Sarsen & Company · Cohorts

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Structured programmes for founders at specific inflection points — fundraising, scaling, sector-specific challenges. Peer accountability, expert input, and real work done in real time.

8

Active programmes

340+

Founders graduated

87%

Raise within 9 mo.

8 cohorts

FlagshipCohort 7🔥 6 seats left

The Sarsen Growth Cohort — Series A Readiness Programme

✦ 87% close Series A within 9 months

Our flagship cohort, now in its seventh edition. Twelve weeks of structured work for founders targeting their Series A — covering investor narrative construction, financial model architecture, unit economics clarity, and the operational signals investors evaluate before committing. Built around peer accountability and direct advisory input. 87% of graduates close funding within nine months of completing the programme.

Cohort 7 · May 5, 2026
12 Weeks
Hybrid · Weekly Sessions
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Sector Cohort9 seats left

B2B SaaS Fundamentals Cohort

✦ Avg. 2.4× ARR growth in 6 months

An eight-week intensive for founders building B2B SaaS products in India — from first revenue through to repeatable sales motion. Covers pricing architecture, ICP definition, discovery process design, ACV benchmarking, and the metrics that define a fundable SaaS business at seed stage. Designed for founders who are selling but not yet scaling.

Cohort 4 · May 19, 2026
8 Weeks · Online · Twice Weekly
B2B SaaSCohort 4
Fundraising14 seats left

Fundraising Foundations — Seed Stage Cohort

✦ 73% raise within 6 months

A six-week programme for pre-seed and seed-stage founders preparing for their first external raise. Covers investor landscape mapping, pitch narrative construction, data room preparation, term sheet literacy, and the mechanics of running a focused fundraising process. Includes live pitch feedback sessions with practising angel investors.

Cohort 6 · June 2, 2026
6 Weeks · Online · Weekly
Cross-SectorCohort 6
Sector Cohort11 seats left

D2C Brand Scaling Cohort

✦ Avg. contribution margin +18pp

A ten-week cohort for direct-to-consumer brand founders navigating the transition from early traction to profitable scale. Covers contribution margin discipline, channel diversification, LTV modelling under Indian payment constraints, and the operational infrastructure required to support multi-channel growth without margin erosion.

Cohort 3 · June 9, 2026
10 Weeks · Hybrid · Weekly
D2CCohort 3

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Summit12 seats left

India Startup Summit 2026 — The Capital Conversation

March 28–29, 2026
The Leela, Mumbai
In-Person · 2 Days
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Operations🔥 8 seats left

Operational Excellence Cohort — Scaling from 10 to 100

✦ 91% report improved team accountability

Designed for founders who have found product-market fit and are now building the operational infrastructure to scale without breaking. Eight weeks on systems design, hiring frameworks, OKR architecture, financial reporting for a growing company, and how to make the transition from founder-led execution to team-led delivery.

Cohort 2 · June 23, 2026
8 Weeks · Online · Twice Weekly
Cross-SectorCohort 2
Sector Cohort16 seats left

Healthtech Founder Cohort

✦ Specialist network of 40+ mentors

A sector-specific cohort for founders building in Indian healthtech — diagnostics, digital health, hospital infrastructure, med-tech hardware, or health insurance innovation. Covers the regulatory landscape, reimbursement model design, hospital procurement cycles, and the business model structures that have proven viable in the Indian context.

Cohort 2 · July 7, 2026
8 Weeks · Online · Weekly
HealthtechCohort 2
Deep Tech18 seats left

Climate & DeepTech Cohort — Long-Cycle Ventures

✦ Access to 25+ specialist investors

Built for founders navigating the specific challenges of climate technology and deep technology ventures — longer development cycles, hardware dependency, regulatory complexity, and the mismatch between startup timelines and infrastructure timelines. Covers grant strategy, patient capital identification, milestone structuring, and how to build investor conviction in long-cycle businesses.

Cohort 1 · July 14, 2026
10 Weeks · Hybrid · Weekly
Climate / Deep TechCohort 1
Revenue12 seats left

Revenue Architecture Cohort — From Founder Sales to Revenue Engine

✦ Avg. sales cycle -35% post cohort

A focused six-week cohort on building the revenue architecture required to take a company from founder-led sales to a repeatable, scalable revenue function. Covers sales process design, hiring the first sales hire, compensation structure, pipeline management, forecasting, and how to transition without losing the momentum that founder-led sales created.

Cohort 3 · July 28, 2026
6 Weeks · Online · Twice Weekly
Cross-SectorCohort 3

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