HyKr Studio is an India-first venture studio that partners with technical founders to co-build startups from idea to scale. We provide ₹2-4 Crore per startup in milestone-based tranches, along with embedded engineering, design, and product teams, GTM support, and enterprise networks.

What sectors does HyKr Studio focus on?

HyKr Studio focuses on Deep Tech, Health & Bio, and PropTech sectors, partnering with technical founders who are building innovative solutions in these areas.

How much funding does HyKr Studio provide?

HyKr Studio provides ₹2-4 Crore per startup in milestone-based tranches, along with embedded teams and operational support to help startups scale.

Who founded HyKr Studio?

HyKr Studio was founded by Krishna Dunthoori, who has spent 25 years building companies across technology, enterprise services, real estate, and natural resources in both India and the US.

What makes HyKr Studio different from traditional VCs?

Unlike traditional VCs, HyKr Studio doesn't just fund pitches. We co-build with builders by providing embedded engineering, design, and product teams, along with GTM support and enterprise networks, making us true partners in the startup journey.

India's first true ^co-builder venture studio

We don’t fund pitchers.
We co-build with builders.

NOT AN ACCELERATOR

NOT A VC

We are builders who happen to have capital.

The problem we are solving

The system rewards pitchers. Not builders.

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VCs write cheques & disappear

Traditional investors hand you capital and expect quarterly updates. When you hit a wall at 2 AM, you’re on your own.

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Accelerator are too short

12- week programs promise transformation but leave you mid- journey. Real product-market fit takes 12-18 months, not 12 weeks.

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Pitching beats building

The best storytellers get funded, not the best builders. Founders who can ship get overlooked because they “can’t fundraise.”

We built Hykr because we lived these problems ourselves

HyKr is the ^co-founder you wish you had.

We don't just invest. We co-build. Product, customers, growth. From idea to scale, we are in the trenches with you.

100cr

capital commitment

Startups per cohort

cohorts per year

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Built BY A BUILDER

Krishna Dunthoori

FOUNDER & ceo

“I’ve been the founder at 2AM with no one in the trenches with me. HyKr exists because I wished it existed when I was starting out.”

Apty Inc. (founder & ceo)

Excers - $$M + ARR

25 years building

Angel Investor

Others talk about co-building.
We actually do it.

The difference

The Other Way

Pitch a deck. hope for the best

Get funded, figure it out alone

Advice from the sidelines

12 week program, then you’re on your own

Demo day - slideshow day

The HyKr Way

Ship a product, prove you can build

Get a co-founder with institutional muscle

Operators embedded in the trenches

6-18 month partnership through PMF

Demo day = live product + real customers

The entry point

Before you join HyKr, prove you can ship.

The HyKr Build Challenge isn’t just a pitch competition. It’s a proving ground. Build a real product. No decks. No theater. Just shipping.

2nd PRIZE

₹10L

1ST PRIZE

₹20L

3rd PRIZE

₹5L

All finalists : studio consideration with upto 2–4 Cr INR (250k–500k$) funding

Where we invest

Our strongest tailwinds.

Deep Tech

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Deep Tech

AI agents

Applied ML, robotics

On-device AI

Edge compute

Developer platforms

Infrastructure tooling

Health & Bio

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Health & Bio

Digital therapeutics

Diagnostics

Patient workflow AI

Healthcare data platforms

Payer/provider operations

Construction & PropTech

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Construction & PropTech

AI agents

Drones

Supply chain orchestration

Sustainability tech

Vertical SaaS

What builders get

Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.

Capital

₹2-4 Crore per startup in milestone-based tranches. You hit targets, we unlock capital. No vanity metrics.

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Craft

Embedded engineering, design, and product teams. We write code with you, not just checks for you.

Customers

Enterprise networks. Design partner programs. GTM playbooks. We open doors that stay closed to solo founders.

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Community

A guild of builders, operators, and investors. Shared learnings. Shared customers. Shared talent pool.

After you prove yourself

HyKr OS : The builder’s operating system.

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01 Idea Lab

06

WEEKS

Validate the problem. Kill bad ideas fast. Customer discovery sprints with real prospects.

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02 MVP Sprint

12

WEEKS

Build with our embedded engineering team. Ship weekly. Land 3-5 pilot customers.

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03 PMF Accelerator

16

WEEKS

Find repeatable revenue. Retention. Monetization. Enterprise readiness.

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04 Growth Studio

ONGOING

15

Sales engine. Strategic alliances. Internationalization. Scale what works.

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Ready to build something extraordinary?

A venture studio built for India's best founders. A proven operating system, capital, and hands-on support from first idea to scale.

Build Challenge

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India's first true co-builder venture studio

We are builders who happen to have capital.

The system rewards pitchers. Not builders.

Accelerator are too short

Pitching beats building

HyKr is the co-founder you wish you had.

Krishna Dunthoori

Others talk about co-building. We actually do it.

Not another pitch competition.

The Other Way

The HyKr Way

Before you join HyKr, prove you can ship.

₹10L

₹20L

₹5L

Our strongest tailwinds.

Deep Tech

Deep Tech

Health & Bio

Construction & PropTech

Construction & PropTech

Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.

Capital

Craft

Customers

Community

HyKr OS : The builder’s operating system.

01

Idea Lab

06

02

MVP Sprint

12

03

PMF Accelerator

16

04

Growth Studio

15

Ready to build something extraordinary?

India's first true ^co-builder venture studio

HyKr is the ^co-founder you wish you had.

Others talk about co-building.
We actually do it.