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Mumbai Social Innovation Bootcamp

Solve a local problem in India

Join our next cohort accelerating innovation towards the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals by solving a social, health or environmental problem in India. Learn to apply a proven social entrepreneurship framework alongside a cohort of innovators and startup founders. Receive 1-1 mentorship to design your solution and pitch, and receive initial investor feedback.

Teams that validate interest for their solution will be eligible to receive an investment offer from our partner fund.

Key Features

Social Entrepreneurship Framework


Apply MIT's "Disciplined Entrepreneurship", Google Venture's "Sprint", HubSpot's "Flywheel" and "Theory of Change" frameworks to design and test your solution. We have sourced several innovation challenges from the local community.

Expert Mentorship and Innovation Hub Visits


Expert Mentors from BonBillo provide guidance to design your solution and pitch. Visit and learn from successful local entrepreneurs and corporate innovation leaders.

Co-Working Space
and Amenities


Work alongside local entrepreneurs in a vibrant environment with office space and amenities at Otters Club in Bandra West.

Mumbai Excursions and Elephanta Caves


Understand and appreciate Mumbai through a tour of the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Chowpatty Beach and Hanging Gardens. Tour Asia's largest slum at Dharavi and learn how people make their livings there. Meet dabbawalas, or lunch delivery people, who fuel the city’s workers. Experience the Elephanta Caves, the UNESCO-World Heritage Site located on an island off the coast of Mumbai.

Swapnil Shah sharing his founder journey growing Freight Tiger to be Indias largest digital freight network.
Swapnil Shah sharing his journey growing Freight Tiger to be India's largest digital freight network
Cohort lunch with Sachindra Rudra, previously CIO at Acumen
Cohort lunch with Sachindra Rudra, previously CIO at Acumen
Rukaiya Rangwala hosting a mentor session at Marico Limited
Rukaiya Rangwala hosting a mentor session and guiding the founders with their go-to-market strategies at Marico Limited
Cohort with Mumbais dabbawalas who have a Six Sigma performance rating for delivering lunchboxes to over 200,000 customers with clockwork regularity and precision
Visit to Mumbai's dabbawalas, who have a Six Sigma rating for delivering lunchboxes to over 200K customers
Theory of Change workshop presented by Shruthi Cauvery Iyer
Theory of Change workshop presented by Shruthi Cauvery Iyer, Founder and Managing Partner at Vaia Climate
Cohort Dinner at Mumbai
Cohort Demo Day celebration dinner at O'Pedro in Mumbai
Pushkar Mukewar, Co-Founder and CEO of Drip Capital, sharing his startup journey with our founders
Pushkar Mukewar sharing his journey co-founding Drip Capital, a trade finance startup at the Series C stage
Bollywood dance workshop during a city tour
Bollywood dance workshop during our Mumbai tour
BonBillo's cohort at Mumbai Demo Day
BonBillo's cohort at Mumbai Demo Day

Program Overview

Local challenges, a proven entrepreneurship framework and mentorship to design and test your solution

We provide key elements social innovators need to solve a problem: Local context and challenges, a proven framework for rapidly designing and testing a solution, access to top advisors and industry experts, an accomplished peer group, a vibrant workspace, local excursions and visits to successful startups and innovation hubs.

Day 1 - Program Introduction, Opportunities in India

Program orientation and introduction.

Learn about India's rapid growth, challenges and opportunities from a leading Impact VC Investor.

Welcome dinner with the entire cohort.

Day 2 - Identify your Target Customer

Apply the “Disciplined Entrepreneurship” framework to Select a Problem and Identify your Target Customer.

Visit a successful local startup and hear about the founder's journey.

Day 3 - Define your Value Proposition, Competitive Positioning

Apply the “Disciplined Entrepreneurship” framework to define your value proposition, core and competitive positioning.

Hear from a successful local founder about their journey and key lessons learned.

Day 4 - Define your Team Culture and Values, Customer Acquisition Strategy

Define your team culture and values.

Design your go-to-market and customer acquisition strategy.

Visit an innovation hub and learn from corporate innovation leaders.

Day 5 - 8 - Design and Test your Solution, Local Excursions

Apply “Sprint” to design, prototype and test your solutions with customers.

Tour of the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Chowpatty Beach, Hanging Gardens, Dharavi and Dhobi Ghat.

Excursion to the Elephanta Caves, the UNESCO-World Heritage Site located on an island off the coast of Mumbai.

Day 9 - Design your Business Model and Social Impact

Design your business model to maximize value creation for customers and align timing of value creation to your payouts.  

Develop your Theory of Change with clear impact metrics to communicate your social impact with all stakeholders.

Day 10 - 11 - Design your Pitch, OKRs and Fundraising Strategy

Design your pitch to the local innovation community.

Set goals to achieve your next startup milestones.

Develop a strategy to fundraise or achieve sustainable revenue.

Visit an innovation hub and local startup. Learn from local Impact VC investors.

Day 12 - Demo Day Pitches

Pitch your solution to the local innovation community in Mumbai.

Dinner celebration with the entire cohort.

What participants say?

Piyush Gupta Co-Founder and Product Growth Stride Ahead
Piyush Gupta
Co-Founder and Product Growth, Stride Ahead
BonBillo Impact Accelerator was an eye-opener! As a founder working on my third startup, I was eager to learn and grow in Impact space. Bonbillo was just the place! With 12 teams, all of us keen on making the world a better place in line with the United Nations’ goals, the energy was off the charts. Our mentors were not just training; they were genuinely (and literally) invested in our dreams. It felt like building a support system rather than just attending the cohort. We ingeniously crafted our vision into a tangible roadmap in just two action-packed weeks. What's more, the networking and collaboration did not stop at learning. I'm exhilarated to share that we closed deals with 3 clients and generated a pipeline that would keep us on our toes for the next 2 months. This was a side benefit that exceeded my expectations!
Bengaluru Social Innovation Bootcamp 2023
Divya Balaji Karmekar
Divya Balaji Karmekar
Co-Founder and CEO at Pinky Promise
We walked out of the bootcamp with so much strategic and operational clarity - right from a sharper understanding of our value proposition to our unit economics. We also learnt about several best in class toolkits to understand our customers and market in a deeper manner. The Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework, Flywheel, and the Sprint framework were broken down in ways that made sense to each one of us. The facilitators are always there for you and are always willing to help you with as much feedback and support is needed. Plus, the rest of the startups in the cohort make for a wonderful support system!
Bengaluru Social Innovation Bootcamp 2023
Rohit Asil, Co-Founder at Cambrian Bioworks
Rohit Asil
Co-Founder at Cambrian Bioworks
BonBillo's bootcamp is a must for early stage founders, the program really questions the founders and forces them to reason out every single aspect of their business idea. Apart from delivering a strategic plan, building a concise pitch deck and a GTM roadmap the program also provides immense networking opportunities. I’d 100% recommend this program to every impact startup founder.
Bengaluru Social Innovation Bootcamp 2023
Vaibhaw Dwivedi, Co-Founder and CEO at Proleri
Vaibhaw Dwivedi
Co-Founder and CEO at Proleri
The sessions conducted with investors as well as mentors were excellent and provided valuable insights about shaping our vision. The program follows a framework driven approach and enables the founders to better understand and communicate the key aspects of their business. The organising team is highly skilled, communicates effectively and most importantly is dedicated to the success of the startups. They created a collaborative environment where all founders are able to share openly and get the most out of the program.
Bengaluru Social Innovation Bootcamp 2023
Asikul Alam Khan CEO, Priyoshop
Asikul Alam Khan
CEO, Priyoshop
We are an impact-driven startup, and BonBillo has been helping us measure that impact—how we contribute to the MSME sector and how we track our progress. It was incredibly founder-friendly - I’m super happy with the flexibility and support from the entire BonBillo team, who have been with us from day one and till date they continue to monitor our growth & support us with their guidance. The bootcamp was a mix of both online and offline sessions, allowing my partners to join remotely and contribute directly, which was a great advantage. Another highlight is the focus on teamwork. This is not just a training program, it's hands-on work to grow your startup.
Mumbai Social Innovation Bootcamp 2023

Pricing

Price of $2,199 / Rs. 1,74,900 includes co-working space, events and excursions. It excludes flights to Mumbai, accommodation, daily food and commute.

Partial scholarships are available.

Who is the program for?

Entrepreneurs and innovators interested in solving India’s problems, expanding into India and building a team in India. 

University students interested in exploring a social impact startup focused on India.

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Learn to apply a proven entrepreneurship curriculum to help solve a social, health or environmental problem in India with a team of accomplished peers.

Dates

Coming in 2025

Pricing

$2,199 / Rs. 1,74,900
Partial scholarships available

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