A one-year, full-time residential startup and business launch program for graduate and postgraduate passouts. Live on campus, build your own startup or work inside live Bizbaz companies, and earn a monthly stipend while you learn by doing.
Resident pass · 12 months
The founder programs that produce the most new companies worldwide share a simple formula: put ambitious people together full-time, take money worries off the table, and give them real stakes. VentureForge brings that model to Indian graduates.
You live and work beside other builders. Ideas get tested over breakfast, not in a quarterly review.
A monthly stipend plus included accommodation means you can go all in, without choosing between rent and your idea.
You work inside a live business ecosystem, and ventures that reach revenue can earn a ₹5,00,000 founder grant.
Arrive with an idea, or arrive ready to learn how a company actually runs. Both paths put you inside the same live business ecosystem.
Work on a new startup concept of your own, from first customer conversation to first rupee of revenue.
Join select companies operated with Bizbaz and learn the whole business, not one narrow job description.
Most first-time founders spend year one figuring out the basics alone. Residents get a support bench from day one.
Twelve focused months, full-time, in one place.
Housing near the Bizbaz operational campus.
Workspace and tools to build and operate.
Marketing, Legal, Digital Marketing and Finance.
Hands-on exposure, not classroom theory.
Industry leaders, authors and professors from reputed business schools.
Every resident receives a monthly stipend and included accommodation for the full year. Pick your degree to see what your year looks like.
Cumulative stipend, with the founder grant shown as a possible milestone.
Here is how a typical residency year flows, whether you are building your own venture or working inside a live Bizbaz company.
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This timeline is indicative. Selected residents receive the detailed program calendar at onboarding.
An initial grant from Bizbaz for residents who launch a venture within Bizbaz and take it to revenue stage, to keep building beyond campus and pursue further fundraising.
Take your startup concept from idea to a live offering during the residency.
Prove real customers will pay. This is the bar that matters.
Eligible ventures may receive up to ₹5,00,000 from Bizbaz.
Use the grant to keep growing and pursue further fundraising.
A year of building shows up on your CV and in how you think.
Launch, sell and operate, not simulate.
How marketing, legal, digital and finance fit together.
Weekend lectures meet weekday execution.
Issued by Bizbaz on completion.
A regular job pays but rarely lets you build. Going solo lets you build but rarely pays. VentureForge is designed to give you both.
| Typical entry-level job | Starting up solo | VentureForge Residency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly income | Salary | Usually none at first | ₹30,000–₹40,000 stipend |
| Housing | Paid by you | Paid by you | Included |
| Build your own venture | Rarely | Yes, alone | Yes, with a support team |
| Functions you touch | Usually one | All of them, alone | Marketing, legal, digital, finance |
| Mentors & experts | Depends on the team | Self-sourced | Weekend guest lectures |
| Funding path | Not applicable | Savings, family, investors | Up to ₹5,00,000 grant at revenue stage |
| What you leave with | Job experience | A company, or lessons | A venture or operating experience, plus a 1-year certificate |
Registration and payment happen on our secure Razorpay page. Keep your degree details handy.
Fill in your details and complete payment via Razorpay.
The Bizbaz team reviews your application and contacts you with next steps.
Selected residents onboard and begin the year.
VentureForge is a strong next step for your most entrepreneurial passouts. We are happy to send a program brief for your placement cell or alumni network.
Anything else? Write to hello@bizbaz.in.
Undergraduate and postgraduate passouts from anywhere in India who are ambitious, business-minded and ready to commit to a full-time, one-year residential program.
Yes. Residents receive a monthly stipend of ₹30,000 if they are graduates and ₹40,000 if they are postgraduates, for the duration of the residency.
Yes. Residential accommodation is included, near the Bizbaz operational campus, so you can focus fully on building.
No. You can work on a new startup concept of your own, or work inside select companies operated with Bizbaz and learn how a live business runs.
Residents who successfully launch a venture within Bizbaz and take it to revenue stage may receive an initial grant of ₹5,00,000 from Bizbaz to keep building beyond the campus and pursue further fundraising.
Yes. Residents who complete the program receive a one-year work experience certificate from Bizbaz.
Full infrastructure support, a support team across Marketing, Legal, Digital Marketing and Finance, hands-on exposure to business fundamentals, and weekend guest lectures by industry leaders, authors and professors from reputed business schools.
Click Apply Now on this page. You will be taken to the secure Bizbaz VentureForge registration page on Razorpay to complete your application and payment. The Bizbaz team then reviews applications and contacts candidates with next steps.
Yes. VentureForge is a full-time, one-year residential commitment, so it is not designed to run alongside another job or degree.
Yes. Universities and institutions are welcome to share VentureForge with eligible graduating and postgraduate students. Write to hello@bizbaz.in for a program brief.
Seats are limited. Apply now to join the next VentureForge cohort.
