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A new age of building

A program for startups

In it for the long game.

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Hyderabad

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ASSEMBLY · HYDERABAD · November 2026

For the founder
going the long way.

Good companies need more than a bright beginning. They need people who can stay with the problem, bring different strengths to the same table and keep making the next useful thing.

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THE UNDERTAKING

Different hands.
One shared direction.

Assembly is a working environment for founders and co-founders who are serious about what they are making and the people they make it with.

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THE PROGRAM

Time to work.
Room to grow.

45 days together, beginning in November 2026. Live close to the work, meet people who challenge it and make progress visible through open days and demos.

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45DAYS TOGETHER
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WHAT IS AROUND THE WORK

The practical
things matter.

We make space for sustained work and the conversations that sharpen it. Assembly provides:

  • 01Shared accommodation
  • 02Two meals a day
  • 03High-speed internet
  • 04Access to a community fund
  • 05Open days and demo days
  • 06Founder dinners and community events

The community fund is shared cohort support. Assembly does not offer the individual monthly stipend from the first Residency.

THE PEOPLE

Bring your craft.
Find your company.

A founding team is built through honest work, complementary ability and decisions made together. Tell us what you can build, what you care about and who you want beside you.

ALREADY TOGETHER

A team with a direction.

Show us how you work together and the problem you want to stay with.

STILL FINDING YOUR PEOPLE

A strength with a purpose.

Tell us what you bring and the kinds of collaborators who would make the work stronger.

A CLEAR COMMITMENT

Start together.
Earn the future.

Joining Assembly does not transfer equity. The 1% equity commitment takes effect when your startup raises funding. Formal participation documents are shared before you join.

Program
45 days
Begins
November 2026
Equity
1% when the startup raises
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Good questions
belong here.

01What is Assembly?

Assembly is the next program from The Founding Company, built around founders and co-founders combining their strengths to build for the long run. The direction is shared ambition, complementary craft, and working trust.

02Do I need to bring a co-founder?

You can apply as a founder or with a co-founder. Tell us who you are building with, if anyone, and what each person brings to the work.

03When does Assembly begin?

Assembly begins in November 2026 and runs for 45 days in Hyderabad. The application is open at /apply; the exact start date and deadline will be shared by the team.

04Are the Residency terms also the Assembly terms?

No. Assembly runs for 45 days with Shared accommodation, Two meals a day, High-speed internet, Access to a community fund, Open days and demo days, Founder dinners and community events, and 1% equity when the startup raises funding. The ninety-day format and monthly stipend belonged to the first Residency.

ASSEMBLY · November 2026

In it for
the long game.

Bring the work you believe in and the person you are becoming through it.

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