Lemon Ideas FAQ.

Lemon Ideas is an Indian innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem that has brought founders, mentors, schools and institutions together since 2013. It works through four pathways—contest, cohort, community and consulting—plus K–12 programmes, training through the Lemon School of Entrepreneurship and a network of 100+ Super Founders.

Lemon Ideas was founded by Deepak Menaria, its Founder and Chief Idea Farmer. The core team includes Mukesh Ashar, Abhishek Angole, Dr. Suresh Chari, Tanushree Sharma, Kritanta Sasan Roy and Ashwin Korde, supported by 21 mentors and advisors.

Students, aspiring entrepreneurs, startup founders, business owners, professionals, educators and institutions. Schools, colleges, corporates, incubators, government bodies and foundations also work with Lemon Ideas to design innovation programmes.

Innopreneurs for startups and early-stage founders, Innopreneurs Junior for Grades 6–12, the Bharat Innovation Olympiad for school students and What An Idea for school teams. See lemonideas.in/offerings/contest/.

Choose Register Your School on the enquiry form or visit the K–12 Programs page. The school team will share a proposal and calendar.

A structured, mentor-led venture-development programme with orientation, mentoring, workshops, peer learning, reviews and showcase opportunities. Upcoming cohorts cover healthcare, education, defence and aerospace, funding readiness and junior pre-incubation.

Use Join the Community on the enquiry form. Members take part in Founder Circle, Gupshup, National Startup Day and Nagpur Startup awards, learning sessions and networking events.

Yes. Lemon Ideas offers programme design, contest execution, curriculum, incubation support, mentoring, community building and research. Choose Request a Consultation on the enquiry form.

The Lemon School of Entrepreneurship offers the Business Transformation Program, the Founders Jockey Program and the Funding Readiness Program, plus institutional training on request.

See lemonideas.in/events/ for current dates, status and registration links. Innopreneurs Season 13 pitching rounds run every Saturday till December 2026, the Bharat Innovation Olympiad runs online every Sunday from 18 October 2026, and Innopreneurs Next-Gen is on 31 January 2027 at Chitnavis Centre, Nagpur.

Email innovate@lemonideas.in or use the enquiry form at lemonideas.in/inquiry/. Choose your interest and preferred way to connect, and the team will get in touch.