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Community
Peer-driven learning through campus chapters, city circles, and founder communities.
Our Story
Building India's Founder Generation
IYEC was founded in 2022 in New Delhi with a single belief: the best way to transform India's economy is to build more founders — not just more job-seekers.
Our Mission
Why We Exist
India produces over 1.5 million engineering graduates every year. The majority take jobs. We believe many of them should be building companies.
IYEC provides the infrastructure for student and young founders — mentorship, cohort programs, accelerator access, service support, and a national network of peers and investors.
Our goal: build India's next 1000 founders.
120+
Student Startups Supported
₹2Cr+
Funding Facilitated
18+
Expert Mentors
28
Cities Across India
Our Three Pillars
Everything we do is built on these three foundational pillars that drive youth entrepreneurship forward.
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Capability
Structured programs that help members validate ideas, sharpen execution, and become investor-ready.
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Connections
Access to operators, mentors, investors, and institutions that can open the next door.
Our Journey
IYEC Through the Years
2022
IYEC Founded
Started in New Delhi with 12 founding members and one bold mission.
2023
10 Cities, 50+ Startups
Expanded chapters to 10 cities. First cohort batch launched with 25 founders.
2024
₹2Cr+ Funding & 18 Mentors
Facilitated over ₹2 crore in funding. Built a network of 18 expert mentors.
2025
28 Cities, International Cohort
Launched IYEC's first international cohort. Reached 1000+ registered members.
2026
Platform Launch
Launched the full IYEC digital platform with member services, LMS, and accelerator.
Core Values
What We Stand For
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Bharat First
We build for India — solutions that work across cities, cultures, and contexts.
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Founder-Centric
Every decision starts with the founder. Community, not corporate.
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Execution Focus
Ideas without action are daydreams. We obsess over doing.
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Open Network
No gatekeeping. If you're building, you belong here.
Our Leadership
IYEC Team
The visionary leaders guiding IYEC's mission to build India's founder generation.
Mr. Shubham Singh
President, IYEC · Founder & Chairman, VDG Group
VDG Industries Limited
Stanford University Alumni
India 5000 Best CEO Nominee
Top 10 Youngest Entrepreneur, UP
Published Author — Notion Press 2021
39+ Group Subsidiaries
Shubham Singh is the President of IYEC and Founder & Chairman of VDG Industries Limited — a diversified Indian conglomerate with 39+ subsidiaries spanning Technology, Healthcare, Clean Energy, Media, and Retail. A Stanford University alumnus, he founded VDG Group at a young age, growing it across 50+ cities and 35+ industries with 150+ developers and 600+ enterprise clients globally. Named among India's Top 10 Youngest Entrepreneurs (UP) and nominated for the India 5000 Best CEO Award, he is the author of "Facebook Marketing" (Notion Press, 2021). Through IYEC, he is on a mission to build India's next 1000 founders.
Ready to join the movement?
Be part of IYEC — India's growing network of young founders.