Six Startups, 12 Weeks, One Global Target: Masters’ Union Launches Road to YC

Masters’ Union University has launched **Road to YC**, a 12-week accelerator designed to push student-led technology startups from early ideas and prototypes toward stronger products, customer traction and global accelerator applications. The programme launched on October 15 and is aimed particularly at founders building software and AI-led companies.

Its first cohort includes six startups led by 10 founders. Together, the companies have already attracted more than 7,600 users, completed over six pilots and generated more than ₹1.45 lakh in revenue, according to Masters’ Union. The startups span AI infrastructure, coding agents, education technology and relationship intelligence.

Among them are Cortex, which is building AI agents designed to replicate an individual’s judgement and communication style; SuperBrain, a coding agent for large software codebases; Cohesivity, which is developing backend infrastructure for AI agents; Savra, an AI teaching assistant; and Nexo, an AI relationship agent. One founder from the cohort has already been accepted into Entrepreneur First, while six founders or startups have submitted Y Combinator applications.

The programme combines product development, customer validation, technical support, fortnightly hackathons, product reviews and accelerator-application preparation. Startups can enter at the idea, early-product or early-traction stage, provided at least one founder comes from the Masters’ Union student ecosystem. Importantly, Road to YC is an independent Masters’ Union initiative and is **not affiliated with Y Combinator**, nor does participation guarantee YC admission.

Road to YC adds another layer to Masters’ Union’s broader startup push. The university says it has already supported more than 80 student ventures, while 50 startups incubated through its Venture Initiation Programme have collectively raised over ₹320 crore. It also announced a ₹100 crore early-stage investment platform, MU Ventures, earlier in 2026.

The immediate goal may be getting more student founders into global accelerators. The harder test will be whether those 12-week build cycles produce companies that keep winning customers after the application deadline has passed.