Dhruv Madan & Aryaveer Chauhan
Founders, The Future Council
Why we started The Future Council.
We're students too. We watched friends spend three years preparing for one placement season, and a handful spend the same years building something of their own.
The students in the placement queue were memorizing answers to mock interviews, stressing over CGPA cut-offs, and waiting for someone else to pick them. The handful who were building had real users, learned how to sell, and gained genuine confidence.
We started The Future Council as a student startup accelerator so that the second path wouldn't depend on which college you got into. If you have the agency to build something real, you should have access to co-founders, operator mentorship, and venture capital from day one.
Our Core Values
How we make decisions, run cohorts, and treat student founders.
Access Over Pedigree
Launchpad is fully online, with dedicated written feedback for every applicant. We evaluate what you have shipped, never your college brand or GPA.
Build Over Talk
No business plan competitions or theoretical pitch deck debates. We measure live prototypes, user interviews, and customer traction.
We Win When You Win
We take 2% equity in selected Launchpad accelerator companies, aligning our skin in the game directly with your venture's long-term success. No success fees.
Community Before Competition
Campus chapters, peer pods of 4–5 founders, and fellow founders across our chapters. We help each other debug, test, and distribute.
Honest About Risk
Most startups fail. We don't sell illusions. We teach the fundamentals and highlight deferred placement safety nets so students build with confidence.
Builders Pay It Forward
Today's accelerated founders become tomorrow's campus chapter leads, mentor operators, and angel investors for the next cohort.
How our startup accelerator makes money.
Being transparent about money is central to our brand. Here is our entire business model.
Revenue Streams · Single Source of Truth
No hidden incentives.
Campus chapters are 100% free for all students. Launchpad applications are ₹999 (a one-time fee to filter for serious candidates and fund individualized written feedback + masterclass access). Launchpad takes 2% equity in selected cohort startups to align our incentives directly with your long-term success. No success fees on capital raised.
The Team
Founders and operators backing India's student builders.
Hire high-agency student builders.
The Future Council trains students who build real software, talk to customers, and solve difficult problems without waiting for instructions.
What TFC Builders Bring
- Production shipping speed✓ Proven
- Direct customer discovery✓ Proven
- Full stack & AI tool proficiency✓ Proven
- Extreme ownership mindset✓ Core trait
Connect with TFC Founders
Tell us what roles you are hiring for (founding engineers, product designers, growth interns).