# Institute of Venture Building (IVB)

> IVB is a Chennai-based education company offering a three-year, full-time entrepreneurship program that combines industry-led learning, multiple internships and a venture-building year with ₹1 lakh in promised seed funding per student. It also runs the Founders of Tomorrow school competition and an eight-week D2C Lab. Students receive an IVB certificate and may pursue a separate online university degree.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** Chennai, India
- **Founders:** Mano Venkatesh Rajaselvan (Co-founder), Mohammed Amer (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Undergraduate Program in Entrepreneurship and AI, Founders of Tomorrow, D2C Lab, Industry Immersion and Corporate Engagement
- **Notable:** Opened its first undergraduate cohort in August 2024; founder interview reports 37 initial students., Founders of Tomorrow’s official retrospective reports 1,800+ participants and 350+ represented schools in its first season., D2C Lab’s website reports student-brand revenues including Offside Origins ₹4 lakh and Socksee ₹1.42 lakh; these are company-reported venture figures, not IVB revenue or audited outcomes.

## Products & services

- **Undergraduate Program in Entrepreneurship and AI** — Three-year full-time offline program: experiential learning, 3-4 internships, then venture building. IVB awards a certificate, not a university degree. Listed total fee ₹13,25,000; separate online university degree options start at ₹35,000 per year. ₹1 lakh seed funding promised per student in year three.
- **Founders of Tomorrow** — Free-entry national school entrepreneurship competition with school, regional and national rounds, mentorship, cash prizes and IVB admission/scholarship opportunities.
- **D2C Lab** — Eight-week venture-building competition for grades 9-12, scheduled October 18-December 6, 2026 in separate Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai cohorts. ₹20,000 per student; five-person teams receive ₹40,000 in funding. ₹1 lakh-plus team revenue is a target, not guaranteed.
- **Industry Immersion and Corporate Engagement** — Businesses can recruit full-time interns, offer live projects or masterclasses, mentor student founders, join demo days or explore co-building ventures.

## Achievements

- Opened its first undergraduate cohort in August 2024; founder interview reports 37 initial students.
- Founders of Tomorrow’s official retrospective reports 1,800+ participants and 350+ represented schools in its first season.
- D2C Lab’s website reports student-brand revenues including Offside Origins ₹4 lakh and Socksee ₹1.42 lakh; these are company-reported venture figures, not IVB revenue or audited outcomes.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Founder interview reports 2025 friends-and-family financing and describes the first two undergraduate intakes; postgraduate expansion is an intention, not a confirmed launch.
- **2026-08** — Industry engagement page schedules year-three venture-building availability from August 2026; it schedules graduating-student engagement from April 2027.
- **2026-10** — D2C Lab is advertised for October 18-December 6, 2026, across three separate Tamil Nadu city cohorts; upcoming as of October 8.

## Links

- Website: https://www.buildwithivb.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/institute-of-venture-building/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@build-with-ivb
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/build.with.ivb/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08