FounderPassion Foundation

सही कार्यक्रम चुनना

• शुरुआती आइडिया: bootcamp आपके आइडिया को परिष्कृत और validate करने में मदद करता है। incubation पेज देखभाल और प्रतिबद्धता चाहने वाले शुरुआती आइडिया के लिए लिखा गया है।
• agri startups जो निवेशकों के सामने पिच करने के लिए तैयार हैं: उनके लिए AgInvest summit है। इसका 2026 संस्करण बीत चुका है।
• छात्र और मेकर्स: AgriTech Hackathon आप जैसी टीमों के लिए बना था। इसका 2026 संस्करण बीत चुका है।

सेक्टर फ़िट

• About पेज कहता है कि फ़ाउंडेशन केवल agri tech और agriculture तथा sustainability के startups के साथ काम करता है।
• होमपेज आइडिया से growth तक के startups बताता है, बिना किसी sector सीमा के।
• कृषि से बाहर से आवेदन करने से पहले फ़िट की पुष्टि करें।

आवेदन कैसे काम करते हैं

• AgInvest: उसके पेज पर Apply Now बटन इस्तेमाल करें, जो आपको एक F6S फ़ॉर्म पर भेजता है।
• Hackathon: MakersHub पर पंजीकरण करें।
• Bootcamp और incubation: उनके पेज नहीं बताते कि आवेदन कैसे करें। संपर्क फ़ॉर्म का उपयोग करें और जुड़ने का मेल खाने वाला कारण चुनें, Bootcamp/Hackathon या Incubation/Mentoring।

चयन कैसे होता है

• पेज नहीं बताते कि AgInvest, bootcamp या incubation startups कैसे चुनते हैं।
• AgInvest अपना निवेश फ़ोकस तीन चरणों पर बताता है, फिर चार सूचीबद्ध करता है। पूछें कि आपकी कंपनी पर कौन से चरण लागू होते हैं।

आवेदन से पहले

• AgInvest पेज कोई समापन तिथि नहीं बताता।
• न AgInvest पेज और न bootcamp या incubation पेज लागत या equity की शर्तें बताते हैं। प्रतिबद्ध होने से पहले पूछ लें।

FounderPassion Foundation is a Coimbatore-based foundation that supports start-ups and early-stage founders. Its investor event, AgInvest, is a pitch summit for agri start-ups. It also runs a bootcamp, an agri hackathon and incubation for early-stage ideas.

Who it works with

Its About page says it works only with agri tech and agriculture and sustainability start-ups. Its homepage describes support for start-ups from the idea stage to the growth stage and names no sector limit. The two pages do not agree, so the sector limit is unresolved.

Its About page says its focus is on start-ups from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, which it expects to have a larger impact on the rural economy. It also says it joins start-ups to acquire grants, and it lists a guide on grant, seed and angel funding.

Programmes

The 2026 editions of the pitch summit and the hackathon have passed. The bootcamp and incubation pages do not give dates for a batch.

AgInvest is a pitch summit for start-ups in the agriculture sector, held at the foundation in Coimbatore. It invites applications from start-ups across the country. The 2026 edition was dated 26 September 2026. Its 2020 edition, on 5 and 6 March 2020, brought together 150+ agri start-ups and 50+ investors, according to its page. The 2026 page says its investment focus is at three stages and then lists four: Early/Seed Stage, Seed, Angel and Venture Capital. The page does not say whether investors take equity or whether start-ups pay a fee.

The AgriTech Hackathon is a 48-hour innovation challenge, where students and young innovators work on real agricultural problems using AI, IoT, robotics, automation and data science. The 2026 edition ran on 21 and 22 February at MakersHub in Goldwins, Coimbatore, with Niagara Automation as its industry partner.

The bootcamp is a hands-on, interactive programme, steered by the foundation's team, entrepreneurs and mentors. It helps participants refine their start-up ideas and learn how to validate them. Its bootcamp page describes a three-day programme, while its homepage gives a range of about two to three days. The page does not state cost, equity, batch dates or location.

Incubation is for infant ideas that need care and commitment. Its page says incubation helps founders get help early, avoid common product development mistakes and remove a false sense of security. The homepage says the foundation takes start-ups from the idea stage to the growth stage and collaborates with several incubators. The page does not state cost, equity, batch dates or location.

Facilities

The foundation's own facility in Coimbatore is around 7,500 square feet. Its About page lists dedicated internet bandwidth, power backup, parking and video conferencing.

Track record

Its About page says it has worked with 75,000 farmers through farmer producer organisations since 2015. Its 2020 AgInvest page gives the 150+ start-up and 50+ investor counts above. These are the foundation's own figures, and they have not been verified.

Its CSR work includes setting up makers labs in rural schools and communities. It also donated science kits to Corporation Middle School in Masakalipalayam.

Who runs it

Its About page names N.R.R. Vijayakumar, whom it describes as a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and educator with over two decades of experience shaping entrepreneurial ecosystems.

How to apply

The contact form offers reasons to get in touch: incubation or mentoring, bootcamp or hackathon, investments and others. The AgInvest page sends applicants to an F6S form. The hackathon registers participants on MakersHub. The bootcamp and incubation pages do not say how to apply.