Questions, answered honestly

An invitation-curated founder network and funding desk. Members get the Fund Vault, the Founder Academy, curated communities, and the personal attention of the Partners of Adya Capital on shortlisted deals. Invited founders apply free. Open applications carry a one-time Rs 499 review fee.

No. You can apply without one - the Committee reads every application. A member's code simply moves you to the front of the queue: nominated founders are reviewed first.

Invited founders apply free. If you apply without an invitation code through 'Apply anyway', there is a one-time Rs 499 review fee.

Real traction, founders who have already done the work, and a credible reason to be in the room. Most applications are declined - that is what keeps the room worth entering.

Every admitted member can nominate a small number of founders. Ask a founder who is already in. The Fund Vault and Communities pages are good places to meet one.

On the start page, in the invitation field. No code? Choose "Apply anyway" - the same form opens, marked as an open application.

Three usual reasons: a typo (codes are exact, no spaces), the code's nominations are used up, or it is not an Adya code. If you are sure it is right, raise a query below with the code and we will check.

Same application, same bar. A code changes the order of the queue, not the standard: nominated founders are read first. Without a code you are in the open lane.

Best: a Drive link with access set to "Anyone with the link". Or upload a PDF (up to 10 MB). Aim for 10 to 15 slides: problem, solution, market, traction, business model, team, the ask.

The application needs a deck or a link to one. If yours is rough, apply anyway once it says something true - a simple honest deck beats a polished empty one. The Founder Academy has a full module on what belongs in it.

The Committee reviews your application and emails you when there is a decision. You can also check your status page anytime with your email and ticket. Approved founders' details and startup information go to the Partners of Adya Capital - among the 10 deals they personally look after from the team's initial shortlist. Partner details and meeting timing and place are shared next.

It depends on the queue. Nominated applications are read first. Check your status page - it always shows the live state.

Raise a query below with the email you applied with. We will locate your application and point you back to your status.

Under review: the Committee has not decided yet. Admitted: you are in - your personal code and member areas unlock. Declined: this application did not clear the bar.

Not directly - applications are read as submitted. If something material changed (a new pilot, a signed customer), raise a query and it will be attached to your file.

Yes - but only with materially stronger traction. A resubmitted deck with the same numbers reads the same way twice.

The Fund Vault, the Founder Academy, curated communities, nomination rights, and the personal attention of the Partners of Adya Capital on shortlisted deals.

Each member starts with a small number of nominations. Your name stands behind each one, so nominate founders you would vouch for. Find your personal code on your status page.

When a founder you nominated is admitted, one nomination is credited back automatically. Good judgment is rewarded.

The earliest cohort carries a Founding Member mark on their status card - the mark of the earliest cohort from day one.

Every submitted deck is scored against the Adya Deck Readiness Score: ten dimensions from problem clarity and unique insight to market sizing, moat, GTM, traction, team and the ask - the same framework the Committee teaches.

Your score and a written breakdown appear on your status page, and a summary is emailed to you once reviewed - usually within 24 hours of evaluation. The feedback names what works, what to fix, and the top three priorities.

Your deck goes to the Committee and nowhere else. It is stored in a private folder, never shared outside the review, never used for anything except your application.

Adya is independent. The Vault, Academy and Communities lists are curated on merit - nobody pays to be listed, nobody can buy a review.