Young minds, big dreams & bold ideas are always worth a shot.
The 1931 fellowship backs young Indian innovators, entrepreneurs & researchers with mentorship, funding & community.
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We've created a small, exclusive & extremely high talent-density community of those under 23, who were either Thiel fellow finalists, running YC-backed startups, or have already raised pre-seed/seed funding at this stage.
Why
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Choosing a different path
“Dropouts turned founders are exceptionally brilliant people”
- Ashneer Grover
From Nitin Kamath to Ritesh Agarwal to Aadit Palicha, India has several successful people who chose to make their own path and defy the traditional route. College isn't for everyone anyways.
We enable our fellows to think for themselves rather than join a long line of people following the rat race.
02
Recognize rebels and outliers and promote them
“A tribe with the most frivolous purpose often has people who have struggled the most to belong”
- Kunal Shah
People who are more interested in building stuff rather than mugging up for end-sems, shouldn't be wasting four years on an expensive 4-year summer camp. We are here to empower them as they chart their unique journey.
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Dedicated program for young Indian fellows
“There's no reason next Tiktok or Ethereum could not come from India”
- Ranjan Bajaj
We ourselves are thiel fellow finalists of recent years, and there we got a chance to interact with some of the finest young entrepreneurs like us. (Most better than us) But were constantly undermined by everyone. We are here to change that and give them wings to fly high and aim bigger.