B2B Focused VC-Backed Outcome Driven

We help founders build a strong foundation for their venture and make them ready for scale and venture capital with a program fully customised to your stage, your gaps, and your goals.

Capital is just one aspect of the program. We combine funding with the structured support to build foundations that scale.

Everything we do is outcome-driven. Built around execution, measurable progress, and practical support that creates real momentum.

We select early-stage startups from the 3 sectors that Caret Capital invests in and where our ecosystem can add significant value.

  • Smart Mobility
  • Supply Chain and Distribution
  • Jobs & Livelihood

Our Mission

Support category-building founders build the foundations that scale.

To raise the power of entrepreneurs, enabling them to create 10 million jobs and achieve 10% annual efficiency in India's Supply Chain and Distribution to unlock $1 trillion in economic value.

Conviction-first

We back founders with deep, independent belief in a thesis or concept over external signals like market consensus or hype.

Structured, yet personalised

There's a program. But it bends to you. Every engagement is shaped by your stage, your sector, and where you're actually stuck — not a fixed curriculum.

Selective by design

We work with a small set of founders. That's intentional. Fewer companies means more depth and more time — from people with real skin in the game.

VC lens + hands-on support

We're investors who work alongside founders. Investor perspective + deep-engaged mentorship + access to our ecosystem — all in one program.

A structured path to traction

Not a networking event. Not a workshop series. A deliberate, milestone-driven journey — from early conviction to repeatable, scalable growth.

The Program

A program built around your outcomes.

Customised to your stage, your gaps, and your goals.

01
Pre-program Assessment
02
Anchor Mentorship
03
Group Learning Sessions
04
Investment
05
Investor Readiness
06
Customer & Investor Access
We provide our proprietary framework for you to analyse your business. The scorecard helps founders identify exactly what needs to change to succeed.
Deep-dive business review via our proven, proprietary framework — structured approach, not guesswork
Gap identification — exactly what's holding your startup back from VC readiness
Leading to an outcome-driven intervention plan customised for your startup
Matched to your sector, your stage, and your specific challenges.
6 (or more) one-on-one mentoring sessions with your anchor mentor
Fortnightly accountability via a check-in and mentoring session with your dedicated coach
Domain experts on demand — sector-specific or function-specific knowledge via industry stalwarts. Not generic gyan.
6 high-calibre group learning sessions conducted by experienced entrepreneurs, senior professionals, and investors.
Building a strong foundation for your startup across all key areas:
Marketing & Sales
Metrics
Business Plan
HR Strategies for Startups — Hiring & Retention
Pitch Deck Making
₹1 Cr Seed Capital.

Startups who graduate successfully from the program receive ₹1 Cr investment from Caret. Being part of the Caret family significantly increases your chances of receiving follow-on investment from Caret Capital.

We only accept startups relevant to the Caret Capital investment thesis and who the fund would like to invest in at the appropriate stage.
In the final lap of the program, we help you become fully investor ready.
This includes the scorecard + aspects important for VCs at your stage. We work with you to finalise:
Investor narrative — build the story that lands with the right investors
Pitch deck + articulation of the storyline
90-second intro video focused on investors
1-page venture summary in a standard, proven format that helps investors take a quick view
Data room preparation — financials, cap table, customer evidence
The Demo Day is a highly curated investor event
Get direct introductions to decision makers in enterprise clients and ecosystem partners who can open real doors for you.
Startups who graduate successfully from the program get warm introductions to relevant investors and VC funds in our network — in addition to deep engagement with the Caret Capital investment team.
Customer connects — direct introductions to enterprise decision makers
Ecosystem partners — industry associations, corporates, and channel partners
Investor introductions — warm connections to relevant VCs and investor networks

A structured, milestone-driven program. Customised per founder.

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Founder Speak

What founders say about Caret.

Founder portrait

Founder Voices - JustDeliveries

In start-ups, mentorship matters.

In start-ups, where things change fast and the struggle is real, mentorship matters. In my experience, mentorship from Caret in the last 2-3 years has equipped me with perspective and thus the mindset to navigate the twists and turns.

Founders group portrait

Founder Voices - Celcius

Mentors build bridges to opportunity

Mentors bring valuable connections to investors, other mentors, and customers. For me, their guidance has been a bridge to opportunities I wouldn't have reached alone.

Founder in office

Founder Voices - Citrus

Founder-first partners every startup needs

Caret believed in us before most others did. They've been our loudest cheerleaders and most approachable mentors — the kind of founder-first partners every early-stage startup needs.

Founder in office

Founder Voices - Eximple

More Than Capital — True Partners from Day One

Having Caret Capital as our first believers has been a masterclass in itself; few understand cross-border logistics with such depth. Grateful to have one of the sharpest teams in the VC ecosystem by our side from day one, shaping how we think and build.

Apply to Caret Accelerator.

We work with a small set of B2B founders building in sectors where our ecosystem adds the most value.

Applications open 20th May to 25th June

What startups commit

  • Attend 6+ one-on-one mentoring sessions with your anchor mentor and at least 3 of 6 group learning sessions
  • Advisory equity of 1%-3% to the accelerator (depending on the stage of the startup), of which 1/3rd is shared with the anchor mentor
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