Cohort 0  ·  Bangalore  ·  June 7–14, 2026

for women who
dont wait.

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

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Co-sponsored by
CXXO - A Kalaari Capital Initiative

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 7–14

seven days.
no plan b.

DAY 01 · JUN 07
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 08
sprint.
Heads down. No presentations. Build it.
DAY 03 · JUN 09
deeper.
The part no one sees. The hours that change everything. Don't waste them.
DAY 04 · JUN 10
tear down.
You show the room what you built. Honest feedback only. Find what's wrong.
DAY 05 · JUN 11
rebuild.
You know what's broken. Fix it. Ship the better version.
DAY 06 · JUN 12
ship day.
Everything goes live. The room ships together. Every single one.
DAY 07 · JUN 13
demo day.
Pitch to world-class investors & leave with 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.

Our Venue

Zo House

Whitefield, Bangalore

Zo House is Bangalore's premier community space for builders and founders. Designed for deep work and the kind of energy that makes you want to stay up until 3am building something that matters.

Seven days. One address. Everything else is noise.

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Zo House, Whitefield Bangalore

cohort 0.
bangalore

8 spots. Applications close when they close.

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nova  ·  bangalore  ·  by women, for women who build