The startup ecosystem celebrates founders. FOC exists to back the operators who help them scale.
The ones who sit at the centre - connecting teams, holding context, and turning decisions into outcomes.
Two operators. Same problem.
The Fated Meeting
Hrithik and Saurav met while navigating roles that didn’t come with clear definitions but carried real responsibility.
Across companies, they kept seeing thesame pattern.
Operator generalists were solving complex, high-stakes problems but doing it in isolation.
The Common Struggle
No shared language.
No peer group.
No place to compare notes.
The Start
So they started small.
A few conversations.
A small group of people who understood the work.
The Birth of FOC
That room grew, because the problem wasn’t unique.
It was systemic.
FOC was built to bring these people together.
FOC is built on three fundamentals.
Leverage
We give you the confidence to take on ambiguity, knowing you’re backed by people who’ve solved it before.
Belonging
You’ll be part of a peer group that understands the work, the pressure, and the pace. Where being a generalist is an advantage, not an explanation.
Opportunity
Access to jobs, partnerships, and collaborations that move careers forward, shared inside a trusted network.
FOC is designed to stay relevant.
That means
* This isn’t about scale for the sake of it. It’s about building a space that compounds in value over time.
Founders
“FO/CoS/EiR operators rarely have a peer group. There’s no formal playbook. No structured training path. Most learning happens through trial, error, and context-switching. FOC was started to change that.”
Hrithik Kedia
“FOC is built on the belief that the founder mindset is not a title, rather it’s a way of operating.”