Website:
studiok.dev
Job details:
STUDIOK FOUNDER RESIDENCY
StudioK founder residency founded by Amir Khan (MARL Accelerator) and David Lambert (Right Side Capital Management) — bringing together operator experience and institutional venture capital to back the next generation of AI-native B2B founders.
We don't just fund companies. We build them from scratch — providing the environment, capital, and hands-on support to take a thesis from zero to investor-ready.
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ROLE
We're looking for final-year technical students and recent grads (last 2 years) who want to build a company — not find a job.
If you've been quietly building things, obsessing over a problem space, or wondering why a certain industry still runs on spreadsheets — this is for you.
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WHAT YOU'LL DO
This isn't an internship. You'll run a real company-building sprint:
→ Pick a problem from our 2026 RFP tracks
→ Talk to 30–60 real customers in the first 8 weeks
→ Define who you're building for and why they'll pay
→ Ship an MVP — weeks, not quarters
→ Get early users, pilots, or revenue
→ Build toward a pre-seed raise
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PROBLEM TRACKS (pick 1–2)
- AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
- Financial Infrastructure & Compliance
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Climate, Supply Chain & Industrial
- Vertical SaaS & Emerging Markets
RFP Details: https://button-william-df4.notion.site/StudioK-Founder-Residency-2026-Startup-RFP-33c0a75c6cea80afb753f6f2bca6561d
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WHO WE WANT TO MEET
You don't need a startup on your CV. You do need:
- A BSc or BTech (final year or graduated in the last 2 years)
- AI coding and LLM tooling expert is a MUST.
- Genuine curiosity about a specific industry or problem
- Something you've built — a project, a tool, a side hustle, an internship where you owned something
- Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward action
- Willingness to relocate to Bangalore full-time
Bonus: experience with AI/ML, product thinking, or domain depth in one of the tracks above
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WHAT YOU GET
- Full residency at StudioK HackHouse — housing, meals, tools, monthly stipend
- Hands-on mentorship across product, GTM, and fundraising
- Investor network and warm introductions
- A clear path to pre-seed capital if milestones are hit
- A cohort of driven builders to work alongside
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TO APPLY: https://www.studiok.dev/nominate
Location: Bangalore (on-site)
Commitment: Full-time
Start: June 1st, 2026
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