TiE Bangalore

Pick the programme that matches your stage

• A startup with a product or MVP in the market that wants sustained mentoring: TiE Nurture Bangalore.
• A startup with product-market fit looking for investor access: TiE HyperGrowth Circle, which is invite-only.
• A student founder with an idea: TiE U Bangalore.
• A school student in classes 9 to 12: TYE.
• A founder who wants access to events, mentors and partner offers: Associate Membership.

How to apply

• TiE Nurture: the first Bangalore cohort is underway, so there is no open application. Use the Register Interest form on the Nurture page to hear about the next cohort, and read the brochure linked there.
• HyperGrowth Circle: apply online through the Apply Now form on the programme page. Selection happens before you pay, and the membership is individual and non-transferable.
• TiE U: applications for the 2025 cohort closed on 30 June 2025. The page describes what to prepare for a future cohort: a team of one to five with at least one current student, a pitch deck and a one-minute video.
• Membership: use the Join Now button on the membership pages. Charter membership needs approval from a committee.

Before you rely on any date

• The programme pages mix 2025 and 2026 dates and the home page events block is out of date. Confirm current intake with the chapter by phone on 080 4147 4567.
• The chapter does not publish a general email address, so phone or the forms on the site are the way in.

TiE Bangalore is the Bengaluru chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a global network that was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley. The chapter describes its work as mentoring, networking, education, funding and incubation, and it runs from an office in Langford Town, Bengaluru. Most of what it offers to founders is delivered through its membership and a handful of named programmes.

Programmes for startups

TiE Nurture Bangalore is a structured six-month mentoring programme for founders. Each selected startup works with two dedicated TiE Bangalore Charter Members, with fortnightly mentoring across the six months, two full-day bootcamps, six masterclasses, a peer cohort and a Demo Day. The chapter says it is for founders who have moved beyond the idea stage: a product or MVP already in the market, early validation or a credible path to revenue, a committed founding team and a specific problem or goal. It is open to startups across sectors. The first Bangalore cohort is currently underway, and the page collects interest for future cohorts instead of taking applications.

TiE HyperGrowth Circle is for founders of startups that have already reached product-market fit. It is invite-only and works as a paid annual membership: startups apply online, go through an approval process, pay the membership fee once selected, and are then matched with mentors and investors by industry, growth stage and business needs. It offers investor roundtables, workshops and executive coaching.

Programmes for students

TiE University (TiE U) Bangalore is a six-month student startup accelerator, with one-on-one mentoring, workshops on pitch design, business models and fundraising, investor connections and a global pitch competition. Teams have one to five members and at least one must be a current student; the application is a pitch deck and a one-minute video. Applications for the 2025 cohort closed on 30 June 2025, with the global finale planned for January 2026.

TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) is a global programme for school students in classes 9 to 12. It runs sessions over 8 working days, after which student teams build a business plan with a senior industry leader as mentor. It is a paid programme.

TiE Women and membership

The chapter carries the global TiE Women programme, which supports women entrepreneurs with learning, access to funding and mentorship, and lists past winners. The Bangalore page does not state a current application window.

Chapter membership comes in three kinds. Associate Members are entrepreneurs and aspiring professionals, including founders forming a new business or taking a startup to the next level. Benefits listed include mentoring opportunities, discounted fees for TiE Bangalore events, pro bono legal help through the TiE Legal Clinic, and eligibility for AWS credits and other partner offers. Student Members are aspiring entrepreneurs, and Charter Members are established entrepreneurs and leaders who mentor, invest and govern the chapter, with joining on approval from a committee.

Who runs it

TiE Bangalore is run by the Bangalore chapter of TiE, with a board of local founders, investors and executives listed on its About page.

Location and contact

The office is at Divyasree Chambers, O'Shaughnessy Road, Langford Town, Bengaluru 560025. The chapter publishes the phone number 080 4147 4567 and does not publish a general email address on its site.