You have people beside you.
Show us how you work together and the problem you want to stay with.
Hyderabad 23 November 2026
Good companies take time.
Give yours 70 days.
Applications close 10 November 2026.
Founders and co-founders welcome.
The programAssembly cohort / Apply by 10 November 2026
Your company deserves your full attention.
Assembly brings founders and co-founders together in Hyderabad for 70 days. A place to live, people to build alongside, and time to stay with the problem you care about.
The practical things, covered- Time to build
- 70 days
- Where we gather
- Hyderabad
- When we begin
- 23 November 2026
01 / The daysLife at Assembly
Live together. Get to work.
Stay close to the work.
Bring the company you are working on. Spend your days building it, with other founders close enough to ask, challenge and help.
High-speed internet · Access to a community fund
02 / The supportRoom for the work
The everyday, taken care of.
So you can spend the 70 days on your company.
- Shared accommodation
- Two meals a day
- High-speed internet
- Access to a community fund
- Open days and demo days
- Founder dinners and community events
The community fund supports the cohort as a whole. Assembly has no individual monthly stipend.
03 / The peopleFounders & co-founders
Different strengths. One table.
Founders and co-founders are equally welcome. Apply on your own or with your founding team. Tell us what you can build, what you care about and who you want beside you.
You’re still finding your people.
Tell us what you bring, and the kind of collaborators who would make the work stronger.
Different disciplines. Shared work.04 / The termsA shared stake
1%
Only when your startup
raises funding.
No equity when you join.
We take 1% equity when your startup raises funding. Formal participation documents are shared before you join.
Read about our programs01What is Assembly?
Assembly is the next program from The Founding Company, built around founders and co-founders combining their strengths to build for the long run. The direction is shared ambition, complementary craft, and working trust.
02Do I need to bring a co-founder?
Founders and co-founders are equally welcome. You can apply on your own or with your founding team. Tell us who you are building with, if anyone, and what each person brings to the work.
03How do we apply as a founding team?
Start one application for your company. Add your co-founders in Your team and invite them by email to complete their profiles. If you already have an invitation, open its link and sign in with that email to join your team’s application.
04When does Assembly begin?
Assembly begins on 23 November 2026 and runs for 70 days in Hyderabad. Applications close on 10 November 2026, at the end of the day in India Standard Time. Apply at /apply.
05Are the Residency terms also the Assembly terms?
No. Assembly runs for 70 days with Shared accommodation, Two meals a day, High-speed internet, Access to a community fund, Open days and demo days, Founder dinners and community events, and 1% equity when the startup raises funding. The ninety-day format and monthly stipend belonged to the first Residency.
Assembly / 23 November 2026
Bring what you are building.
Tell us about you, your team, your idea and what you have built so far. Your application saves as you go. Applications close 10 November 2026.
Start your application