build3, an ecosystem to build impact startups (for-profit AND purpose startups), announced Cohort 2 of its Impact Startup Academy (ISA).
The 5-week-long ISA has been designed to bridge the gap between purpose and profit, helping the next generation of entrepreneurs solve critical problems related to the mind, body, and earth (building towards UN SDGs, leveraging ESG).
The ISA has been designed in collaboration between build3 and Gaurav Singh, the country’s first Teach for India fellow with extensive experience in education and training.
The second cohort will host 100 potential impact entrepreneurs, to help them create a difference by prioritising purpose and profit simultaneously. The course will also help the next generation of entrepreneurs to integrate sustainability at the core of their solutions and develop new strategies and innovative business models that lead to lasting impact.
Gaurav Singh, impact entrepreneur and co-creator of the Impact Startup Academy, said, “The inaugural cohort of the Impact Startup Academy was a lasting success. We were surprised by the extraordinary response, which led us to commence the second Cohort within a short time. At this cohort, our objective remains the same, to create a course that offers 360-degree knowledge for individuals to transform into impact entrepreneurs. We will try to integrate motivational examples to fuel their aspirations, introduced to a like-minded community to partner with and learn from. Our goal is to create a sustainable ecosystem where purpose and profit are seen in a singular way, building towards UN-defined SDGs and leveraging ESG norms.”
The Cohort 2 of the ISA will have two distinctive disciplines — ‘Essentials’ and ‘Build Together’. The first track ‘Essentials’ will offer 10 core sessions with videos and slides, async content & live chat with the cohort, and specially curated additional resources like articles, videos and podcasts. The second ‘Build Together’ track will include everything in the Essentials track, coupled with live sessions, creations & assignments, weekly feedback and Q&A sessions, squads or peer groups as well as a Certificate from Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
Founded by Varun Chawla in 2020, build3 is a go-to community to build impact startups for profit and purpose. The objective behind its existence is to support and empower 100k founders to build impactful startups benefiting the mind, body, and earth (building towards UN SDGs, leveraging ESG) by leveraging diverse community modules — Impact Accelerator, Impact Online Community, online course Impact Startup Academy, Art retreat, demo day, startup eco ashram and coworking community hub. The flagship program, Impact Accelerator, focuses on helping impact founders find co-founders, refine their startup ideas and help them develop a viable business model. build3 accepts applications from -1 to 1 stage, ensuring a structured journey through ideation, creation, and scaling.
