cohort 2a · goawhy 2a? cohort 2 runs in two halves. 2a was three weeks in mandrem, goa, with edge city, 11 oct – 1 nov. 2b is on now in bengaluru, 2 – 22 nov, and ends with the final demo day.
a sanctuary for contrarians.
twenty-two days. one house in mandrem. now continuing in bengaluru as cohort 2b.
- where
- mandrem, goa
- when
- 11 oct – 1 nov 2026
- the room
- 19 founders
- today
- live now
surf at sunrise.ship past midnight.argue at dinner.begin again tomorrow.
one founder house. a whole village of possibility.
edge city gathers hundreds of people building new technologies, communities, and institutions. forge is its founder house: a room of contrarians inside the larger village.
explore edge city indiathe foundersof 2a.
19 founders under one roof in mandrem. some came back for a second chapter.
waris reshicohort 2a
aryan shahcohort 2a- krish thakkerplutonium
- abhist singhzf labs
- ananya mungrasonicscape
anurag chavancryptik- ansh jaiswalcryptik
- tanvir singh sandhurunaboutx
- parth raizadaplatini
- arham amirplatini
- chinmay sharmahuman consciousness inc
- gurasees singh dhanoafrobotix
- shaik zaid haarisfrobotix
- tyler lefkosquirrel capital
- arjan choudharykroda
- chaitanya misrachony inc
- aditya bhandari (mony)chony inc
- siddharth haldar (sid)ai + frnds
- barun pandeykroda
our kind of founders.
fiercely independent. building something they cannot leave alone.
we look for founders building in line with our thesis. we also love backing teams finding product–market fit or ready to build on it.
we work closely with those teams to sharpen the product, clarify the story, and accelerate their next raise through fundraising preparation and investor introductions.
read our thesisinside the house.
a place to live, people to build with, and help that gets into the work.
move into the work.
join a founder retreat in our Goa villa, with hardware labs, space to experiment, and the everyday details handled.
find who you build well with.
get guidance on potential cofounders and test the fit by working together on real problems.
have people in your corner.
live and build alongside a small cohort of founders. trade feedback, share what works, and help each other get unstuck.
give the product room to move.
get hands-on support and AI and infrastructure credits to test, build, and sharpen what people actually want.
get your next raise moving.
work on the story, prepare for investor conversations, and get introductions that fit what you are building.
more room to experiment.
ai and infrastructure credits from the teams building the tools, so cost does not slow the work.
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leave the desk.keep the idea.
sunday surf. long dinners. room to think. the work comes with you.
mandrem, goa · home for twenty-two days
pool outside · beach on foot · sunday surf
dinner is handled.
a private chef, a shared table, and no reason to eat at your laptop.
pull up a chair.
edge city founders, researchers, and operators drop by. good company, without the calendar invite.
everything pointsto demo day.
one working product. one sharper story. one room ready to see what the three weeks made possible.
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