Back India's next generation, earlier.
Empire matches vetted student founders with capital — before they raise. Three tracks for angels, syndicates and funds. Apply once, see every cohort.
- 200+
- Vetted founders / cohort
- 42
- Co-investing funds
- ₹25L
- Avg first cheque
- 0%
- Carry on angel cheques
Pick the way you want to back student founders.
All three tracks share the same sourcing pipeline. Diligence depth, terms and access scale with ticket size.
Back one founder at a time
Pick a founder from the matched cohort. Write the first cheque. Sit on the cap table from day zero.
- 1:1 founder intro
- SAFE @ cohort cap
- Pro-rata in next round
Lead a student startup round
Aggregate angels around a single Empire startup. We handle docs, SPV and reporting end-to-end.
- Lead-investor terms
- SPV + docs handled
- Quarterly investor letter
Allocate to the student-founder thesis
Recurring access to every cohort. Pro-rata rights, follow-ons and a private dataroom on every founder.
- 7-day exclusive look
- Diligence-ready dataroom
- Board observer seat
Vetted student founders. Capital on conviction.
We run the messy first-mile work — sourcing, scoring, structuring — so you spend your time on the decisions only you can make.
- 01
Every founder has cleared the Empire exam — obsession, grit, operator discipline scored before you see the deal.
- 02
You meet the team before they raise — no auction, no FOMO bidding at demo day.
- 03
Stage 1 runs on us (office, mentorship, legal). Your cheque goes 100% to building, not overhead.
- 04
Quarterly investor reports, board cadence and pro-rata rights baked in from day zero.
From application to first cheque, in four steps.
Submit the form below. We respond within 3 working days.
30-min call to align on thesis, ticket size, sectors.
Live cohort dossiers, founder scores, financials.
Get paired with founders. Write cheques on conviction.