Launching soonThe Builder Intensive
VERTEX Foundry
- Format
- Short-format intensive
- Commitment
- The lowest of the three programmes
- Fits around
- An existing job or degree
- Dates and fees
- Announced when the intake opens
What’s included
Best for
The fastest way in and the easiest to fit around an existing job or degree: one real mandate, a founder-judged demo day, the shortest commitment.
- One real mandate, start to finish
- Founder and operator-judged demo day
- Priority consideration for the flagship PGP
- Entry point into the VERTEX network
How it runs
A short, complete loop: take a real problem, deliver it, and face the people who can judge it.
One real mandate
You take one real mandate from start to finish.
Demo day
You present the work at a demo day judged by founders and operators.
The verdict
You get a verdict on your work from people who have actually built companies.
The fast track
Strong performers get fast-tracked, with priority consideration for the flagship PGP.
What you leave with
A track record and a network, not a transcript.
- One mandate delivered from start to finish
- A verdict on your work from people who have built companies
- Priority consideration for the flagship PGP if you perform
- An entry point into the VERTEX network
Curriculum
The module-by-module curriculum for VERTEX Foundry has not been published yet. It goes to the launch list first, with dates, fees and admissions criteria, when the intake opens.
Questions about VERTEX Foundry
How long are VERTEX programmes?
VERTEX Bharat runs for eight weeks across eight cities. VERTEX Foundry is a short format and the lowest commitment of the three. Dates for every programme, including the flagship PGP, are announced when each intake opens.
Can I do a VERTEX programme alongside a job or degree?
VERTEX Foundry is the one built for that. It is the fastest way in and the easiest to fit around an existing job or degree, and it suits anyone who wants to upskill fast without pausing their career.
What is VERTEX Foundry?
VERTEX Foundry is the Builder Intensive, a short-format programme and the lowest-commitment way into VERTEX. You take one real mandate from start to finish, present at a demo day judged by founders and operators, and get a verdict on your work from people who have built companies. Strong performers get priority consideration for the flagship PGP.
Can Foundry or Bharat lead to the PGP?
Yes. Strong performers in the shorter formats get fast-tracked toward the flagship PGP, so starting small is a genuine path in, not a consolation prize. Foundry participants who perform get priority consideration for the PGP.
When can I apply?
Not yet. Each programme announces its dates when its intake opens. Join the launch list and you will hear before anyone else does.
The other ways in
- FlagshipVERTEX PGPThe flagship programme in entrepreneurship and venture building, in Delhi NCR: live company mandates, Studio backing if you start something, and direct access to hiring operators if you don’t.
- Launching soonVERTEX BharatThe Street MBA Fellowship: eight weeks across eight Indian cities, learning India’s economy on factory floors, at ports, in mandis and trading hubs, and inside family businesses.
Hear first when VERTEX Foundry opens.
Dates, fees and admissions criteria are announced when each intake opens. Join the list and you hear before anyone else does.