In early August 2026 I announced the launch of a Founder House in Bangalore, a 14‑day sprint from 17 to 31 August for eight founders living in eight separate apartments with public growth‑target dashboards and 2–3 investor/operator visits per week.
Founder House (Bangalore) dates: 17 Aug – 31 Aug, 14 days, 8 founders, 8 apartments.
Curious Ventures is tracking 18 trends grouped into six shifts (see the linked Curious Ventures page).
Pre‑seed thesis: the Behavioral Fork, i.e., the moment consumer behaviour splits and a new default gets set.
Node @ns history: 110+ founders met, 1 funded, 5‑6 deals a year expected.
Upcoming Goa residency: three‑week venture house in October, sponsored by a VC partner.
In August 2026 I used X to chronicle a rapid series of updates about my travel, health, and the front‑line activities of Curious Ventures. I was in Sri Lanka from 14 Aug to 23 Aug, then in Bangalore from 24 Aug to 28 Aug, and later hosted a networking evening on 23 Aug in Koramangala. I also noted a brief 102 °F fever that delayed some messages. Across the last 90 days the venture‑building engine logged 200 founders in 13 cities across 5 countries, and I have spent over 120 days living with founders to deepen relationships.
The period covered 90 days of activity.
I engaged with 200 founders.
Those founders spanned 13 cities.
They were located in 5 countries.
I have spent 120+ days over the last 6 months just living with founders.
Travel itinerary: Sri Lanka 14 Aug to 23 Aug.
Travel itinerary: Bangalore 24 Aug to 28 Aug.