From idea to inception: your -1 to 0 peers
peercheque origins is a 4 month program designed to help you build conviction in your idea, the market opportunity, and most importantly in you.
Apply now*Spring 2025 applications close Jan 26, 2025
We believe that great ideas are born out of a series of unintended consequences coming together. It's a highly unpredictable process and is filled with infinite chaos. Therefore, every aspect of your beginning will have an immense impact on what you'll build.
We call this the -1 to 0 stage of starting up.
This phase is about building enough conviction in an idea and your vision of it. It’s about deciding whether you want to build a company or not. It’s about finding the right co-founders to do it. It’s asking all the hard questions right up front.
We want to partner with you to make it happen.
Structure of the program
DAY 0
Initiate
Begin your journey with or without an idea. We are looking for people who have insights on problems, it’s our job to help you find the solutions.
Complete a short application form. You will hear from us within 2-4 weeks.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a short interview to get to know each other better.
Goal is to select a maximum of 2 founders/teams in each cohort, enabling us to go deep into forming the company with you.
Company building is not a part-time job. You will find value in Origins only if you’re prepared to spend 120% of your time on it.
DAY 1-30
Research
WhatsApp group set up.
Minimum 10 high quality customer or expert conversations.
Fine tuning of the idea.
If we are successful, the end outcome of this stage will be a document explaining the company we are trying to build, along with a working name.
1 hour weekly sync-up with peercheque led by Aakrit or Miten.
DAY 30-90
Validation
Build the lightest version of something that can actually be tested with customers.
Fine tuning of the business model and problem statement.
Not all startups here will require 60 days, some significantly less / some significantly more.
If we are successful, the end outcome of this stage will be an investor pitch deck defining the exact amount we want to raise, along with peercheque commitment to invest.
DAY 90-120
Seed Fundraise
Introductions to the right set of potential investors.
Framing the pitch, coaching & iterating through the process.
High velocity regular catch ups and discussions.
If we are successful, the end outcome will be a successful fundraise.
peercheque will take 2% as advisory fees for the origins program, only upon a successful fundraise
peercheque will participate as an investor in the fundraise, and may even choose to lead it.
DAY 120 & Beyond
Execution
Monthly meetings to discuss GTM, strategy, product, company building.
Making introductions as relevant: Customers, Candidates, Investors.
Coach for life :)
Who should join us
01
you have multiple ideas and are looking for your ideal fit.
02
you have an insight which requires further fine-tuning.
03
you have no ideas and want to jam on it with high-quality peers.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are in the -1 to 0 stage of life and are actively trying to figure out which idea you want to peruse, you can be a part of the peercheque origins program or you can join jampad to brainstorm on ideas with high quality peers.
Alternatively, if you’re already in the fund raising mode, we partner with select entrepreneurs who are not a part of our program. We write cheques up to Rs 4Cr in the pre-seed/ seed stage.
Inception stage investing isn’t obvious and it’s an emergent process. It requires time. It’s centered around the potential and capability of a person to figure out. We understand the chaos of this process and partner with future founders to help them build their life’s work.
