Persist
PersistAccelerator
Fall Batch · 2026 · Applications Open

Build the thing
that won't quit.

No upfront cost —just 7% equity.

Persist gives founders the full agency stack from day one — brand, weekly mentorship, co-founder matching, MVP build support and a launch system that actually ships. Equity only kicks in when you're ready to launch. You owe nothing if you don't finish.

See how it works ↘100% free · No fees · Just 7% equity
brand design+ weekly mentorshipco-founder matching+ mvp build sprintsinvestor warm-intros+ launch playbookslegal & cap table+ 24/7 founder slackbrand design+ weekly mentorshipco-founder matching+ mvp build sprintsinvestor warm-intros+ launch playbookslegal & cap table+ 24/7 founder slack
What you get · $100,000+ in value

Everything an agency
would charge for. For nothing.

A full operator team, lined up behind one founder. We replace the seven hires you can't yet afford — designer, brand strategist, fractional CTO, ops, growth, lawyer, coach.
01 / Foundation

Full agency stack, day one.

Brand identity, landing page, pitch deck and product story — produced in week one by our in-house design studio.

02 / Cadence

Weekly 1:1 mentorship.

One operator. One coach. Same time, every week. Real accountability — not a Slack channel that goes quiet.

03 / Team

Co-founder matching.

Hand-curated intros from a vetted pool of technical & commercial operators across India and globally.

04 / Build

MVP build sprints — with engineers, not promises.

Guidance on product strategy, technology selection, and workflow optimisation without requiring technical expertise. From Figma to live URL, with real users by demo day.

05 / Network

Warm intros to active investors.

Curated introductions to seed and pre-seed investors when stage and fit align — not a blast list or a batch perk.

The terms · transparent, on purpose
7%

One number. Zero surprises.

Most accelerators load up on hidden terms, repeat dilution, advisory pools and “optional” SAFEs. We don't. The number on the wall is the number on the doc.

Equity7% common — once you launch
If you don't shipYou owe nothing.
No upfront feesZero cost to join — ever.
The 12-week arc

From idea to live URL in one quarter.

Each week has a single, opinionated objective. No vague “office hours” — every Monday you know what shipping looks like by Friday.
Wk 01 — 03
Sharpen the wedge.

Customer interviews, market sizing, problem-statement teardown. We kill three ideas to find the one worth building.

Wk 04 — 06
Brand & build.

Studio designs the identity. Engineers pair on the MVP. Pitch deck v1 ships end of week six.

Wk 07 — 09
Ship to real users.

Soft launch to hand-picked operators. Iteration sprints & pricing tests run in parallel.

Wk 10 — 12
Investor round.

Warm-intro week, demo day, and term-sheet prep. You go in with narrative, data room, and investor targeting already done.

Portfolio · SongGPT

From zero to 43,000 installs — on product strength alone.

SongGPT lets anyone create music through a chat interface. Built through the Persist program, it has grown to 150,000+ generated songs, 43,000 installs, and 3,000+ daily active users.

150k+
songs generated
43k
installs
3k+
daily active users
SS
Swapnil SharmaCo-founder · SongGPT
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Applications open · Fall 2026

The work doesn't
wait — why should you?

Book a 15-min call ↘No commitment · No equity until launch · No follow-up unless you ask