Entrepreneur First Bangalore

Run by Entrepreneur First.

Entrepreneur First's Bangalore cohort splits into two halves: 12 weeks of FORM in Bangalore, then 12 weeks of LAUNCH in San Francisco for teams that get funded. EF invests $125,000 on a post-money SAFE for 8% of the company, with a further $125,000 available from EF and its partner Transpose Platform, up to $250,000 in total. In person, generalist with a deeptech leaning; the intake cadence is not published.

Investment: US$125,000 (Above South Asia median $24k · Above global median $61.3k)
Equity taken: 8% (Above global median 6%)
Duration: 24 weeks (Shorter than South Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)
Format: in person
Cadence: Not disclosed
Location: Bengaluru, India

Sectors

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

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https://www.joinef.com/faqs/bangalore/ read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity pct, duration weeks, format, application url

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Last verified 2026-09-05.