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At Mesa, building isn’t optional.

From Day 1, every student is encouraged to turn ideas into action, build real businesses, and create things that solve real problems.

The founding cohort's first year, in numbers.

  • ₹10Cr+

    Revenue earned by student ventures

  • ₹4Cr+

    Raised by student founders

  • 150+

    Pitches made to investors

  • 50+

    AI products launched

Startups built by our students

Every one of these was started on day 1.

Saras Che

Aaradhy Jani and Arihant Jain, Founders

Born in BYOBCoin Khakhra in bold flavours like Peri Peri and Thai Chilli.

Aaradhy JaniArihant Jain
Saras Che

Kyra Rides

Divyashri Patil and Shivansh Pahwa, Founders

Live on the Play StoreWomen-first ride-hailing.

Divyashri PatilShivansh Pahwa
Kyra Rides

Noklu

Dyumna Madan, Founder

Shark Tank at 19A Gen Z jelly drink in a new format. Youngest in The Foundery’s top 25 of 1,500+.

Dyumna Madan
Noklu

Aatreus

Dhroov Joshi, Founder

Built in BYOPTurns messy sales conversations into clear next steps for Indian B2B teams.

Dhroov Joshi
Aatreus

Whisperwave AI

Surya S. Maddula, Founder

5+ patentsOpen-air, AI-powered noise cancellation. 1 of 30 picked by Entrepreneur First from 1,500+.

Surya S. Maddula
Whisperwave AI

Snowball

Pratik Rajpurohit and Vardhraj Songara, Founders

Built in BYOPAn AI retirement planning tool.

Pratik RajpurohitVardhraj Songara
Snowball

Fanout

Ashutosh Lath, Founder

$100K ARR at 18A learning platform for engineers moving into AI, LLMs and inference. Building online since 13.

Ashutosh Lath
Fanout

Enrai Studio

Tarun Rai, Founder

0 to ₹25L MRR in four monthsAn AI-native animation and video production studio.

Tarun Rai
Enrai Studio
BYOB Build Your Own Business

Build a consumer business in less than 8 weeks.

  • 70

    Businesses built

  • ₹3Cr

    Revenue earned

  • 1

    Semester, from first idea to first sale

The BYOB path, step by step.

  1. Step 1

    Pick a product

  2. Step 2

    Negotiate with suppliers and buy inventory

  3. Step 3

    Build a website

  4. Step 4

    Launch digital marketing

  5. Step 5

    Brand the product

  6. Step 6

    Create content on Instagram

  7. Step 7

    Sell in person, offline and at flea markets

  8. Step 8

    Raise capital

    Teams that hit their milestones get ₹1L in interest-free debt from the Mesa Startup Fund.

From BYOB to a business with ₹80L+ in sales.

Saras Che Coin Khakhra packs in their flavours
Saras Che founders with their cheque at Elevation Capital
Saras Che logo

Saras Che

Aaradhy Jani and Arihant Jain

Saras Che reinvents the humble Gujarati khakhra as a bite-sized Coin Khakhra, served in bold flavours like Peri Peri, Tandoori and Thai Chilli.

Made in Gujarat with real spices and whole wheat flour, and no palm oil. Every pack is roasted rather than fried.

₹2.16 Cr+
Annualised revenue
₹80L+
B2B sales

More brands built in BYOB

  • Jaipur ki Kahani

    Hand-crafted diaries sourced from Jaipur.

  • Chew Cheer

    Gut-friendly dog treats.

  • Wic & Whisper

    Clean-burning soy candles with long-lasting fragrances and reusable jars.

  • Day2Day

    Smart kitchenware that makes cooking fast and effortless.

  • Waggle Bees

    Pure honey infused with natural flavours for a sweet, healthy twist.

  • Ceramique

    Stylish, affordable cutlery designed to elevate every meal.

BYOB, in photos.

The Chew Cheer team at their BYOB stall
Students at their BYOB stall
A student holding a discount sign at a market stall
Two students at their BYOB laptop bag stall
A student preparing food orders at a stall
Students talking to a supplier at a trade fair
A customer at a BYOB brand photo booth
Students at a jewellery stall
Students holding the merchandise they made

Brands our students have built

ATC
Aachar Affairs
Aara
Aarambh
Amber
Blunnt
CHAKHANA
CHHAAP
Dosa Crisps
Ember
Honest Sweet
In Between Sips By Kaappitalism
Jaggu Jaggery
Knit Knot Co
Label Rumi
Lowkey Livin
Mayfly Studios
MixUp
Moh
Namma Snacking Co.
Nature's Nest
Popsmith & Co.
Postcards
Rollin
Rooh
Snackerly
Snapp
Snapper
SoleMate
Sortd
Stackin
THE OLFIQ THEORY
The Chips n Dips Story
The Nibble Co
The Pitlane Collective
The Ugly Mugling
BYOP Build Your Own Product

Build with AI. No coding needed to start.

Build an AI product, find real users and pitch to investors.

  1. 1

    Find a problem

    Start with something real people struggle with.

  2. 2

    Build with AI

    • Cursor
    • Lovable
    • Supabase
    • Replit
    • n8n
    • Relevance

    100+hours of building

  3. 3

    Get real users

    Take it to Reddit and learn from how people use it.

    50+customer interactions

  4. 4

    Pitch to investors

    The best products win at BYOP pitch day.

    15+VCs gave feedback

BYOP outcomes

Built in BYOP, and what happened next

Pratik RajpurohitVardhraj Songara

Snowball

Pratik Rajpurohit and Vardhraj Songara

1,300users in a week

After pitching Sajith Pai at Blume Ventures.

BuiltAn AI retirement planner, made with Replit and Lovable. First customers came from Reddit.

Dhroov Joshi

Aatreus

Dhroov Joshi

₹50,000won at a Mesa Startup Lab sprint

Sold to 8+ companies.

BuiltA tool that turns messy sales conversations into clear next steps for Indian B2B teams.

Ashutosh Lath

AI Job Hunter

Ashutosh Lath

₹1L to ₹10La month, from December to January

He spoke to 100 HRs across Bangalore and got job offers on the way.

BuiltAn AI job-search product made in BYOP. Ashutosh also founded Fanout.

JatinKavya

Capture

Jatin and Kavya

₹50,000grant won at Elevation Capital HQ

BuiltA venture built through BYOP.

Somu Datta

Vizey and Radius

Somu Datta

4thamong 1,200+ teams at the Replit and OpenAI Hackathon

BuiltVizey, an AI-native SAT prep platform, and Radius, an AI tool for tracking competitors.

RJ

AI for mental health

Riddhi Jain

4that the Emergent AI Hackathon at IIT Delhi

BuiltAI solutions for mental health, as an Emergent Ventures Fellow. Also President of Mesa’s AI Club.

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Demo Day NXT 2026

₹~8 Cr in investor interest. All in one afternoon.

Young founders from our UG and PG batches pitched live to VCs, angels and family offices.

  • ~₹8Cr

    In investor interest

  • 14

    Founders on stage

  • 3

    VCs on the panel

  • 20

    Angels, picked from 70+ applicants

  • 40+

    Investors watching live online

A founder pitching on the Demo Day stage
Two students pitching their product to a panel at Mesa
A student founder receiving a ₹1,00,000 cheque at Mesa Startup Lab Demo Day
Mesa Startup Lab Demo Day

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