Every week
Your cohort
Ambitious people you ship with every week, and keep as your network.
Applications open
Build in an Immersive Cohort. Leave With Real-World Proof.
3 tracks for founders, engineers and AI builders. Start in person, build on weekends, finish on stage in Bangalore.
A real person reads every application. You hear back in 3 days.
- $2.4B+ raised by the founders guiding Leap
- 800%+ rise in job postings for forward deployed engineers in 2025FT
- 62% average pay premium for workers with AI skillsPwC, 2026
- Engineers from
PayPal
A global community of next-generation leaders
Talent is everywhere. Leap is built to find it.
Leap is open to ambitious people from every country. Cohorts kick off across Asia, and every cohort finishes in Bangalore.
The world has plenty of AI. It is short of people who can make it work.
95%
of company AI pilots showed no measurable return, because making AI work inside a business is the hard part.MIT NANDA, 2025
- Goa · 20 Nov
- Vietnam · 6 Dec
- Sri Lanka · 6 Jan
- Bangalore · finale
Built by Masai, training builders since 2019. Backed by India Quotient, Omidyar Network India and founders of Paytm, CRED and ShareChat.
Why Leap
Not a course. A build.
You won't just watch classes. You will build something real, then show it to people who matter.
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01 Start in person
Spend 3–5 days with your cohort. Meet your people and decide what you will build.
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02 Build every weekend
6–10 weeks online. Live classes, labs and feedback.
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03 Reach the Gate
On day one, we tell you the target. Reach it, and you go to Bangalore.
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04 Show it on stage
Founders pitch to investors. Engineers and AI builders present to a company.
Choose your track
3 Tracks. Choose Yours.
All tracks follow the same steps. What changes is where you start and what you build.
You start inGoa Starts 20 Nov 2026
Founders' Cohort
For people who want to start a company. Any background. You don't need to code.
- Travel to Goa · 3 days in person
- Study online · 6 weeks, weekends from home
- Travel to Bangalore · Pitch Night, 90 seconds in front of investors
You buildA working product with real users and paying customers.
₹1.5L + GST + ₹999 to apply
You start inVietnam Starts 6 Dec 2026
FDE Cohort
For engineers who already code and want to work as Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs).
- Travel to Vietnam · 5 days in person
- Study online · 10 weeks, weekends from home
- Travel to Bangalore · A 36-hour project for a real company
You buildAn AI system that is ready for real use.
₹1.75L + GST + ₹999 to apply
You start inSri Lanka Starts 6 Jan 2027
AI Residency
For people from any field who can use AI tools but can't yet build a full product.
- Travel to Sri Lanka · 5 days in person
- Study online · 6 weeks, weekends from home
- Travel to Bangalore · Present your product to a real company
You buildA live AI product, and you can explain how it works.
₹1.75L + GST + ₹999 to apply
Full fee details and refund terms are on each cohort page. Leap does not promise funding or a job.
How Leap works
Two trips. Weekends in between.
Start with a short trip, build online on weekends, and finish with a demo in Bangalore.
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3–5 daysGoa · Vietnam · Sri Lanka3–5 days · Goa, Vietnam or Sri Lanka TravelStart in person
Meet your cohort and mentors, and decide what you will build.
- 6–10 weeksonline, on weekends6–10 weeks · online Online
Build on weekends
Live classes, labs and feedback, from home.
- CheckpointBefore the finale The Gate
Reach your target
Hit your track's target to earn a place at the finale.
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2–3 daysBangalore2–3 days · Bangalore TravelFinale on stage
Pitch to investors, or present to a partner company.
The Gate
The Gate is your ticket to Bangalore.
It is a checkpoint after the online weeks. Reach your track's target, and you earn a place at the finale.
What it is
A clear target for your track. We share it on day one.
When
After the online weeks, before the Bangalore finale.
If you miss it
You keep everything you built and the people you met. You don't go to the finale.
1,000 users and 50 paying customers
Selling to businesses? 5 companies and a paid pilot works too. Your costs and earnings should also make sense.
A live AI product, ready for real use
You build it, launch it and explain it yourself.
Users1,000
Paying customers50
Bangalore finale lockedBangalore finale unlocked
- You build it
- You launch it, live for real use
- You explain it yourself
Bangalore finale lockedBangalore finale unlocked
This shows what reaching the target looks like. It is not a real cohort's result.
Your support system
You won't do this alone. Unicorn founders, AI engineers and investors are in your corner.
- Working labs Build it with them
- 1:1 reviews On your product
- Mentor pods Small groups at your stage
Throughout the build
Your mentors
Founders and engineers who run your labs and reviews.
PayPal Masterclasses and reviews
Your Board of Builders
Founders who built ShareChat and NoBroker into unicorns, and engineers at Google, Microsoft, PayPal and Intuit.
India Quotient 
Prana Ventures 
At the finale
Investors and partner companies
Investors from India Quotient, Capria and Prana, and companies with real problems to solve.
The people
People who've built it before.
16 founders, 11 engineers and AI leaders, and 6 investors will guide you and review your work. Investors are expected at the finale.
Founder 
Farid Ahsan
Co-founder
Raised $1.7B+
Founder 
Amit Kumar Agarwal
Founder
Raised $366M+
Founder 
Harshvardhan Lunia
Co-founder
Raised $275M+
Founder 
Prateek Shukla
Co-founder
Raised $32M+
Investor
Madhukar Sinha
Founding Partner
India Quotient Investor
Will Poole
Co-founder & Partner
Investor
Abhirup Sarkar
Partner, Investments
Prana Ventures Engineer 
Aditya Rane
AI & ML Technical Solutions Consultant
Engineer 
Deepak Kasera
Senior Engineer, Cloud & AI
Engineer 
Saksham Arora
Backend Engineering Lead
How to get selected
₹999 to apply. Nothing more until you're selected.
A real person reads every application. You get a reply within 3 days.
To apply
₹999application fee
Nothing more until you're selected. The ₹999 and ₹5,000 are not refundable. Fees are in INR.
Choose your track- 01 Apply
- Choose your track, pay ₹999 and tell us about your background and work. ₹999
- 02 Get a decision
- We look at your goals, drive and fit. You hear back in 3 days. Free
- 03 Talk to us
- Speak with the Leap team about time, travel, cost and whether Leap is right for you. Free
- 04 Reserve your seat
- Pay ₹5,000 to hold your seat. It is adjusted in your fee. ₹5,000
- 05 Join Leap
- Pay the rest of the fee and join your cohort. Rest
Full fee details and refund terms are on each cohort page.
Questions
Common questions.
Do I need to quit my job?
No. Online classes are on weekends. You only need leave for the in-person start (3–5 days) and the Bangalore finale (2–3 days).
Will I get funding or a job?
No, this is not promised. Leap gives you a clear plan, the right people and a fair chance on stage. A pitch is not a funding offer.
Does Masai take equity?
No. Masai takes no equity and no share of your revenue.
Which track should I pick?
Founder: you want to start a company. FDE: you are an engineer with at least 1 year of hands-on experience. AI Residency: you are 21 or older, from any field, and want to build with AI, even without coding.
What if I don't reach the Gate?
You keep everything you built and the people you met. Only the Bangalore finale is for those who reach it.
Can I apply from outside India?
Yes. Leap is taught in English and is open to every country. You arrange your own visa.
Next kickoff: Goa, 20 Nov 2026
You've thought about it long enough.
A real person reads every application.