Duration
8 weeks
Eligibility
Age 13-18
*Selective Admission Process
Location
Flexible (Virtual)
Application Deadline
12th April 2024 (For 1st Cohort)
Incubator Dates
Cohort 1: April-May
Cohort 2: June-July
Embark on a Journey of Innovation and Growth.
Tailored Professional Mentorship
Receive hands-on guidance and problem-solving from industry professionals to help you reach your goals.
Stand-Out Factor with a Launch Project
Thousands of students want to pursue what you want to pursue. An original launch helps you truly stand out and show passion and commitment for your chosen field.
Competitive Advantage for College
Top colleges accept less than 10% of student applications. Put a feather in your cap that 90% of students will NOT have.
Enhanced Creative Problem-Solving
Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through real-life challenges and creative projects.
Leadership and Innovation Training
Evolve as a leader and learn innovative thinking through our structured program.
Network with Like-Minded Peers
Our highly selective process means you'll be in the company of other smart, motivated and ambitious teenagers like yourself
College Catapult helps you go above and beyond
in showcasing initiative that puts you in the top 10% of students
CATAPULT INCUBATORS
Whatever your interest may be we work with you to design a custom plan to help you formulate and bring your ideas to real life.
8 Week Incubation Programs
Step-by-step Launch Process
Mentored By Industry Professionals
Business Incubator
Business Leaders of Tomorrow
Are you ready to transform your innovative ideas into actions that leave a lasting impact?
Research Incubator
Changemakers
Do you believe your research is destined to redefine industries and set new trends?
Tech Incubator
Future Tech Visionary
Do you envision yourself leading the next big breakthrough in technology
Leadership Incubator
Change begins with a small first step.
Are you geared up to lead, inspire, and make a difference in your community and beyond?
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BUSINESS INCUBATOR
RESEARCH INCUBATOR
TECH INCUBATOR
LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR
BUSINESS INCUBATOR
Key Milestones
Refining your idea
Ideate - brainstorm - debate and settle on the most promising version of your idea that we want to go to market with.
Customer Discovery & Validation
We think it's a good idea, but it's nothing without customer validation. Let's test out the waters through some primary research and further refine the value proposition.
Product Development
We're convinced the idea has potential, let's now develop the product and get moving toward launch.
Business Planning
To be viable, your business needs to make more money than it spends. It's time for costs estimates, projections, and a full fledged business plan.
Go to Market!
Devising marketing and sales funnels, monitoring statistics to course-correct and persisting until you hit the first set of customers.
Launch and Demo Day!
We're proud of what you've accomplished. Let's present your work and successes to a panel of industry leaders. Prizes, grant money, scholarships and more await.
RESEARCH INCUBATOR
Key Milestones
Week 1
Introduction to Research Methodology & Paper Writing
Research papers are very different from essays. First we lay the groundwork for how a research paper is to be written and what needs to be done differently.
Week 2
Topic Selection & Literature Review
Half the work is choosing a good topic – not too broad but not too narrow; something you can actually tackle in a high school paper.
Week 3
Research Design & Methodology
Will it be primary research or secondary or both? Let’s design the methodology to ensure robust and defensible data collection.
Week 4
Data Collection and Analysis
Learn techniques to avoid common logical fallacies and research mistakes. Draw sound, publish-worthy conclusions from your research.
Week 5 - 6
Writing, Editing, Proofreading
Before the rest of the world sees it, you must become your own harshest critic – revise, edit and proofread the work to make it publish worthy.
Week 7-8
Publish
Let’s show the world what you’ve got. We’ll help you get published in a credible forum.
TECH INCUBATOR
Key Milestones
Week 1
Ideation & Concept Development
Ideate – debate – refine & finalize the idea into a user journey which can be implemented.
Week 2
Prototyping & User Experience (UX) Design
Let’s build it out! But first, user experience is paramount and needs careful planning & mocking up using low-fidelity tools for rapid prototyping.
Week 3
Front-End Development
Time to get started on the development of the prototype into an actual functioning front-end.
Week 4 & 5
Back-End Development and APIs
Now let’s dive into the back-end – where the magic happens. Get guided instruction throughout this tricky stage.
Week 6 & 7
Testing and Deployment
You made it – literally! Let’s test, test, test and get initial user feedback to refine the product further.
Week 8
Launch and Marketing
With the initial bugs out of the way, you’re ready to unveil your invention to the world and a panel of specialists.
LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR
Key Milestones
Week 1
Ideation & Concept Development
This is the most flexible incubator; it can take any form. Let's brainstorm together to determine the best format for you to display leadership and build a concrete roadmap.
Week 2
Planning and Logistics
Working backward from the launch date, we build and plan the timeline and interim milestones and tasks to be achieved.
Week 3
Marketing and Promotion
A successful launch needs good marketing – identifying target audiences, channels through which we find them, promotional communication and more is designed in this phase.
Week 4 & 5
Content Curation
This is the back end of your launch – all the content needed for a successful event/panel discussion/series of talks etc.
Week 6 & 7
Management and Operations
It may look easy but there’s a lot that can go wrong on the day. It’s time to plan for the tech platform, backups and ensure all operations are smooth on the day.
Week 8
Event Execution & Evaluation
You did it! You’ve pulled it off. Now, for reflection and evaluation – the most critical part of the process – which will become the cornerstone of your college essays and presentation to industry experts.
Get personally guided by experts
Our expert mentors work one-on-one with each student cohort
Dipankar Sanyal
Founder, CashnGiftsCore Member, Clever Harvey
Specialisations: Tech-Enabled Growth, Community Engagement and Organic Growth
Rahul Sharma
Serial EntrepreneurCore Member, Clever Harvey
Specialisations: Mentoring Teenagers, Business Strategy, Finance
Vimal Ghorecha
CTO, Clever Harvey Senior Tech Consultant to Startups
Specialisations: AI, ML, Rapid Prototyping, App Development, Systems Architecture
Sriram Subramanian
Founder, Callido Learning & Clever Harvey (Former) Consultant, PwC
Alumni of Brown University, Imperial College London and UCL
Economics, Policy, Business Strategy and Anthropological Research
Ajiitabh Dutta
Senior Professor, Mumbai University Consultant and Mentor to SMEs
Specialisations: Marketing and Business Strategy
Madhu Agrawal
(Former) Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Solicitor, England and Wales Founder, Callido Learning & Clever Harvey
Alumni, Warwick University
Specialisations: Law, Policy, Research, Business Strategy
Zenobia Jhaveri
Head of Product, Clever HarveyAlumni, Academy of Art University - San Francisco
Specialisations: Architecture, Game Design, User Experience
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Dipankar Sanyal
Serial entrepreneur Founder of CashnGifts (scaled to 2 million + users) Currently building Clever Harvey
Specialisations: User Engagement, Digital Marketing, Community Growth
Rahul Sharma
Serial entrepreneur | Lawyer | Real estate consultant
Specialisation: Lawyer, Tax and Real Estate, Financial Markets
Dr. Vimal Ghorecha
Senior tech consultant and CTO
Specialisations: AI, ML, rapid prototyping, app development, systems architecture
Sriram Subramanian
Ex-Consultant at PWC & Brown University
Economics, Policy, Business Strategy and Anthropological Research
Puneet Acharya
2X Founder. Expertise in Operations and Growth
Specialisation: Coding, Operations and Product-led growth
Partha Chakraborty
Serial Entrepreneur | Ex-Venture Capital
Specialisation: venture capital, AI, consultancy
Madhu Agrawal
Founder, Callido Learning and Clever Harvey
Specialisations: Law, Finance, Business Operations and Growth
Zenobia Zaveri
Building Clever Harvey
Specialisations: game design, user experience, customer service and architecture
Who Are We Looking For?
Do you envision yourself leading the next big breakthrough in technology?
Is your creativity destined to redefine industries and set new trends?
Are you geared up to lead, inspire, and make a difference in your community?
500+ students successfully incubated
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Application Deadline: 12th April 2024 (For 1st Cohort)
Selective Admission Process + The Fee if selected for the College Catapult Incubator Program is ₹1.25 Lakhs
Key Cohort Details
Eligibility
Ages 14-18
Program Duration
8 weeks
Cohort 1
April to May
Cohort 2
June to July
Timelines
Applications Start: February 11th
- Applications open for interested and eligible participants.
Application Deadline: February 25th
- Deadline for submission of applications. Teens are encouraged to apply quickly due to the high volume of applications received.
Shortlisting Candidates for Interview Round: February 26th
- Applications are reviewed, and candidates are shortlisted for the interview round.
Interview Shortlisted Candidates: February 27th – February 28th
- Interviews are conducted with the shortlisted candidates.
Announce Results: February 29th
- Results of the selection process are announced the day after the interview.
Divide Groups and Allocate Mentors: March 1st
- Selected candidates are divided into groups and allocated mentors.
Start Incubator: March 1st
- The incubation program officially begins.
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