Sequoia Capital India Surge programme has 20 start-ups in sixth version

As many as 246 founders from 112 start-ups across more than 15 sectors to take part in event.

Surge, Sequoia Capital India’s programme for start-ups in India and Southeast Asia, has launched its sixth cohort for 20 early-stage firms that will vie for funding amounting to $60 million.

The rapid scale-up programme, over the past three years, has evaluated more than 10,000 companies. The sixth cohort—funded by Surge and co-investors--includes 246 founders from 112 start-ups across more than 15 sectors.

About 45 companies from the first four cohorts comprising 69 companies have raised follow-on funding. “The exceptional calibre and talent displayed by the founders of each new Surge cohort continue to humble us. Every founder brings with them the kind