alexandria · cohort 02 · goa
sanctuary for contrarians.
twelve to fourteen founders. twenty-two days. come with the thing you cannot leave alone.
Mandrem, Goa · 11 oct to 1 nov 2026 · apply by 5 oct
surf at sunrise. ship past midnight. argue at dinner. begin again tomorrow.
hundreds of frontier builders living inside one shared experiment.
Edge City gathers people building new technologies, communities, and institutions. Forge is its founder house: twelve to fourteen contrarians inside the larger village.
AI and infrastructure credits from the teams building the tools, so cost does not slow the work.
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our kind
of founders.
we look for fiercely independent founders building in line with our thesis. we also love backing teams finding product–market fit or ready to build on it.
we work closely with those teams to sharpen the product, clarify the story, and accelerate their next raise through fundraising preparation and investor introductions.
if you’re selected,
you’re in.
a place to live, people to build with, and help that gets into the work.
move into the work.
join a founder retreat in our Goa villa, with hardware labs, space to experiment, and the everyday details handled.
find who you build well with.
get guidance on potential cofounders and test the fit by working together on real problems.
have people in your corner.
live and build alongside a small cohort of founders. trade feedback, share what works, and help each other get unstuck.
give the product room to move.
get hands-on support and AI and infrastructure credits to test, build, and sharpen what people actually want.
get your next raise moving.
work on the story, prepare for investor conversations, and get introductions that fit what you are building.
leave the desk.keep the idea.
sunday surf. long dinners. room to think. the work comes with you.
dinner is handled.
a private chef, a shared table, and no reason to eat at your laptop.
pull up a chair.
Edge City founders, researchers, and operators drop by. good company, without the calendar invite.
pool outsidebeach on footsunday surf
good ideas need air.
everything points to demo day.
one working product. one sharper story. one room ready to see what the three weeks made possible.
apply by
applications close at the end of the day.
three weeks in Goa.
11 oct to 1 nov · Mandrem · apply by 5 oct