Shadow startup founders & gain real work experience via founder’s office internships
Build a D2C brand, AI product, YouTube Channel, and your very own startup
Get fluent in the ultimate AI stack: Cursor, Lovable, Relevance, Zapier, Perplexity, Replit and dozens more.
Step into Silicon Valley for a 6 week immersion in California, amongst other global ecosystems in London & Singapore.
Run learning camps in rural schools, trek the Himalayas, compete in sports championships, organise a 1 Cr college fest.
Founders, patent holders, funded builders. All in year one of the Mesa UG program.
Founder, Noklu
Dyumna raised money on Shark Tank at 19 for a college counselling startup. While at Mesa, she was selected for Foundery, the 90-day launchpad by Nikhil Kamath, Kishore Biyani and Ronnie Screwvala. She made the Top 25 out of 1,500+ applicants and was the youngest in the group. Now she's building Noklu, a jelly snack for Gen Z in a format nobody has tried yet. It's healthy, fun and made to support better skin, and she's raised ~₹5 crore to scale it.
Founder, Saras Che
Aaradhy turned the humble Gujarati khakhra into a bite-sized Coin Khakhra that comes in bold flavours like Peri Peri, Tandoori and Thai Chilli. Saras Che started in Mesa's flagship Build Your Own Business program. It now does ₹2.16 Cr+ in annualised revenue, averages ₹20 Lakhs in sales a month and has closed ₹80 Lakhs+ in B2B sales. It also recently qualified for the second round of Shark Tank.
Founder, Whisperwave
Surya is building a "sound bubble." It's an open-air, AI-powered noise cancellation device that uses arrays of microphones and speakers to send out inverse sound waves and silence the noise around you. Entrepreneur First picked him as 1 of 30 from 1,500+ applicants, and he was the youngest person ever in their cohort. The AI patent he filed was approved faster than any AI patent before in India. He now holds 5+ technology patents and has raised $250K in seed funding.
Investment Analyst, Himland Capital Ventures
At the age of 19, Pratik spent his summer as an investment analyst at Himland Capital Ventures. He ran due diligence on a deep-tech company raising $5M and wrote the firm's aerospace thesis. He also built an AI agent that turns transcripts of investor calls into a live dashboard. At Mesa, he built Snowball, an AI-enabled retirement planning tool, and Advise, a marketplace for investment advisors.
Founder, Fanout
Ashutosh, 19, from Hyderabad, has been building online since he was 13. He started with NFT art for US clients and then moved into lead generation for real estate and healthcare. At Mesa, he used Claude Code to build Jobhunter AI during BYOP and grew it to ₹1,00,000 a month. Then he shut it down to build Fanout, a learning platform for engineers moving into AI. He's building it now with a team of eight, and Fanout made ₹1 Cr in one month alone. It's his second company.
AI Team, Zomato
Somu spent his summer on Zomato's Central AI Team designing AI workflows that make the whole company more efficient. He earned a stipend of ₹50,000 per month and worked alongside senior product leaders. Before that, he built his own AI products: Vizey, an AI-native SAT prep platform, and Radius, an AI tool for tracking competitors. He placed 4th among 1,200+ teams at the Replit + OpenAI Hackathon.
Product Team, Grapevine
Riddhi spent her summer on the product team at Grapevine, a Peak XV-backed startup. She managed operations across product, engineering and growth for a ₹40,000/month stipend. At Mesa, she's President of the AI Club and placed 4th at IIT Delhi's Emergent AI Hackathon. As an Emergent Ventures Fellow, she built AI solutions for mental health. She also performs on stage in Mesa's theatre scene.
A first-hand look at how our students spent their early months at Mesa: building businesses, finding their people, and pushing past comfort zones.
4 years
Full-Time, Residential
Aug, 2027
Bangalore
From your first term at Mesa, the action begins with real products, real customers & real revenue.
Pick a product, figure out supply, run performance marketing, and hit 10L in sales in Year 1.
Ship an LLM-powered product and hit 1K Monthly Active Users.
Build out your idea, acquire your first 100 customers, pitch to VCs, and raise funding.
Define your target audience, come up with a concept, grow a 10k following on IG/YT.
At Mesa, every CXO class is a live startup case: you’ll break it down, debate it, and build your own playbook.
Founder, Comet
Problem Statement
Scale operations on Ajio & Myntra while preserving Comet’s premium brand identity.
Founder, Cosmix Wellness
Problem Statement
Improve TOFU awareness and increase virality of the products via organic channels & brand partnerships.
Founder, d’you
Problem Statement
Plan, execute, and launch D’you’s product portfolio on quick commerce platforms.
Founder, Emversity
Problem Statement
Identify how Emversity can reduce CAC below 15% by balancing digital marketing efficiency with scalable, low-cost school-led growth channels.
Founder, Scapia
Problem Statement
Design strategies to boost Scapia’s engagement, strengthen traveller loyalty, and build a distinct, memorable travel-rewards brand.
Vice President, Blume Ventures
Problem Statement
Step into the shoes of a VC Analyst at Blume, do your due diligence and spot the next breakout startup in India.
Students work on projects that move real business metrics, work in teams, and are a part of important meetings with the leadership team.
As competition heated up in the high-protein yogurt space, Epigamia needed to decide whether to double down or pivot its strategy. Mesa students led market research, 100+ consumer interviews, and taste tests to uncover insights, then built a 24-month roadmap across brand, product, and growth.
Blue Tokai wanted to scale its café footprint smarter, not faster, by choosing locations backed by data. Mesa students built a site selection framework that blended demographics, traffic, competition, and economics into one decision-making model.
Qila Games, an India-based studio, aimed to enter the Middle East by positioning its multiplayer game as both a gaming and social platform.
Mesa students built a complete GTM strategy covering branding, product design, and user user acquisition and retention, and competitive differentiation in the MENA region.
Establish Blezd as a distinct jewellery brand in the spiritual jewellery space leveraging while building its identity as an innovative market disruptor.
Build an investment thesis in the sports sector on multi-sport facility businesses, sports equipment brands and retail businesses.
Device a GTM strategy for Comet’s newest sneaker drop while preserving its exclusivity.
Take a peek into our most-loved courses taught by well-acclaimed professors across the globe.
by Tim Calkins
Clinical Professor of Marketing at Northwestern University, Kellogg
Overview
Learn how iconic brands are built: from finding their voice to dominating their category.
by Siddarth Menon
Marketing & Strategy Consultant, Ex-CMO Drums Food International
Overview
Learn to design and run digital campaigns that convert, using real data from brands like CRED and Epigamia.
by Prof. Ray Titus
Author, Market Consultant & Pro Vice Chancellor Alliance University
Overview
Learn how to take an idea from concept to launch — building, testing, and scaling real startups in the market.
by Prof. Biswajita Parida
Marketing and product management expert with teaching experience across IIT Delhi, NMIMS & XLRI
Overview
Learn to identify target customers, analyze competition, and validate business ideas through data-driven market research.
by Achal Bassamboo
Professor of Decision Sciences & Operations at Northwestern University, Kellogg
Overview
Learn to design processes that scale, machines that run themselves, and keep your business always a step ahead.
by Siddhant Gupta
Former Vice President at Sixth Sense Ventures and Founder of SkillsOn
Overview
Learn how venture capital really works — from fund structure and investment decisions to portfolio tracking and startup evaluation
by Mehek Kapoor
Former NMIMS professor and program chair specializing in entrepreneurship, marketing, and design thinking.
Overview
A hands-on course blending design thinking and entrepreneurship to help students craft, test, and launch real-world solutions.
by Ashank Bhandari
Product Leader and Facilitator, foundit, Ex-Senior Product Manager Amazon
Overview
Learn end-to-end product management: understand users, build MVPs, manage stakeholders, and launch data-driven products.
by Dr. Ramya Ranganathan
Former full-time faculty in Organizational Behaviour at IIM Bangalore, she coaches leaders and professionals.
Overview
Develop leadership skills and mindset to excel in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.
by Prof. Sundar Venkatesh
Educator & learning consultant working with startups, enterprises, and universities across Southeast Asia
Overview
Learn to analyze financial data, plan strategically, and make informed business decisions using accounting insights.
by Rishabh Ladha
Sales leader and GTM strategist with 10+ years scaling SaaS and tech startups.
Overview
Master the science of sales: from research and buyer psychology to pitching, messaging, and closing real deals.
by Prof. Narahari Hansoge
Adjunct Faculty at IIM Bangalore specializing in Finance and Accounting
Overview
Manage startup finances: analyse statements, forecast performance, and connect unit economics to business strategy.
| Rounds | Deadlines | Interviews |
|---|---|---|
| First Movers | 25th October 2026 | Oct - Nov 2026 |
| Early Bird | 28th December 2026 | Dec 2026 - Jan 2027 |
| Round 1 | February 2027 | Jan - Feb 2027 |
| Round 2 | March 2027 | Mar - Apr 2027 |
| Round 3 | May 2027 | May - June 2027 |
| Round 4 | June 2027 | June - July 2027 |
| Fee Components | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fees (incl. GST) | ₹ 30,00,000 |
| Admissions & Onboarding Fees | ₹ 1,00,000 |
| Academic Resource & Tech | ₹ 12,00,000 |
| Examination & Assessment Fee | ₹ 5,00,000 |
| Total | ₹ 48,00,000 |
| Year-wise Breakdown | |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | ₹ 16,00,000 |
| Year 2 | ₹ 14,50,000 |
| Year 3 | ₹ 13,50,000 |
| Year 4 | ₹ 4,00,000 |
| Total | ₹ 48,00,000 |
Fees exclude the Global Immersion program and accommodation. Accommodation costs ₹3,50,000 separately, per year.
All fees are inclusive of 18% GST, and the GST component can be claimed as input tax credit against a B2B invoice.
The Mesa cohort comprises exceptional, diverse candidates. We're committed to eliminating financial barriers for these outstanding students, offering scholarships of up to 75% on tuition fees.
for applicants who need financial assistance to pay their tuition fees
for applicants with exceptional academic performance or extracurricular hustle
for women who have demonstrated leadership abilities or started their own business
All students completing their class 12th exams in 2027 can apply to the program. It is also open to students who completed class 12th in 2026.
We are specifically looking for students, who believe they are meant for bigger things, who learn by doing things versus just sitting in class, who want to be surrounded by a top peer group and want to be challenged. Our student alumni include folks who went to Shark Tank, Harvard MUN winners, national level athletes & dancers, ex-founders, academic toppers, etc.
Our admission process is designed to select the best students and to assess students holistically across past achievements, hunger & potential, aptitude, communication, ability to work with others & desire to dream big. Hence, the process also includes several stages - MSAT (Mesa Scholarship & Admissions Test), an AI interview, and offline interviews on campus, comprising a Team Case Challenge and a Senior Leadership Round for case/business pitch. We are looking for top 0.1% students in the country, who will go on to do amazing things in life - if you believe you are one of them, apply now!
Mesa School is not accredited with UGC and does not provide a degree or diploma to students. This allows our curriculum to be updated frequently to match the industry, with big components of experiential & learn by doing with practitioner led learning; versus getting fixed in a decade old curriculum design.
Most of our students choose to enroll in online degree programs to pursue a degree in parallel to the Mesa School program. Most common universities in which our past students have enrolled in include IIM Bangalore, IIM Udaipur and Narsee Monjee.
According to the Indian government ruling, online degrees from top 100 ranked universities are considered equivalent to offline degree programs from all universities. These online degrees from top 100 universities can be used to apply for Masters in India and abroad, government jobs and all jobs.
No, student accommodation is optional but it is a residential program so students will require to move to Bangalore and come to campus daily. For those who opt in, our facilities are located within 2 km of campus, and include 24/7 security with CCTV, an on-site infirmary and nurses, shuttle service, laundry, gym access, and recreational/study spaces. There are several room size options for students to choose from, details of which can be provided based on your interest in opting for student living.
Yes, both merit-based scholarships (up to 60% of tuition, based on MSAT score, interview performance and accomplishments) and means-based support for students facing financial constraints. Loan-partner financing is also available, covering up to 100% of tuition and accommodation over tenures up to 12 years.
Mesa UG program is designed to create top 0.1% young professionals in the country - and that happens with a very high quality program, delivered by top faculty & industry practitioners & access to personalized mentorship. In four years, students build 4 real businesses to create 10 lac in revenue (a D2C brand, a Gen-AI product, a YouTube channel, and their own startup), complete 3 Founder's Office internships, 200+ hours of hands-on AI learning & building products, get direct access to founders, operators and investors as mentors. Students do full time industry immersion in their last year. All this puts Mesa students way ahead of their peer group at that age and sets them up for success in the current world of AI.
We offer scholarships to deserving candidates based on their application/interview strength and financial needs. We encourage you to submit your application, for us to review your scholarship case.
We expect Mesa students to be able to choose from a variety of outcomes - either they will become full time entrepreneurs or join a fast moving organization in a high impact role for a few years or pursue their masters or other passion areas. The program will expose them to building real revenue businesses and also working in internships in top companies - so at the end, they will have both the capability & options to choose what excites them the most. More than 2000+ startups, founders, operators are part of Mesa School network in Bangalore, which opens up to all students. Our last 3 PG cohorts have averaged 26 lacs in annual CTC and our first year UG students did internships with average stipends of 30-50k INR while building businesses in their first year which cumulatively crossed 2 Cr INR in revenue.
Absolutely, you should apply. First, learning AI is no longer optional - in today's world, increasingly, you are expected to be great at using AI in all jobs, sectors & role functions. Second, AI is taught in a unique way at Mesa School. Irrespective of your past exposure, the program is designed to be hands-on and allows you to learn at your pace. More than 200+ hours of actual AI learning & building, in hackathon style while supported by mentors throughout and a peer group that is in the same boat as you, learning & helping each other - is what allows our students to become great at AI in no time. Our students have built AI products doing crores in revenue and also applied AI in real businesses to solve actual problems. And none of them knew AI before they started at Mesa School.
Students are provided several options for global immersion at both our partner university campuses (UC Berkeley USA, LSE London, NUS Singapore) and industry visits (China, South Korea, Singapore). These are optional and students can opt in based on their availability across all years of the program.
