Student ventures cross ₹100 crore.
More than 50 student and alumni ventures have collectively raised over ₹100 crore, as 22% of the 2026 cohort chooses entrepreneurship over placements.
For a growing share of the cohort, the first job after business school is one they create themselves.
According to figures reported by ETEducation from Masters’ Union’s entrepreneurship report and internal records, more than 50 student and alumni ventures across six cohorts have collectively raised over ₹100 crore in institutional capital. Together, those companies report more than ₹70 crore in annual recurring revenue.
A first career, not a fallback
The clearest shift is in what students choose to do next. The reported share of the 2026 cohort pursuing entrepreneurship reached 22%, compared with 7% in 2021. That choice reframes company-building from a later-career ambition into an immediate path after graduation.
The venture is not a classroom exercise. It is the classroom.
The portfolio spans consumer products, fintech, biotechnology, space technology, enterprise AI and gaming. Reported outcomes include two exits, while five student ventures—Project Clay, Hive School, Bullspree, Meta Fashion and Hookd—have appeared on Shark Tank India.
Learning with real stakes
Masters’ Union’s Venture Initiation Programme supports founders with grants, mentorship and access to investors while they are still enrolled. The aim is not simply to study entrepreneurship, but to confront the decisions that make it real: finding a customer, assembling a team, making a product work and earning the next opportunity to grow.
The ₹100 crore milestone is one measure of that work. The more enduring one may be the number of students who now see building as a credible first move—and arrive on campus ready to begin.
Figures in this story were reported by ETEducation on 22 September 2026, citing Masters’ Union’s entrepreneurship report and internal records.