Venture Readiness and Fundraising
Refine the product concept and design, scope the market, develop the business model and plan, validate demand, and prepare the investor pitch.
Bring your hardware vision into the real world.
RapidGo · Hardware venture accelerator · February 2027 cohort
Apply today to RapidGo, our hybrid accelerator for hardware founders. Refine the product and business concept, validate customer demand, prepare to raise, or build a first prototype with The Robot Foundry’s hands-on venture and engineering experience.
Choose your starting point
Enter before fundraising for venture readiness, or start with a paid prototype sprint if your startup already has funding and a defined product scope.
Hybrid and open beyond Mumbai. Work remotely and in person where useful.
HybridOpen beyond MumbaiRemote and in-person work where useful.
Two tracksMatched to funding stageVenture readiness or prototype development.
12 weeksPrototype sprintA focused three-month build after scoping.
February 2027Applications openApply through F6S.
Choose your starting point
Two tracks. One path from concept to prototype.
Founders can enter before fundraising or begin with capital in place. Both tracks consider commercial viability alongside product design and engineering.
Prototype Development Sprint
For funded startups ready to build. Define scope, architecture and success criteria, then develop a first prototype in a focused 12-week sprint.
Customer discovery
Test customer needs, product assumptions and commercial potential at a stage gate before proceeding.
Investor preparation
Prepare the market case, business plan and pitch. Introductions and pitch support depend on relevant investor fit.
Venture Readiness and Fundraising
Build the case before you build the hardware.
Plan for approximately 6–8 months if fundraising closes within the initial window. The overall timeline can extend if fundraising takes longer. Funding is not guaranteed.
Product and venture design
Refine the concept and design; scope the market; prepare the business model, plan and investor narrative.
Customer discovery
Test customer needs, product assumptions and commercial potential. A stage gate assesses readiness to proceed.
Fundraising preparation
Prepare investor materials, practice the pitch and pursue introductions where there is a relevant fit.
Prototype sprint
Start after funding and product scope are in place.
Already funded? Expect 13–14 weeks from kickoff: 1–2 weeks for scoping and architecture, followed by a 12-week build, integration and testing phase.
Commercial terms. The prototype build is paid, with scope and terms agreed before work begins. For a priced round, founders may optionally reinvest half the fees at the same valuation as current investors. Sweat equity is not assumed. SAFE-funded arrangements are discussed separately.
Amplifi track record
Four years of accelerator experience behind RapidGo.
Over four years, Amplifi supported early-stage B2B SaaS startups from idea development and product validation through market access and fundraising. Two examples illustrate later progress: Sociograph Solutions, now Dave.AI, reports 70+ team members, 32+ clients and 50+ projects. VirtSpaces has evolved from a mobile virtual-reality startup for real estate into an AI platform that turns floor plans into 3D walkthroughs in under three minutes. Amplifi on Facebook, Dave.AI and VirtSpaces.
The Robot Foundry advantage
Hardware venture creation, grounded in experience.
The accelerator builds on TRF’s work in shared engineering, reusable technology, market validation and disciplined company creation.
Consumer hardwareMumbai UHNI networkRelevant customer, commercial and investor connections.
B2B hardwareCorporate accessUse cases, pilot opportunities and commercial partners.
Global relevanceUS and APACAccess where relevant or adjacent. The program is hybrid and open beyond Mumbai.
RapidGo is an F6S Network Partner. Applications for the February 2027 cohort are managed through F6S.
Applications open · February 2027 cohort
Bring your idea. Build what comes next.
Tell us what you’re building, who needs it, and where you are in your funding journey.