Send your career on
a giant arc, from student
to global AI founder.
Arc180 brings the Silicon Valley ethos to India's best builders: think big, build global. We back the talented few ready to make the leap from student to founder of a world-changing AI company.
The first ecosystem of its kind.
Arc180 Fellows is the first ecosystem built to carry students the distance to building a high-growth, global AI startup. Arc180 spots talent and ideas, then surrounds them with the expertise, the capital, and the global network a founder needs to win.
A network that's priceless.
As an Arc180 Fellow, you join a network of dozens of Silicon Valley tech leaders who guide you during this program and beyond. Think of it as an appreciating asset that will compound for years to come.
The Arc180 Fellows Program
Get assigned a Silicon Valley leader to mentor you. Get an INR 11 lakh stipend with all-expenses-paid.
Spend the summer in a hacker house, building your idea within a community of the best and the brightest.
Spend 2 weeks in Silicon Valley interacting with iconic tech leaders (US visa included).
Ideas with real potential receive Arc180 investment of up to USD 1M.
Keep all doors for your career open.
If building startups isn't for you, you'll have the Arc180 Fellows network behind you to get placement at hyper-scalers or high-growth AI startups. Plus, you will have Deferred Placement Protection (at participating universities).
Be an owner. Not an employee.
AI is shifting career growth paradigms. Unlocking the maximum value isn't just about landing a great job. Be a creator. Be an owner. Own your own IP.
We're looking for the best and brightest, obsessed with building with AI.
3rd year/pre-final students pursuing engineering or pure sciences degrees.
A demonstrated passion for building AI products or researching AI.
Resilience, builder instincts, and outsized ambition to found a global company.