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JMF × HexGn Startup Explore
A partnership between JM Foundation and HexGn to skill young people for the new economy — helping high-school students and recent graduates aged 16–20 understand high-growth sectors and the skills they reward.
- With JM FoundationA skilling initiative for India’s youth.
- For ages 16–20High-school students and recent graduates.
- Six future sectorsAI, Cybersecurity, E-commerce, Social & Gaming, FinTech, MedTech.
Skilling the youth for the new tomorrow.
Why JMF and HexGn partnered
An action-learning programme that builds critical thinking, innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset — so young people can make informed choices and move toward aspirational work.
We believe future skills are best built by exposing students to innovative ideas, inventions and experienced entrepreneurs. That exposure opens their eyes to what the innovation economy makes possible.
What you learn
Understand the industries — and the thinking.
Understand each sector
Overview, segments, global hotspots and the top startups in each industry.
Sector glossary
Speak the language of each industry with confidence.
Startup booster
18 startup ideas, founder skills and a startup validation process.
Six live webinars
From global experts on the high-growth sectors of the future.
Live projects
Build a startup and take part in pitch-day competitions.
9-step validation
Learn how founders test and validate ideas before they build.
The six industries
The sectors defining the next decade.
Artificial Intelligence
How AI is reshaping products, work and entire industries.
FinTech
The technologies rewiring money, payments and access to capital.
E-Commerce & Marketplaces
How commerce and platforms connect buyers and sellers at scale.
MedTech
Technology transforming diagnosis, treatment and care.
Cybersecurity
Protecting a digital world — and the opportunity that creates.
Social, Entertainment & Gaming
How attention, content and play are becoming major industries.
Apply through JMF × HexGn
The JMF × HexGn Startup Explore programme runs with institutional partners as rolling cohorts. Tell us about your students and we’ll guide you through enrolment.