WorkHouse is live — we're building India's first Power-Law Accelerator

Today WorkHouse is officially live. This is the first post on the WorkHouse blog, and I want to use it to clearly explain what we're building, why we're building it, and what makes it different from everything else in the Indian accelerator ecosystem.

The model is called the Power-Law Accelerator (PLA). The core idea is simple: WorkHouse takes 15% equity from every startup — higher than the standard 5-7% — but in return, we give 10x more value than a typical accelerator. Free housing for 90 days, a seed check of $30K (₹25L), $24K (₹20L) in cloud and AI credits, full legal and compliance setup, weekly mentorship from ex-founders, and a guaranteed demo day in front of 50+ investors.

Total value delivered per startup: $60K+ (₹51L+). Cash cost to the startup: $0.

Why does 15% make sense for founders? Because the alternative is raising from angels at 20-30% dilution, paying for office space ($2K-$3.5K/mo / ₹2-3L), paying for legal setup ($6K-$12K / ₹5-10L), getting no structured mentorship, and having no guaranteed investor access. WorkHouse gives you everything in one package, and you still keep 85% of your company.

On the investor side, the model operates as a standard VC fund. Anchor LPs commit to WorkHouse Fund I at a standard 2% management fee and 20% carry. But instead of just fund returns, LPs get exclusive, pre-vetted deal flow and direct co-investment rights into founders who have spent 90 days being observed under real conditions.

The revenue model compounds: management fees cover operations, sponsorships subsidize resources, and equity exits from Year 4 onwards drive the massive carry. The projections are public — see the model on the homepage.

We're currently raising $3.6M (₹30Cr) to fund the first warehouse and the first 10 seed checks. If you're interested in backing WorkHouse itself, visit the Raise page or email sukritvemula@outlook.com.