In-person hardware residency

Bring your build. Leave with momentum.

Six hardware builders. Six focused days.

Apply for residency
Explore the experience
Tweezers lowering a microcontroller chip onto a bare prototype circuit board marked v0.2.
Dates
01–06 November 2026
Location
Hyderabad, India
Cohort
06 selected builders
Deadline
24 October 2026

The experience / 01

Six days. One project. Real progress.

Stage 01

Arrive

Bring your project, parts and blockers.

Illustrative — not a daily schedule.

What you get

The tools. The people. The space.

A workbench with a soldering station, helping hands with a magnifier, and a breadboard prototype.
01

Lab infrastructure

  • 3D printing
  • Soldering
  • SMD rework
  • Laser cutting
  • Prototyping bench

Shared equipment, subject to availability.

02

PCB & design support

  • CAD
  • Schematic review
  • Electronics design
  • PCB fabrication
03

Firmware & engineering

  • Programming
  • Firmware debugging
  • Dev tools
  • Credits*

*Credits where available.

Builders at a table with a servo-driven arm prototype, laptops open.
04

Six days of focused building

Build alongside five other selected builders.

1–6 November 2026, Hyderabad.

05

Industry & mentors

Engineers, specialists and ecosystem partners.

Via PCB Cupid × Projects by Laksh.

06

Stay & food covered

Living, meals and workspace on site.

Hosted by The Founding Co.

Note Components, fabrication, resources and credits depend on availability.

What to bring

What we expect from you

Come ready to build, contribute, collaborate, and make meaningful progress.

Field notebook

What building hardware looks like together.

The people behind the build

Who’s doing it

Hardware & mentorship

PCB Cupid

Hardware guidance and mentorship.

Ecosystem & connections

Projects by Laksh

Mentors and industry connections.

Venue partner — The Founding Co.

Made with♥for hardware

FAQ’s

1–6 November 2026.

Hyderabad, India, at The Founding Co.

Six.

Hardware builders with a project to move forward, ready for a week in person.

Lab access, mentorship, engineering support, industry connections, stay, food and workspace.

No. Travel costs are not covered.

No. No cash grant and no unlimited component budget.

No. Components, fabrication, resources and credits depend on availability.

A refundable deposit of ₹5,000 is required to participate.

24 October 2026.

By email.

Your build deserves six focused days.

Apply for residency
Residency
01–06 November 2026
Location
Hyderabad, India
Application deadline
24 October 2026
Selection
Six selected builders