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Lab infrastructure
- 3D printing
- Soldering
- SMD rework
- Laser cutting
- Prototyping bench
Shared equipment, subject to availability.
In-person hardware residency
Bring your project. Let’s take it closer to a product.
Six hardware builders. Six focused days.
Explore the experience
- Dates
- 01–06 November 2026
- Location
- Hyderabad, India
- Cohort
- 06 selected builders
- Deadline
- 24 October 2026
The experience / 01
Six days. One project. Real progress.
Stage 01
Arrive
Bring your project, parts and blockers.
Illustrative — not a daily schedule.
What you get
The tools. The people. The space.
02
PCB & design support
- CAD
- Schematic review
- Electronics design
- PCB fabrication
03
Firmware & engineering
- Programming
- Firmware debugging
- Dev tools
- Credits*
*Credits where available.
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Six days of focused building
Build alongside five other selected builders.
1–6 November 2026, Hyderabad.
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Industry & mentors
Engineers, specialists and ecosystem partners.
Via PCB Cupid × Projects by Laksh.
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Stay & food covered
Living, meals and workspace on site.
Hosted by The Founding Co.
Note Components, fabrication, resources and credits depend on availability.
What to bring
What we expect from you
Come ready to build, contribute, collaborate, and make meaningful progress.
A working hardware model, however rough or incomplete. Not just an idea.
The components, boards, schematics and designs your project needs.
Experiment, troubleshoot, and help fellow builders. Six people share one workspace.
A refundable deposit of ₹5,000 is required to participate.
Field notebook
What building hardware looks like together.
The people behind the build
Who’s doing it
Hardware & mentorship
PCB Cupid
Hardware guidance and mentorship.
Ecosystem & connections
Projects by Laksh
Mentors and industry connections.
Venue partner — The Founding Co.
Made with♥for hardware
Get involved
Help builders move beyond the lab.
Hardware builders need more than tools and workspace. They need engineers, mentors, labs, manufacturing expertise, industry connections, and people willing to back them.
If you can offer your time, expertise, equipment, components, services, or financial support, we’d love to hear from you.
Partner with Hardware FirstFAQ’s
1–6 November 2026.
Hyderabad, India, at The Founding Co.
Six.
Hardware builders who already have a working model and need engineering, fabrication, mentorship, or industry support to take it closer to a real product.
The goal is to make meaningful progress from a working project towards a real product. A finished product in six days is not guaranteed.
Lab access, mentorship, engineering support, industry connections, stay, food and workspace.
No. Travel costs are not covered.
No. No cash grant and no unlimited component budget.
No. Components, fabrication, resources and credits depend on availability.
A refundable deposit of ₹5,000 is required to participate.
24 October 2026.
By email.
Your build deserves six focused days.
Apply for residency- Residency
- 01–06 November 2026
- Location
- Hyderabad, India
- Application deadline
- 24 October 2026
- Selection
- Six selected builders