The Innovative Start Club.
A campus-first institution for intellectual talent with business acumen. We groom, guide, fund and connect founders to investment opportunities — built and operated as a dedicated portal inside the HE11S fabric.
§ Why TISC
Talent is everywhere. Access isn't.
TISC opens the HE11S operating system to campus founders — same playbook, same capital ladder, same investor rooms. We back people who can actually compete.
§ What we provide
Six pillars. One programme.
Pillar
Grooming
Founder readiness — communication, narrative, product-thinking.
Pillar
Mentorship
1:1 guidance from HE11S operators and ecosystem partners.
Pillar
Funding
Seed cheques and follow-on access through Seed Bridge.
Pillar
Investor Access
Curated investor rooms beyond the campus boundary.
Pillar
Operations
Compliance, registration & governance via DreamRegistrar.
Pillar
Distribution
Go-to-market support across the HE11S consumer fabric.
§ Three doors. One programme.
Choose your entry.
For Universities
Onboard your campus as an institution
Create a verified campus account, invite student founders, and run cohorts inside a dedicated dashboard. Track applications, mentor sessions, and funding decisions.
Onboard University ↗For Students & Independents
Apply individually — no campus required
Outside a partner university? Apply directly through the open portal. Selected founders join the same grooming, mentorship and investor access streams.
Apply as Individual ↗For HE11S Admins
Internal admin & review console
A separate admin portal inside HE11S to review campuses, validate applications, manage mentors, and approve funding routings — fully isolated from the public portal.
Admin Portal ↗§ Programme cycle
From spark to scale.
01
Discover
Campuses & individuals are surfaced through scouting, partner referrals and open applications.
02
Diagnose
Founder readiness, market thesis and execution capacity reviewed by HE11S operators.
03
Develop
Structured grooming sprints, technical mentorship and product validation cycles.
04
Deploy
Seed funding, ecosystem distribution and curated investor introductions.
05
Defend
Governance, compliance and long-term partnership through the HE11S fabric.
§ Join TISC
The portal is open.
Universities, students and independent founders — apply, get reviewed and start the programme. The portal opens in a new tab.