Where builders are born.
The community for entrepreneurs who haven't started yet
Declaration
93% of India's college students study outside the top 100 institutions. The talent was always there. The mentors, frameworks, and access were not. NOVA fixes that — from where you are.
What we build for
Click any domain to see the real problems inside it.
Membership
Entry · Submit a problem statement
Anyone curious about real problems in Bharat. You've noticed something broken — you want to understand it better.
Entry · Problem statement + proof of building
Students and founders actively building. You need real feedback, a mentor, accountability, a structured path forward.
Entry · Nominated by an existing Circle member
Operators, investors, mentors, domain experts. You give back — your time, network, honest feedback.
Events
No talks for the sake of talking.
Monthly · Online · 60 min
3 Scouts present an idea or observation. Audience votes on one thing only: problem clarity.
Monthly · In-person · 2–3 hrs
Go into a market, campus or government office. No laptops. Just observation and conversation.
Monthly · Online · 90 min
Builders present what they shipped in the last 30 days. No slides — show the product.
Bi-monthly · Hybrid
A real brief from an MSME or college. Teams of 3–5 move from problem to working prototype.
Bi-monthly · Online
Structured 15-min conversations. Investor asks. Builder answers. Never a pitch.
Annual · In-person
20 Builder teams present to investors, press and government in a Tier 2 city.
How to join
One real problem you've observed. 150–300 words. No pitch. Reviewed within 72 hours by Circle members.
Personal welcome from a Circle member within 24 hours. Discord invite. Regional chapter assignment.
Submit proof of building — a repo, prototype, demo, or 5+ user interviews. The bar: did you make something?
₹499/mo via Razorpay. 30-min onboarding call. Assigned to a domain cohort of 5. Calendar invites for events.
After 3+ months active and shipping. Community vote, no staff veto. Most aspirational moment in the calendar.
Every entrepreneur started in the dark.
Nova is the light.
No mentor. No network. No map. Just hunger — and somewhere to take it.