Upekkha Accelerator

Choosing the right programme

• The accelerator suits AI-first B2B software companies at early revenue that are bootstrapped or angel-funded.
• Up Advisory suits B2B software companies that are already scaling and want personalised advisory.
• Do not assume a pre-seed investment is on offer. The site gives conflicting accounts of investment, and its application page says the company does not invest.

How applications work

• The accelerator's current round closed on 6 September 2026. The site does not say when the next round opens.
• Up Advisory's page sets no deadline.
• If you do not receive an email after applying, write to applications@upekkha.in.

What the application asks for

• The registered entity and its year of registration, and the number of founders.
• The combined founder equity band.
• B2B revenue for the last 12 months and the last 3 months, in bands.
• A product demo video link and a pitch deck link.

Check your fit first

• An AI-first B2B business, or a clear move toward one.
• Early revenue, with signals of product-market fit that are not yet repeatable.
• Bootstrapped or angel-funded.
• Deep technical or domain expertise, and a wish to stay in control of the company.

Upekkha is an AI-focused startup accelerator based in Bengaluru. Its main programme, the Upekkha AI Accelerator, is for founders building AI-first B2B software companies, and it describes itself as 'for Global Indian Founders'. Upekkha also runs Up Advisory, a programme for B2B software companies that are scaling.

How programmes work

The Upekkha AI Accelerator offers one-to-one mentorship, cohort sessions, a founder community and cloud and AI credits from AWS, GCP and Anthropic. Upekkha takes equity in the startups it accepts. Its terms are a baseline equity stake plus a success fee on milestones, which can be paid in equity or in cash. Applications for the current round closed on 6 September 2026, and the site does not say when the next round opens.

Up Advisory is separate. It offers personalised advisory to B2B software companies focused on scaling. The page organises its offer around six pillars of growth acceleration, and it sets no deadline or intake date.

Upekkha's press page describes a pre-seed fund, and an older homepage listed a SAFE note as funding. Its current application page says the company does not invest and takes equity instead. The site does not explain how a founder would apply to any fund, so this page does not list one as a programme.

Who can apply

The accelerator is for founders building or moving toward an AI-first B2B business. The application page asks for early revenue, bootstrapped or angel-funded teams, deep technical or domain expertise, and a wish to stay in control of the company. It describes early revenue as signals of product-market fit that are not yet repeatable. The site does not say whether a founder must be based in India.

Up Advisory is for B2B software founders who are focused on scaling. It asks founders to check whether the programme is right for them, and it sets revenue-stage thresholds that this page does not repeat.

Scale

The company's own figures do not agree with each other. Its application page gives 170-plus startups across the community, while its press page gives a portfolio of 200-plus startups. Its homepage and press page give 300-plus founders in the community, and its application page gives 350-plus. The homepage also says more than 100 AI mentors are part of the network. The application page says ten of its startups have exited, and names SocialPilot among them. These are the company's own claims, not audited totals, and the site does not reconcile them.

Community and events

Upekkha holds an annual gathering for its founder community, where founders share experiences and grow their businesses together. The 2026 edition took place on 16 January 2026 at The Paul in Domlur, Bengaluru. The 2025 edition was held on 6 March 2025 at the Grand Mercure Hotel in Bengaluru. Both events have passed.

Who runs it

Upekkha's advisory page introduces its team with short bios. Prasanna Krishnamoorthy is described as ex-CTO-in-Residence at Microsoft Accelerator India, who has worked hands-on with more than 120 startups and is a two-time startup founder. Shekar Nair's bio lists one IPO (Xylan, USA) and three exits (Xylan, Allegro and Elina), and a former role as India Head and APAC OEM at NetApp. Gokul KS drives the accelerator programmes and founder community engagement across 300-plus founders, according to his bio.

Locations

Upekkha's legal pages give an address in HSR Layout, Bengaluru. The site does not describe an office where founders work, and it does not say where accelerator sessions are held. The fallback email address uses the domain upekkha.in, while the website is at upekkha.io.