Main Bhi FounderFor founders
Startup ho ya dukaan, tell us what you're building and where you need a hand.
Main Bhi Founder is an ecosystem that connects founders with the right experts: content creators, investors, lawyers, CAs and more.
Free to start. Every plan is built from these five things; higher plans give you more of each.
What you get · Five things MBF does for you
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Get seen
Your Founder Card goes on the MBF app. On paid plans, MBF makes a one-minute film about you, interviews you, posts you on MBF channels and pitches your story to media.
- Founder Card on the app
- 1-minute story film
- Founder interviews
- Featured on MBF Instagram and socials
- Press release pitched to media
Your business
Tell us what you're building.
I run a . Right now it's , and it makes .
Tap an underlined word to change it.
What drives this
- Lines taken from
- Silver → Gold
- Ways for this stage
- Get seen · Connect and collaborate · Meet people
- Rules
- Stage picks the three ways. Revenue picks the plan level for each line, and the level above for "As you grow". Kind of business changes the words only.
Here's how MBF can help your kitchen
Get the first customers in, and set your kitchen up right from day one.
Get your dish noticed
A one-minute film about your kitchen on MBF’s channels, showing how you cook itSilver
Find the right experts and creators
Ask experts for help as often as you need, and work with rising food creators who post what they eatSilver
Meet founders and buyers in your city
Three city event passes plus the flagship event, with a stall where people taste your foodSilver
As you grow: a founder interview on Instagram, established creators and cofounder matching, and front-row intros to buyers.Gold
Your city
You join your city's charter team.
Every MBF city has a charter team: its founders and the people who back them. One group, one wall on the app, and one event a year where the city's founders sit in the dugouts, go on the main stage and get the awards.
Plans
Start free. Pay for more help.
All plans are billed yearly. Prices exclude GST unless switched on.
Swipe to see every plan →
Free
Listed
₹0always
A basic profile on the MBF app. See every founder and expert.
- Basic profile on the MBF app
- See all founders and experts
Bronze
Squad
₹5,000a year
A little help to get going: a full profile, your first city event pass and five requests a month.
- Full profile on the app
- 1 pass to an event in your city
- 5 requests to experts a month
- MBF CRM, 1 user for 3 months
- Starter pack
Silver
Spotlight
₹30,000a year
A one-minute film about you, a pass to the flagship event and unlimited requests to experts.
- Featured profile and a 1-minute story film
- 3 city passes + the flagship pass
- Unlimited requests to experts
- Bronze-level content creators
- 1 growth session · 10% off a stall
Gold
Captain
₹70,000a year
Introductions made for you at every event, a founder interview and a fundraising readiness pack.
- Founder interview, featured on Instagram
- 5 passes in any city + flagship, front row
- Hosted intros, up to 3 people an event
- Gold-level creators · cofounder matching
- Fundraising readiness pack · 2 sessions · 20% off a stall
Gold+
All-Star
₹1,50,000a year
A Relationship Manager, every MBF event, pitches to corporate buyers, grant filing and legal time.
- A dedicated Relationship Manager
- Every MBF event + 2 team passes
- Hosted intros, up to 5 people an event
- Your business pitched to 3 corporate buyers
- Grant filed with you · 2 hours with a lawyer or CA · 30% off a stall
Platinum
Founders' Office
By invitationpriced case by case
For fundraising, big partnerships, growth strategy, due diligence and mergers. Priced case by case.
- Priced per engagement, agreed with you
- Any success fee agreed in writing first
Every benefit
What each plan includes.
Tap a group to open it. A tick means included; small numbers point to the fine print. On a phone, pick one plan at a time.
| Benefit | Free₹0 | Bronze₹5,000 a year | Silver₹30,000 a year | Gold₹70,000 a year | Gold+₹1,50,000 a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profile on the MBF app | Basic | Full | Featured | Featured | Featured |
| Featured on MBF Instagram | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Featured across MBF socials | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Name on the Gold+ wall | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| 1-minute story film1 | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Founder interviews1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Short clips or posts through the year | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Press release pitched to media2 | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| MBF event passes3 | – | 1 in your city | 3 in your city + flagship | 5 in any city + flagship | Every event, every city |
| Team passes to the flagship event | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Seating | – | – | Reserved, near experts | Front row | Priority |
| Expert and networking sessions | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expert walk | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hosted intros at each event4 | – | – | – | Up to 3 people | Up to 5 people |
| Quarterly Gold+ dinner | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Event stall discount5 | – | – | 10% | 20% | 30% |
| Next year's stall price locked | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| See all founders and experts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Requests to experts | – | 5 a month | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| More visible in experts' feeds | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content creator access | – | – | Bronze | Bronze and Gold | Every level |
| Team follow-ups with content creators4 | – | – | Once | Up to twice | Via your RM |
| Celebrity or content creator invited to your event4 | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Cofounder matching | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Early access to Deal Room offers | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pitches to corporate buyers4 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Expert growth sessions6 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Dedicated Relationship Manager | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Deal Room profile, visible to investors | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fundraising readiness pack7 | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Profile shared with investors once you're ready7 | – | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quarterly readiness reviews | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Grants and government schemes | – | – | – | Eligibility session | Application filed with you |
| Meeting requested with the state startup cell | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Partner grant and loan programs | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| Lawyer or CA time, paid by MBF | – | – | – | – | 2 hours |
| Franchise-readiness check | – | – | – | – | ✓ |
| MBF CRM8 | – | 1 user, 3 months | 1 user, 6 months | 3 users, 6 months | 5 users, 6 months |
| Cloud credits9 | – | – | Up to $2,000 | Up to $10,000 | Up to $10,000 |
| MBF ecosystem discount pack | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Members-only content, leaderboard, jobs board, local founder groups | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Starter pack: T-shirt, diary, pen | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fine print
- MBF produces all content, working with content creators from our expert network for interviews, within MBF guidelines. You review the script and approve the final cut, with one round of revisions.
- We pitch your story. Whether and how media cover it is the publication's decision.
- Passes are valid for the membership year. Team passes can be shared within your company; other passes are personal.
- Introductions, follow-ups, pitches, pairings and invitations depend on the other person's availability and interest. MBF commits to making the approach and the introduction; the response is theirs.
- One discounted stall per membership year.
- A 60-minute session with an expert from your industry, matched and facilitated by MBF. You leave with a written action plan. Book any time in your membership year.
- Readiness criteria: an investor-ready deck, a financial model, a data room and traction milestones agreed with MBF. Investment decisions rest with investors.
- After the trial, the CRM is ₹1,000 per user per month, only if you choose to continue.
- Cloud credits come through partner programs and are subject to partner eligibility.
No plan fee includes a cut of your business. Platinum work may carry a success-based fee, agreed in writing before any work starts.
- 1Ask for an inviteTell us about you and what you build. Two minutes.
- 2Pick a plan, or stay freeYou can change it any time.
- 3We call you within seven daysAbout your city, your plan and what you need first.