native B2B startups.