Application Process

How do I apply for the Rudra program?

Submission Guidelines

  • Applications must be submitted through the official program portal.
  • A startup should only submit a single application.
  • Minimum required documents: Business plan, pitch deck, team bios, and financial projections.
  • Complete KYC
  • For any support during the application process, email can be sent to startups@yotta.com


Evaluation Criteria 

  • Application is complete in all respects
  • Startup meets the eligibility criteria of at-least one of the 4 stages of the program
  • Innovation and uniqueness of the Product.
  • Market potential and scalability of the Product.
  • Team capabilities and experience.
  • Alignment with the program’s AI focus. 
  • Startups which are referred to by our funding partners or can ask their the associated investors/incubators to reach out to us at startups@yotta.com


Evaluation Process 

  • Desk screening of the startup application by Yotta’s business and technical teams.
  • Reference Checks for claims of fund raise or association with our funding partners
  • Detailed review by a panel of industry experts and mentors (Fuel and Thrive stages only).
  • Pitch presentation by startup. 
  • Subsequent clarifications / submissions of additional document if any.


Selection, On-boarding, and Service Provisioning Process

  • Within 3 business days of completion of the Evaluation Process, Yotta shall confirm to the startup of its acceptance / rejection into the Program by way of an email. (D+3)
  • If selected, the email shall also mention the Stage in which the startup is being inducted.
  • The startup shall be sent a formal “Rudra Startup Program Agreement” to be executed between Yotta and the startup, which needs to be executed within 5 business days. (D+8)
  • The startup shall be sent a formal “Master Services Agreement” to be executed between Yotta and the startup, which needs to be executed within 5 business days. (D+8)
  • Within 3 business days, Yotta team shall initiate a technical session to understand the technical requirements of the startup, to do a detailed solutioning if required, and capture the services to be delivered in a Service Order Form (SOF) (D+11)
  • Within 3 business days, the services shall be configured and delivered to the startup. (D+14)


Services Usage, Invoicing & Credit Usage Monitoring Process

  • The startup shall be guided to create its account on “OneYotta” Portal through which startup can monitor the usage of various AI / Cloud services and monitor the invoicing, credit allocation and credit usage.
  • Startup shall pay the invoices monthly (for services usage beyond adjusted credits).

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