Cohort 0  ·  Bangalore  ·  June 14–20, 2026

for women who
dont wait.

India's first female founder residency for the most ambitious builders.

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why nova exists



India has more ambitious women building companies than anyone will admit. But they're doing it in rooms where half their energy goes toward being taken seriously.

Nova removes that tax.

One week. Eight women. One house in Bangalore. The only thing that matters is what you shipped by the end of the week.

This is the first female founder residency in India.

the week  ·  june 14–20

seven days.
no plan b.

DAY 01 · JUN 14
arrive.
You stand up. You say one thing you will ship by Friday. It goes on the whiteboard. It stays there all week.
DAY 02 · JUN 15
sprint.
Heads down. No presentations. Build it.
DAY 03 · JUN 16
deeper.
The part no one sees. The hours that change everything. Don't waste them.
DAY 04 · JUN 17
tear down.
You show the room what you built. Honest feedback only. Find what's wrong.
DAY 05 · JUN 18
rebuild.
You know what's broken. Fix it. Ship the better version.
DAY 06 · JUN 19
ship day.
Everything goes live. The room ships together. Every single one.
DAY 07 · JUN 20
the last morning.
Leave with a product you're proud of and connections you'll value for a lifetime.

selection

we are
ruthlessly selective.

0
founders
0
days to ship

We look for proof of work.
Not proof of potential.

01
ALREADY IN MOTION
We don't want people who want to build someday. We want people who are building right now. If you have an idea, a product, or conviction strong enough, Nova is for you.
02
OBSESSION OVER CREDENTIALS
We don't care where you went to school or who you've worked for. We care about the thing you can't stop thinking about at 2am. The problem that won't leave you alone. That obsession is the only qualification that matters here.
03
DONE ASKING PERMISSION
The best founders we know stopped waiting for someone to believe in them first. They didn't need a co-sign, a grant, or a room full of people nodding. They built anyway.
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the house  ·  bangalore

one roof.
in the silicon valley of india

Bangalore skyline Corner House, Bangalore Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore
Vidhana Soudha  ·  UB City  ·  Corner House Indiranagar
LIVE TOGETHER
Everyone under one roof in Bangalore. The brightest minds. Strong wifi. Shared meals. The environment is the product.
SHIP TOGETHER
No mentors. No panels. No investors in the room. Just the quiet pressure of 8 women equally unwilling to fail.
DOCUMENT EVERYTHING
Every moment. Every 3am screen. Every shipped product. Cohort 0 gets documented obsessively. This story outlasts the week.

cohort 0.
bangalore

8 spots. Applications close when they close.

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nova  ·  bangalore  ·  by women, for women who build