The UK’s first accelerator for Asian-heritage founded startups

Bae is the reason Pivot got in front of people we never could have reached alone. Amar and Gurvir shared the Tech Nation Route to Rise competition with the cohort, we won the London Tech Week pitch, and that’s what led to Will Shu investing in us and a visit to Downing Street. No ask was ever too big, they’d go the extra ten miles to make an introduction happen or give you honest feedback when you needed it. The community and the people behind it are what make this programme different.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! I’ve never met so many investors in such a short period of time, the warm intros and weekly Q&A’s with top VCs were invaluable! Plus, the entire cohort was incredible, it was a huge privilege to be supported by them and Amar + Gurvir. Also, we will forever be able to say we were on a billboard in central London, which is pretty iconic!

Bae HQ has been one of the best founder communities I’ve been part of. The quality of the mentors, founders and investors is fantastic, but what stood out most was how genuinely supportive the team is. They don’t just make introductions, they really care about helping founders succeed. The programme gave us valuable investor exposure, helped us become much better at fundraising, and connected us with people we’re still working with today. I’d highly recommend it to any early-stage founder building and raising their first institutional round.

We all know VCs and founders are very busy people. I was very amazed at how Amardeep and Gurvir managed to get so many VCs and founders to volunteer their time to mentor and guide us. That is an amazing achievement.

Bae Accelerator was a fantastic experience. Bae has built an amazing community of successful entrepreneurs, mentors and investors who are genuinely willing to help founders refine their strategy and navigate the challenges of building a business, whether that’s around fundraising, execution or growth. Would highly recommend.

Bae HQ gave DECK access to a network of British Asian founders and investors that would have taken me years to build on my own, and did it through genuine warm introductions, not a list of contacts. As a first-time founder, that access moved us forward faster than anything else. Amardeep and Gurvir are exceptional operators who back their advice with real action and clearly care whether you succeed. If you’re a British Asian founder building something ambitious, this is the network you want behind you. Genuinely one of the highest-leverage things I’ve done for my company.

The Bae Accelerator was absolutely brilliant. Amardeep and Gurvir created a programme with 2 simple goals. Help the cohort learn from some of the most successful founders in the UK and make direct introductions to VC’s. Both of these were achieved and it was topped off by a jam-packed demo day. I would do this accelerator over and over again.