NEW DELHI, India & Dubai, UAE – April 27, 2025
PkC, a disruptive business education platform headquartered in India, has joined the LaunchUp program by global venture builder FasterCapital. This strategic partnership aims to democratize access to business education for aspiring entrepreneurs, small business owners, and economically excluded communities across India. The collaboration combines PkC’s real-world impact model with FasterCapital’s global acceleration expertise to rapidly scale outreach and funding efforts.
A Timely Solution to India’s Entrepreneurship Crisis
India faces a critical economic challenge: 90% of its 100 M+ SMEs remain informal and are being edged out by large-format e-commerce; 300 million women do not leave their homes daily due to societal constraints; and 80% of India’s 60M annual graduates remain underemployed. In parallel, 80% of startups fail within their first two years, often due to a lack of business literacy.
PkC is strategically positioned to fill this gap with a scalable, accessible, and practical learning platform designed for the underserved majority.
PkC – Startup School: The ‘No-Frills alternative to traditional MBA’ for India’s aspiring Entrepreneurs
Founded by business strategist Girish Kashwani, PkC offers a modular, real-world curriculum covering startup fundamentals, business essentials, financial and digital literacy, and retail management. Through micro-bootcamps, peer networks, and funding support up to ₹25 lakhs, PkC has already trained over 500 learners and generated 200+ high-intent leads. With India’s only ₹99 entrepreneurship bootcamp, it breaks affordability barriers while maximizing impact.
Unlike expensive traditional MBA programs, PkC focuses on providing affordable, essential business knowledge and practical experience. It believes that with this knowledge, every graduate, aspiring entrepreneur, and MSME owner deserves the opportunity to be among the ranks of unicorn founders. This makes PkC an ideal launchpad for fostering an entrepreneurial society and democratizing entrepreneurship success in India and beyond.
Why FasterCapital Backed PkC
FasterCapital, a UAE-based global accelerator, is known for its co-funding and founder-centric support model. As part of the LaunchUp program, PkC will receive business mentorship, investor connections, technical development support, and fundraising guidance. With over 500 startups supported across 120+ countries, FasterCapital brings credibility, strategic oversight, and international exposure to the PkC mission.
“PkC stands out with its mission to solve structural economic challenges at scale,” said Hesham Zreik, CEO of FasterCapital. “Their innovative, low-cost model directly addresses employment, education, and inclusion gaps—especially for women and rural communities. We are excited to help accelerate their journey.”
Leadership Perspective
“Our vision is to build India’s largest ecosystem of grassroots entrepreneurs—powered by knowledge, confidence, and community,” said Girish Kashwani, Founder and CEO of PkC. “This partnership with FasterCapital gives us the global backing and resources to take our platform from hundreds to millions. It validates the fact that great businesses don’t just come from IIMs—they can come from anywhere.”
The Road Ahead: Scaling Impact
PkC is currently raising $125,000 in growth capital to expand its course portfolio, enhance digital infrastructure, and onboard regional partners. In the next 12–18 months, the platform aims to train 25,000 entrepreneurs, formalize 1,000+ informal SMEs, and build 10 regional franchise nodes.
By Year 3, the company projects $2M in annual revenue, fueled by a diverse business model including subscriptions, consulting, B2B training partnerships, and grassroots marketing campaigns.
About PkC
PkC (www.pkconsulting.in) is a Startup School – an alternative business education platform founded in 2020 to democratize access to high-quality entrepreneurial learning and funding opportunities. With a focus on segments—such as aspiring and early-stage startup founders, MSME business owners, women looking to restart their careers, fresh graduates, and early career professionals —PkC offers modular training and funding support designed to unlock India’s untapped entrepreneurial potential.
About FasterCapital
FasterCapital is a global venture builder and online incubator dedicated to co-funding and co-founding innovative startups. Established in 2014, we are now the #1 venture builder in terms of the number of startups that we have helped, money invested, and money raised. It supports startups worldwide through various programs, including funding assistance, business development, and technical support. The LaunchUp program is designed to help early-stage startups build scalable solutions with mentorship, strategic guidance, and network support.
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