Mesa School of Business

Mesa School of Business is a startup-focused business school that offers practitioner-led, experiential, and AI-integrated undergraduate and postgraduate business education programs.

Good fit · 44 / 100

₹110 CrBengaluru, India7d ago

Higher Education

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Why now

Based on the reported round

Funding round of ₹110 Cr announced 7d ago.

Backed by Dharana Capital, Elevation Capital, InnoVen Capital and 1 more.
Reported 7d ago. The window is closing, so reach out soon.

Why it fits

Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, providing a complete geographic match.
Founders possess elite academic credentials (IIT Bombay, HBS, Kellogg) and leadership experience at Urban Company, Amazon, and BCG.
Strong business traction with 550+ students across three programs and estimated annual revenue of ₹10–₹50 crore.
Secured institutional backing from top-tier investors including Elevation Capital and Dharana Capital.

View score breakdownScored against thesis v4

44 / 100 · Qualified (minimum 30) · Scored against thesis v4, 13 Oct, 07:32 IST

Sector / thesis fit2 / 25
Technology defensibility0 / 15

Company snapshot

Funding: ₹110 Cr
Sector: Education · Higher Education
Location: Bengaluru, India
Business model: B2C
Founded: 2023
Website: mesaschool.co (opens in a new tab)

Product & traction

Product: Experiential residential business programs including a one-year Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Startup Leadership, a four-year undergraduate programme on business & entrepreneurship, and Forge (a one-year programme for fresh graduates in venture building), featuring 600+ hours of founder-led instruction and AI-first curriculum.
Target customer: Aspiring entrepreneurs, early-career professionals, fresh graduates, and students seeking operational and strategic leadership roles in startups.
Market: Business management and startup leadership education for higher education students and professionals.
Differentiation: Hands-on, practitioner-led 'learning by doing' model where every student builds and runs a real business and launches tech products using AI, guided directly by over 100 active startup founders and global business school faculty.

Traction

Grown from a single postgraduate cohort to over 550 students across three programmes in 3 years
More than 100 founders have taught on campus, and students have worked on over 200 projects with startups
Reported ~2.5x year-on-year growth in student enrollments and annual revenue (estimated in the ₹10–₹50 crore range)
Self-reported 100% placement rate and an average CTC of ₹27 LPA
Runs Mesa Startup Lab backed by a ₹5 crore fund, which has deployed over ₹1.2 crore into student-led startups

Founders

Ankit AgarwalCo-founder
Alumnus of IIT Bombay and Harvard Business School; previously an executive at Urban Company and a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Varun LimayeCo-founder
Alumnus of the Kellogg School of Management; previously worked at Amazon, Pratham Education Foundation, and Larsen & Toubro.

Outreach recommendation

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Recommended angle

Congratulate Ankit on the round, then lead with headquartered in Bengaluru, India, providing a complete geographic match.

Key talking points

Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, providing a complete geographic match
Founders possess elite academic credentials (IIT Bombay, HBS, Kellogg) and leadership experience at Urban Company, Amazon, and BCG
Strong business traction with 550+ students across three programs and estimated annual revenue of ₹10–₹50 crore
Grown from a single postgraduate cohort to over 550 students across three programmes in 3 years
More than 100 founders have taught on campus, and students have worked on over 200 projects with startups

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Sources & evidenceArticles, research links and exact timestamps

Funding round · ₹110 Cr · Draft ready

Investors: Dharana Capital, Elevation Capital, InnoVen Capital, Alteria Capital

Mesa School of Business raises Rs 110 Cr co-led by Dharana Capital and Elevation Capital (opens in a new tab)YourStory · published 13 Oct, 06:10 IST · first seen 13 Oct, 07:31 IST
Mesa School of Business raises Rs 110 crore at Rs 385 crore valuation (opens in a new tab)ET Startups (ETtech) · published 13 Oct, 06:00 IST · first seen 13 Oct, 07:31 IST

Research sources

Contact detailsankit@mesaschool.co · Verified

Contact found · checked 13 Oct, 07:33 IST

Preferred contact · Founder

ankit@mesaschool.coVerifiedAnkit Agarwal

Contact	Type	Verification	Found via	Checked
info@mesaschool.co	Company · general	Published on their site	Company website (opens in a new tab) Published on the official company website	13 Oct, 07:33 IST
community@mesaschool.co	Company · other	Published on their site	Web search (opens in a new tab) Published on the official company website	13 Oct, 07:33 IST
varun@mesaschool.co Varun Limaye	Founder	Verified	Hunter (opens in a new tab) Hunter Email Finder (score 80): Hunter verified the mailbox as valid; seen on 2 public pages	13 Oct, 07:33 IST
ankit@mesaschool.coPreferred Ankit Agarwal	Founder	Verified	Hunter (opens in a new tab) Hunter Email Finder (score 80): Hunter verified the mailbox as valid; seen on 3 public pages	13 Oct, 07:33 IST

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