Founders Jockey Program
A programme by Lemon Ideas
A paid three-month, fifty-hour online bootcamp that takes an early-stage founder from idea to a startup blueprint and an investor pitch.
At a glance
| Best for | Aspiring and student founders at idea, prototype, MVP or pre-revenue stage who want structure |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – MVP |
| Duration | 3 months, 50 live hours |
| Format | Online |
| Cost | Paid, no equity |
About Founders Jockey Program
Added to the site in August 2026, this is an enrolment course rather than a selective cohort, capped at twenty-five people a batch and run live on weekends over three months. It charges a single all-inclusive fee, published on its own page. The work runs from self-exploration and idea validation through prototyping, business modelling, pricing, go-to-market, digital presence and sales, to government schemes and a final startup blueprint, and ends in a pitch day in front of mentors, experts and investors.
What you get
- Fifty hours of live, interactive training over three months
- Lemon's own frameworks — its idea validation model, problem-solution modelling, venture scorecard, business model canvas and pitch-deck templates
- An entrepreneur orientation psychometric assessment
- Two one-to-one mentoring sessions with a founder-mentor
- A pitch day in front of mentors, experts and investors
- A year of membership of Lemon's founder community
- Milestone badges and a course completion certificate
Who can apply
- Aspiring, early-stage and student entrepreneurs
- Founders at idea, prototype, MVP or pre-revenue stage
- No incorporation requirement is stated
How selection works: There is no selection round. Places are capped at twenty-five a batch, so apply early.
How to apply: Submit the form on the programme page with your name, business name, contact number and email. The fee is set out in full on the same page — read it before you commit.
Where to apply
Other Lemon Ideas programmes
- Acceleration & Mentorship Program (Startup Cohort)Lemon's free, selective mentoring cohort for early-stage ventures, running six months of intensive support as the start of a longer relationship.
- Business Transformation CohortA paid ninety-day online cohort for MSMEs, family businesses and established owners who want to rethink how their business works — not for startups.
- Innopreneurs Startup ContestLemon's yearly startup contest, now in its thirteenth season, running pitching rounds across India over about ten months with prizes, mentoring and incubation support.
- Lemon GurukulFree, open mentoring sessions for anyone, run out of a helpdesk Lemon set up with the Vidarbha Industries Association in Nagpur.
- Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR)A one-year placement running a Lemon Ideas project end to end, for a handful of people a year who want the experience before starting their own venture.
- Entrepreneurs Recognition (National Startup Day)An annual recognition of around sixteen entrepreneurs each 16 January, open to self-nomination from any sector.
- Lemon School of Entrepreneurship (LSE)Lemon's training arm since 2015, running experiential entrepreneurship programmes and workshops, and building innovation programmes inside colleges and universities.
- Partnership & Consulting (incubator-enabler development)Consulting for organisations that want to set up or run their own incubator, rather than for founders — capability building plus management services.