22th April, 2025, New Delhi : Masters’ Union, the Gurgaon-based new-age institution
renowned for its industry-driven and practitioner-led approach to management
and engineering education, has achieved a remarkable milestone—five
student-founded startups from its community have been featured on Shark Tank
India this season. This accomplishment underscores the institution’s commitment
to fostering real-world entrepreneurship through its innovative, hands-on
learning model.
Project Clay, a mentorship platform connecting high school
students with young professionals, secured funding of INR 15 lakh for a 10%
equity stake from Namita Thapar. This investment highlights the platform's potential
to revolutionize career guidance for students. Another standout venture, HiveSchool,
specializing in sales training, received strategic advice from Aman Gupta to
take their program offline. Demonstrating agility, HiveSchool launched India’s
first dedicated offline business school for sales education even before their
episode aired, reflecting their commitment to addressing industry needs
promptly.
The five Masters’
Union startups featured on Shark Tank India represent a diverse array of industries,
showcasing the breadth of innovation within the community:
- Bullspree – A stock market gaming app,
making investing accessible and engaging through gamification.
- HiveSchool – A sales school equipping
students with practical training and industry exposure.
- MemoTag – A healthtech solution
offering real-time insights and alerts for dementia patients.
- Nexera Health – A technology-driven platform
providing end-to-end healthcare solutions for corporates in India and
Southeast Asia.
- Project Clay – A mentorship platform
connecting high school students with young professionals to provide
real-world career guidance.
Three of these startups were founded by
Masters’ Union graduates, while the remaining two, Project Clay and
Nexera Health are a part of the institution's startup community. Over the past
five years, Masters’ Union has incubated numerous startups, many of which have
successfully scaled their operations. This success is driven by a strong
entrepreneurial culture supported by world-class infrastructure, including AI
labs in partnership with PwC, startup incubation hubs,mentorship from industry
leaders, and investments in cutting-edge resources to help students build their
ventures.
What sets Masters’
Union apart is its hands-on learning model. Instead of traditional exams,
students are assessed based on real business outcomes—whether it’s building an
e-commerce business in their first term, launching a YouTube channel in the
second, developing a blockchain protocol in the third, running a cloud kitchen
in the fourth, or creating a hardware product in the fifth. Unlike traditional
exams, assessments of students are based on key business metrics like ROI,
profitability, and NPS, ensuring graduates leave with practical and
industry-ready skills.
Pratham Mittal,
founder of Masters’ Union, emphasized,
“Seeing five startups from our community pitch on Shark Tank India is a
proud moment. It reaffirms our belief that when education is deeply connected
to industry, innovation naturally follows. At Masters’ Union, we don’t just
prepare students for jobs—we prepare them to lead and build. Our programs are
designed to instill an entrepreneurial mindset that gives students the
confidence and capability to start their own ventures, whether immediately or
later in their careers. Last year alone, around 26 startups were launched by
our graduates, and we aim to see this number grow. By challenging students with
real-world business problems, we ensure they develop the resilience,
problem-solving skills, and execution mindset needed to succeed in any business
environment.”
About Masters’
Union:
Masters’ Union is a
premium tech & business school based in the corporate district of Gurgaon.
It was founded in 2020 with the philosophy of hands-on learning where students
learn by doing. The leadership behind Masters’ Union consists of graduates from
Stanford, Wharton, and IITs and IIMs. Unlike traditional colleges, the faculty
at Masters’ Union comprises MDs, CXOs and AI Experts from companies such as
Amazon, Apple, IBM, McKinsey, PwC, and KPMG. Additionally, the Institute also
brings in faculty from the world’s top-ranked universities such as Oxford &
Harvard. Visit www.mastersunion.org