{
  "slug": "antler-india-before-day-zero",
  "name": "Antler India — Before Day Zero",
  "fields": {
    "Format": "Flexible",
    "Investment Terms": "No fee, equity, stipend, or guaranteed investment",
    "Full-time Expected": "No",
    "Funding Before Full-time": "Not applicable",
    "Mentorship Depth": "Occasional",
    "Company Required": "No",
    "Recommendation": "Apply soon",
    "Location": "India",
    "Newly Discovered": false,
    "Evidence Quality": "Official current",
    "Priority": "P1 Apply soon",
    "Fit for Current Stage": "Excellent now",
    "Structure or Accountability": "Low",
    "Solo Eligibility": "Yes",
    "Last Verified": "2026-08-01",
    "Category": "Community",
    "Stage Accepted": [
      "Pre-idea",
      "Idea"
    ],
    "Customer or GTM Support": "Minimal",
    "Next Action": "Apply separately from any Antler residency for peer group, exploration, and cofounder discovery.",
    "Application Timing Notes": "Apply now",
    "Official URL": "https://beforedayzero.in/",
    "Traction Requirement": "None",
    "Can Keep Job": "Yes",
    "Funding Timing": "No funding",
    "Cash / Benefit Type": "No cash",
    "Relocation Required": "No",
    "Sector or Thesis": [
      "General",
      "AI"
    ],
    "External Status": "Rolling",
    "Cofounder Support": "Available",
    "Brand Value": "Strong",
    "Commitment Details": "Free invite-only community for operators roughly three to six months before starting; no formal program load",
    "Original Inventory": "Antler India",
    "Why or Decisive Note": "Excellent low-risk environment upgrade while employed. Useful for ideas and relationships, but not a formal accountability program.",
    "Region": [
      "India"
    ],
    "Preference Alignment": "Strong",
    "Legacy Commitment Signal": "Fits keep job",
    "Application Effort": "Low",
    "Primary Value": [
      "Community",
      "Network",
      "Cofounder",
      "Mentorship",
      "Brand"
    ],
    "Application Requirements": "Individual application for operators roughly three to six months from starting; no company required",
    "Organization": "Antler",
    "Weekly Load": "Light",
    "Website Status": "Active",
    "Duration": "Ongoing invite-only community; no fixed cohort workload"
  },
  "html": "/funding/antler-india-before-day-zero"
}