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T9L
Startup Studio

T9L

Delhi, Delhi, IndiaEst. 2014

Venture studio that works with early and growth-stage startups and takes equity upfront.

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T9L at a glance

Established2014
AddressC-10, Second Floor, SDA Market, Opposite IIT Campus, New Delhi 110016, India
Programmes1 standing programme
Official websitet9l.com

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Programmes they run

Standing programmes at T9L, separate from the funding calls above.

T9L's one standing route is an always-open pitch. The page gives no batch or intake window.

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An always-open pitch route. T9L takes equity upfront and says engagements run 12 to 24 months.

Best for: Early and growth-stage startups that want a studio partner and accept equity

  • 12-24 months
  • Takes equity
What you get, who can apply and how to apply

Submit Your Venture is T9L's standing route for startups to pitch to the studio. The page gives no batch, intake window or closing date.

What you get

  • Equity-backed partnership: T9L says it commits alongside founders by taking equity upfront.
  • Operational support: T9L says its operational expertise can unlock new growth.
  • An engagement cycle of 12 to 24 months.

Who can apply

  • Early and growth-stage startups. The page does not state a geography or age limit.

How selection works: T9L says it screens for founders and ideas with exceptional potential, and that it onboards only the top 10% of startups it evaluates.

How to apply: Upload a pitch deck (PDF or PPT, up to 30 MB) through the submission form on the page. The company snapshot asks for name, website, stage, registration details and the problem you are solving.

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How to apply to T9L

Choosing the route

  • T9L has one standing route, an always-open pitch. The page gives no batch or intake window.
  • It works with early and growth-stage startups.

How applications work

  • Upload a pitch deck as a PDF or PPT, up to 30 MB, through the submission form.
  • The company snapshot asks for your name, website, stage (early or growth), registration details and the problem you are solving.

How selection works

  • T9L says it screens for founders and ideas with exceptional potential.
  • It says it onboards only the top 10% of the startups it evaluates.

What to expect

  • The studio takes equity upfront.
  • Its engagement cycle with a venture runs 12 to 24 months.

About T9L

T9L Venture Studio is a startup studio based opposite the IIT campus in New Delhi. It works with early and growth-stage startups and takes equity in them upfront. Its site credits Fahad with starting the studio in 2014.

How the studio works

T9L's standing route is an always-open pitch. Founders submit a deck through a form on its website. The page gives no batch, intake window or closing date. T9L says it commits alongside founders by taking equity upfront, and that its engagement cycle with a venture runs 12 to 24 months.

Who can apply

The submission page says T9L is keen to work with early and growth-stage startups. It does not state a geography or age limit. It says it screens for founders and ideas with exceptional potential.

How selective it is

T9L says it onboards only the top 10% of the startups it evaluates, and that 90% fail its thesis. These are the studio's own figures. Nothing on this page verifies them.

Portfolio and partners

The site lists Docquity among companies T9L incubated, and says that happened in 2015. Its media listing also reports a strategic investment by T9L Venture Studio in Forsyt, a startup the site describes as a "Revenue OS" company, listed as April 2026.

T9L Startup Studio and IndiaTech launched QUBE, an early-stage incubation programme. Inc42 reported in 2024 that QUBE's first cohort was planned at 25 startups. This page does not confirm QUBE's current intake.

What the studio is

The studio's about page calls it a full-stack venture studio that builds and scales IP-led businesses. Its media page carries a headline saying T9L and IndiaTech will incubate 25 early-stage tech startups. The two descriptions differ, and this page does not choose between them.

Founding date

The site says Fahad started the studio in 2014. A January 2020 Business Today interview, as reported, says the business was first launched in 2005 as an IT services company, and was relaunched as a startup studio in 2014. This page uses 2014, the date the site gives.

Locations

Its site footer gives an office at C-10, Second Floor, SDA Market, New Delhi 110016. Its privacy policy names a different registered office, in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi.

Who they work with

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Notable alumni

DocquityForsyt

Frequently asked questions about T9L

What is T9L?

T9L is a startup studio based in Delhi, Delhi.

What does T9L do?

T9L Venture Studio is a startup studio based opposite the IIT campus in New Delhi. It works with early and growth-stage startups and takes equity in them upfront. Its site credits Fahad with starting the studio in 2014. T9L's standing route is an always-open pitch. Founders submit a deck through a form on its website.

Where is T9L located?

T9L is located at C-10, Second Floor, SDA Market, Opposite IIT Campus, New Delhi 110016, India.

What programs does T9L run?

T9L runs Submit Your Venture.

What stage of startup does T9L support?

T9L supports startups at the Early Stage and Growth stages.

How do I apply to T9L?

- T9L has one standing route, an always-open pitch. The page gives no batch or intake window. - It works with early and growth-stage startups. - Upload a pitch deck as a PDF or PPT, up to 30 MB, through the submission form. - The company snapshot asks for your name, website, stage (early or growth), registration details and the problem you are solving.

When was T9L founded?

T9L was founded in 2014. It is a startup studio.