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Which investors
do founders
actually trust?

An independent study on how India's founders discover and decide. Share your perspective — get a free playbook on how VCs actually think about your startup.

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India Founder Awareness & Consideration Index

Which early-stage VC programs and accelerators are India's founders aware of — and which would they actually consider? Wave 1 baseline, all India.

Target
500 founders
Closes
June 30, 2026
Geography
All India
Time
~2 minutes
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Why This Exists

Research designed
for the ecosystem

Most data on India's startup ecosystem is a byproduct of something else — deal flow, signups, press. The questions get shaped by what the publisher wants the answers to say.

This study is built around a different standard. Research design is independent of any commercial interest in the findings. Questions are locked before fieldwork begins. Results are shared with participants, not selectively published.

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Questions set independently
Design is finalised before fieldwork begins and doesn't change mid-wave.
02
Free playbook for every respondent
Enter the mind of a VC — what they're really looking at when you pitch, and how to frame your raise.
03
Longitudinal by design
Same methodology across waves — so the trend line means something.
Take Part

Two minutes.
Real signal.

If you're building anywhere in India at any stage, your perspective is the data. Takes under two minutes. Leave your LinkedIn or email and we'll send you a free playbook on how VCs actually think about your startup — what they're looking for, what kills deals, and how to walk into a raise with the right framing.

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