Capital
Relevant investor conversations and introductions where there is potential fit.
Entrepreneurial Growth
ASAN Scale
Access that helps founders grow.
ASAN already connects founders with investors, operators, customers, partners and peers through events and direct introductions. Scale is being built to make those relationships more systematic across the ASAN network.
ALREADY IN MOTION
Investor Founder Connect
ASAN’s Investor Founder Connect series brings founders, investors, operators and ecosystem leaders together in smaller settings built around direct conversation and useful introductions.
It is one of the clearest examples of the founder access ASAN Scale is being built to expand.
Founder access
What ASAN Scale Is Being Built to Unlock
Customers
Connections with buyers, enterprise customers and channel partners.
Operators
Access to people who have built, scaled, sold or operated companies.
Strategic Relationships
Partners, talent, expertise, distribution and other relationships that can help a company move forward.
Who it serves
Built for Founders With Momentum
ASAN Scale is ASAN’s entrepreneurship program for high-potential South Asian founders. It is designed for entrepreneurs who have moved beyond an idea and are actively building a business.
Early-Stage Founders
Companies with an operating product, customers, pilots, or meaningful early traction.
Growth-Stage Founders
Businesses looking for capital, customers, partnerships, talent, or experienced guidance to accelerate growth.
Solopreneurs Building Scalable Businesses
Operators who have validated demand and are building beyond themselves.
Experienced Operators Turned Founders
Professionals applying industry knowledge, networks, and operating experience to a new company.
HOW SCALE BUILDS ON ASAN
More Than an Investor Introduction
ASAN Scale is being built around the mix of investors, customers, operators, partners, talent and visibility founders need at different stages.
Investors
Capital conversations and investor relationships.
Customers
Potential buyers, enterprise relationships and market access.
Operators
Experience from people who have built and scaled companies.
Partners + Talent
Distribution, expertise, hiring and execution capacity.
Visibility
Stories, interviews and speaking opportunities through South Asian Spotlight where relevant.
Flagship Business Platform
South Asian Business Expo
South Asian Business Expo is ASAN’s flagship business event, bringing businesses, buyers, founders, investors, operators, partners and consumers together around growth and commerce.
Within the Scale ecosystem, SABE creates a larger-format path to customers, partnerships, visibility and market exposure.
Customers • Capital • Partnerships • Visibility • Community
The wider ASAN platform
Built on an Existing Network
ASAN Scale draws on the relationships, events, media, partnerships, and community ASAN has already built nationally. ASAN is the national platform for younger South Asians in the U.S.
200+ASAN Events
300+Partnerships
1,000+Stories & Conversations
50K+People Reached Through Events
These are ASAN-wide figures, not ASAN Scale-only results.
“I met an investor at an ASAN event who went on to invest in my company.”Aashumi · Founder
Founder intake
Tell Us What You’re Building
Share a few details about your company and what would be most useful right now. ASAN uses this information to identify relevant events, introductions and opportunities across the network.
Common questions
FAQ
Who is ASAN Scale for?
High-potential South Asian founders actively building companies, particularly those with an operating product, customers, pilots, revenue, or other meaningful traction.
Does ASAN Scale invest in companies?
ASAN Scale connects founders to investors and other resources.
Do founders need to be raising capital?
No. Customer access, mentors, experienced operators, partnerships, talent, and visibility can be equally important.
Is Investor Founder Connect part of ASAN Scale?
Yes. Investor Founder Connect is a core ASAN Scale experience connecting founders with relevant investors, customers, operators, mentors, and partners.
Is ASAN Scale a cohort?
ASAN Scale operates through events, introductions, mentorship, partnerships, media, and other founder opportunities. It is not a fixed cohort.
How can investors or operators participate?
Investors and operators can participate through founder events, mentorship, introductions, speaking, and other ASAN Scale opportunities.
ASAN Scale
What Could Unlock Your Next Stage of Growth?
Tell us what you are building, where you have traction, and what would materially help you grow.