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15 builders. 30 days. infinite money.
what will they ship?
this is localhost bengaluru house.
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surabhi (@this_is_surabhi) built a robot in 4 weeks.
a robotic arm on a mobile base - fully open source, fully teleoperated.
she calls it RAVEN: robotic assistant for versatile everyday needs. this is her story.
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ai can think. ai can act.
now ai can pay.
meet sushant (@sushantpandey_) and shubham (@shubhamkukretii), building prava (@pravapayments)
this is their story.
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bengaluru, we're back.
10 builders, 4 weeks of building, and after lots of coke cans.
demo day is this saturday – june 28. pull up.
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thanks to everyone who joined us for the demo day.
great demos. great people.
bengaluru was truly back.
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the youngest founder in the house is harish (@habril27), just 16 years old.
he graduated high school early and is already building a sci-fi robot. this is his story.
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the first 15 fellows have been selected for the localhost india fellowship:
- @shourshot
- @saviomartin7
- @Dheemanthreddy_
- @DevvMandal
- @sushantpandey_
- @habril27
- @0xastro98
- @this_is_surabhi
- @nonstandardguy
- @DebdattaSingha
- @IndusThink
- @soulfulsmit
- @ArsEn10Us
congratulations to all the fellows -- a group of builders, thinkers, and future founders.
the next 15 fellows will be announced next week.
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reporting live from a very successful day one of the delhi-ncr house.
the usual things - awesome vibes and building great products.
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meet dev (@devvmandal) building @JoinShiro
studies aerospace at iit madras, built a dating app for his college. now he is building an ai coding agent.
this is his story:
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bengaluru demo day:
1/8: @DevvMandal is demoing @JoinShiro - your AI on-call engineer.
when production breaks, shiro fixes it - before your team even wakes up.
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50 days. 20 founders. 1 house.
what an incredible ride. from long nights to big ideas, we’ve finally made it to demo day.
it’s been a wild, unforgettable journey here at the delhi-ncr house.
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to officially wrap up an unforgettable month, we took our fellows to the arcade for one last blast.
it was the perfect way to mark the end of our bengaluru house experience.
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bengaluru demo day:
7/8: @Dheemanthreddy_ is building @mayaresearch_ai
an ai voice model for 22 Indian languages with 16 expressive styles - from narration to conversation.
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meet Amrit (@0xastro98), born in Dubai, moved to the US for his bachelor’s.
during his time in the US, he identified a significant gap in the real estate market. he decided to relocate to India to build @Flashmateshq.
this is his story.
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last month was our craziest demo day yet.
our founders crushed it.
millions raised. inboxes flooded with VC calls.
here's our recap.
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friendly cricket match in bengaluru.
@localhostind vs @theresidency
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nothing like spending time with talented builders, sharing wins and losses.
push day update - week 1
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first night at our delhi campus!
a little pocket of silicon valley in 🇮🇳
20 founders, 50 days to build.
across robotics, film, ai, space, healthtech, etc.
20 builders in india's biggest hackerhouse.
50 days.
Each on their own journey.
@localhostIND for the books.
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let's see what happens if we lock twenty builders in a huge villa for the next 50 days.
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what's the nerdiest thing you've ever done?
we asked our localhouse fellows the same question and here's what they said:
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for the first time, we are hosting a demo day in the heart of delhi-ncr.
20 founders. 50 days. one demo day.
demo day is this saturday - october 4. pull up.
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bengaluru demo day:
5/8: @sushantpandey_ and @shubhamkukretii are building a global fintech @Pravapayments
Prava lets AI make payments triggered by voice/text right inside your AI shopping and Travel apps, making the experience magical.
It's already going for Pilot with top AI shopping apps in US.
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LocalHost India Tour 🇮🇳
15 cities | 300+ founders | 15 days
We’re traveling city by city across India, discovering underserved young founders beyond the usual tech hubs.
April 11th - 26th
Brunches, Dinners, Co-working
👉 lu.ma/localhost2025
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20 people locked in a hackerhouse in delhi ncr for 50 days.
close to culture. far from the noise.
because the next big companies won’t come from campuses
they’ll be built by misfits and risk-takers in places like this.
apply below.
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Announcing our LocalHost India fellows on May 15th.
LocalHost India
localhosthq.com/india
• 30 Spots
• $100,000+ Grants
• IRL in Bengaluru
• Free Travel, Workspace & Labs
Backed by @OrangewoodLabs, @ETHIndiaco,
@ActualOnexyz, @theresidency
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bengaluru demo day:
2/8: @habril27 is building zenith.
zenith is cursor for hardware. debug your circuit over uart, understand serial output context, auto generate pinout tables and more!
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fire hackathon. great people. amazing vibes. bengaluru never disappoints.
thank you to our sponsors:
naman (@shirollsasaki) from base (@base).
palak (@palakzat) from morphic (@morphic).
sheetal (@sheetalchauhan5) from compose (@lets_compose).
heet (@HeetTike) from noice (@noicedotso).
2 days ago, we threw a "short story hackathon" powered entirely by AI.
people made films in Studio Ghibli, Cinematic Style and Retro, in 3 hours, many from not knowing anything about video-generation models.
here's a thread of some of the films 🎥🧵
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bengaluru demo day:
4/8: @shourshot is building ar/ai glasses @dawnlabshq
in 2020, he started voice acting. but he loves tech so much that he watched iron man 14 times and now he is building his own ai/ar glasses.
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bengaluru demo day:
6/8: @this_is_surabhi is building RAVEN, robotic assistant for versatile everyday needs.
a robotic arm on a mobile base - fully open source, fully teleoperated. openraven.tech
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After weeks of touring india and seemingly leaving namma bengaluru, we finally made it happen!
Finally hosted the Bengaluru Builders' Brunch in Koramangala and had some real awesome peeps show up.
The avg IQ level go brrrr. 🚀
Next one in the works already!
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launching india’s biggest hacker house.
we did it in bangalore and now @localhostind is coming to delhi ncr.
20 people, 50 days to build the next big thing
huge villa, with a garden, & everything taken care of so you can go all in.
august 1st.
India’s greatest hacker house.
@localhostIND is coming to delhi-ncr.
20 people, 50 days to build the next big thing.
huge villa, with a garden, & everything taken care of so you can zone-in.
august 1st.
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Builders' dinner tonight with our OG gang @habril27, @this_is_surabhi, @abhishaygg, @DevvMandal @0xastro98, @Dheemanthreddy_ and @omjambhale3
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Connect. Build. Repeat.
Glimpses from our latest dinner in Hyderabad that brought builders together.
ధన్యవాదాలు హైదరాబాద్ 💚
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introducing community card.
one card loaded with money for all our fellows. they use it to buy all the stuff they want to build the next big thing.
infinite money glitch. it's LPs' money so... free iphoones for everyone (if they shhip) :))
our fellows get unlimited and uncapped access to money to buy whatever they want to build stuff, one of many fantastic perks of being cracked!
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alright, here it is - the full thread of all the incredible creations people made for the ai x filmmaking hackathon.
the creativity here is unreal 🧵
okie i'll admit it - the creations people are sharing for the ai x filmmaking festival is absolutely fascinating. the creativity is insane.
i've been tagged in so many i lost count.
drop your creations in the comments - i'm making a thread to showcase all of them.
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bengaluru demo day:
3/8: @dyumnamadan is building yes theory for india.
she was featured on shark tank india, went to the US. for her bachelor’s degree but dropped out and moved to india to create content.
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how many of you want to see the recorded videos from demo day? 👀
comment below if you'd like to watch them!
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Announcing 2 things:
1) Applications for the fellowship close tonight at 11:59 PM IST
2) Huge announcement today at 6 PM IST
Announcing LocalHost India 🇮🇳:
An IRL fellowship program for technologists working on ambitious projects where you get paid (no-strings grant) to work on your bold ideas.
We're looking for people from all fields—Aerospace, Space Tech, Web3, Synthetic Biology, Robotics, Next-gen Fintech, IT Infra, Agritech & Software.
We want to support young world-class founders, engineers, and researchers tackling complex technical challenges with real-world impact.
Come to Bengaluru and build with us. Here’s how it works:
• 30 fellows will be selected
• $100,000+ worth of grants
additional perks like lab access, free travel, and workspace credits
we’re supported by @OrangewoodLabs, @ETHIndiaco, @theresidency, and @ActualOnexyz
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A magical afternoon at Pune for the founder's lunch.
20+ brilliant builders and innovators came together, connecting over a meal.
The ideas shared, connections made, and energy in the room: Unmatched!
धन्यवाद पुणे 💚
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Delhi was a blast!
We brought together incredible builders, innovators, and entrepreneurs from Delhi under one roof.
Huge thanks to everyone who joined -- your support for Localhost India and its builders is instrumental in helping it grow.
धन्यवाद दिल्ली 💚
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special thanks to @BLRxZo and @Samuraizann for the hosting us and @bonomiofficial and @lightroastguy for the drinks.
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starting with our india cohort: SkyPass.
free domestic flights, anywhere in the country.
because where you are shouldn’t limit what you build.
apply now. yes/no in 24h.
introducing skypass.
spent the past week across 10 cities in India, beyond the usual tech hubs. talent is everywhere: but many builders lack access to the broader startup ecosystem.
so we are launching this:
free flights. across India. anytime.
if we back you, you get skypass.
there's also direct apply.
yes/no in 24h, we start skypass from may 1st.
ALT localhosthq.in/skypass
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The founders' community in coastal Karnataka met for breakfast in Mangalore.
Some exciting innovations in EVs, Proptech, and SaaS are coming from here.
Great people, amazing food, and lots of potential!
ಸೊಲ್ಮೆಲು ಮಂಗಳೂರು 💚
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never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down until we find you a space you can call home @0xastro98
localhost india fellows never rest!
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We hosted an exclusive Builders Brunch in Indore today.
New founders and builders came in, bringing a wave of fresh ideas and energy.
The house was full of brilliant minds. Amazing to see new innovations coming from these amazing places.
धन्यवाद इंदौर 💚
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drop a hi in the comments, if you're coming tomorrow for the blr builders' brunch.
Hello Bengaluru!
We’re hosting a Builders' Brunch next Saturday, May 17.
If you’re a founder, dev, designer, or just love building cool things, come through.
Limited spots -- register now.
lu.ma/v7xlzgm6
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just a friendly reminder to everyone.
our participation applications for ai x filmmaking festival will close tomorrow at 11:59 PM IST
apply now: lu.ma/mumb.ai
grab a screening pass: luma.com/ycicqehv
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Spent a day with builders in Kolkata, it was a small, focused group with interesting conversations.
Met some young founders working on projects in DeSci, Web3 Security, Autonomous Systems, and SaaS.
Kolkata has some promising work going on -- low-key but steady.
ধন্যবাদ কলকাতা 💚
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We hosted an exclusive brunch for the builders of Guwahati in the mountains.
Every single person present was involved in fields like fashion tech, digital news, internet infrastructure, and more.
The northeastern part of India showcased some incredible talent
ধন্যবাদ গুৱাহাটী 💚
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We along with @SuperteamIN are hosting capture the flag event in Bengaluru on 26th July. More info below 👇
🚨 reminder!
Capture The Flag — @solana’s premier cybersecurity competition is happening in BLR on 26th july with a prize pool of ₹5 lakh!
last date to register is 18th july 2025 (apply in the link below)
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Concluded our India tour with our last stop in Ahmedabad.
Crazy people, crazy ideas, crazy conversations. Spacetech, Devtools, web3 all in one place.
Gujaratis have that entrepreneurial spirit like no other!
આભાર અમદાવાદ 💚
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localhouse orientation nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1YqKDNzPX…
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What you are about to see tomorrow is about to remove the biggest barrier for builders across India.
Finally happening. You do not want to miss this one.
kei and i are launching something epic for @localhostIND tomorrow!
we're about to drop something nobody has ever tried in doing it before. trust me, you'll want to see this.
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DM us if you wanna help us build this in chennai/pune.
an idea i had in my head:
a creative lab space in blr - like a public library, but for makers and builders.
a shared workshop where anyone can walk in and build stuff: hardware, code, design or whatever they're into.
we have an amazing community online for building and sharing things. how about like physical public space?
where you pay a subscription for a year or month and get access to lab?
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Bengaluru peeps, we’re hosting a brunch or dinner soon! Keep an eye on the calendar: lu.ma/localhost2025
wrapped up the localhost india tour today.
past few days traveled:
> more than 13,000 kms (8k miles)
> over 20 flights
> 72hrs of no sleep
> 15 cities in 15 days.
meeting new people in new cities. this was one of the biggest tours we ever pulled off!
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our fellows are going to tokyo 🇯🇵
meeting japanese founders, VCs + tourism.
if you want to join the next japan tour, reach out @localhostJPN : )
インド・ルーマニア・マレーシアなど各国 (@localhosthq) から若手起業家が集まる東京ツアーを開催します。
7月18〜28、日本の起業家やVCとのミートアップや観光も予定しています 🇯🇵
7月20日（日）の交流会に興味ある日本の起業家の方は、@kechohayashi までご連絡ください！
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Hello Bengaluru!
We’re hosting a Builders' Brunch next Saturday, May 17.
If you’re a founder, dev, designer, or just love building cool things, come through.
Limited spots -- register now.
lu.ma/v7xlzgm6
hosting a builders' brunch in bengaluru next saturday, may 17th.
if you're a founder, developer, designer, or just obsessed with building cool stuff, this is your kind of brunch.
spots are limited, registration link in comments.
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Proudly during our bengaluru demo day!
FYI, the first "REAL" agentic payments in India was processed on June 28th by @pravapayments
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
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@pravapayments is actually enabling payments for AI apps. you should check them out
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The Indic Vault is just what India’s AI space needs --built for our many languages and communities.
Really glad to support @Dheemanthreddy_ early on.
Introducing Indic Vault
The Largest Native Q&A Dataset for Indian Languages 🇮🇳
We're open-sourcing a high-quality, instruction-tuned dataset with Q&A pairs across major Indian languages.
Key highlights:
> Natural, conversational 2025-style language — not formal or outdated
> Thousands of examples, worth several thousand dollars
> Fine-tune any open-source model and Get GPT-4o performance on Indic tasks
Build real, relatable AI assistants for India
Link in the comments - download now.
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