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Startup × Student Network

Where StartupsBuild Faster.With EngineersWho Ship.

Real micro-projects. Vetted student engineers.
Affordable for founders — career-defining for students.

Matched

in 48 hours

Vetted

student engineers

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The Problem

Stuck between too expensive
and too slow.

The talent exists. The opportunity doesn't — until now.

$80K+per year

Full-time hires are out of reach

Hiring a full-time engineer is out of reach for most early-stage startups with limited runway.

60%end in failure

Freelance platforms are a gamble

Flooded with unvetted bidders. Hours wasted on proposals, interviews, and disappointments.

3–6moto hire

Your idea can't wait

The perfect hire takes months. Meanwhile your product stalls and competitors move fast.

The gap is real. The talent is there. The connection was missing.

How to Join

Up and running in 5 steps.

01

Login

Sign up as a startup on ten4teen.in in under 2 minutes.

2 min signup
02

Choose from pool

Browse vetted student engineers by skill & availability.

Vetted talent
03

Post your project

Share your scope. Students apply, you pick the fit.

5 min setup
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Match4U

Tell us your inputs. We deliver a match in 48 hours.

Within 48 hrs
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Build & ship

Work in milestones. IP yours from day one.

IP protected

Want us to skip the search for you?

Match4U delivers your perfect engineer in 48 hours — guaranteed.

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Premium Service

Match4U

Don't want to browse profiles? Tell us what you need — our team finds, vets, and introduces your perfect engineer in 48 hours, guaranteed.

Matched in 48 hours or less
Fully vetted engineers only
IP agreement on every project
Replaced free if not satisfied
How Match4U works — 3 steps only
01

Tell us what you need

Share your project scope, tech stack, timeline, and budget — a 5-minute brief is all it takes.

02

We do the heavy lifting

Our team reviews your requirements and handpicks the best-fit candidates from our vetted pool.

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Meet your match

We make the introduction within 48 hours. No back-and-forth. No guesswork. Just results.

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"We had a matched engineer onboarded within 2 days. Saved us weeks of searching."

S

Sheetal Chavan

Founder & CEO, Bento Studios

Ready to skip
the search?

Takes less than 5 minutes to get started.

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Platform Features

Everything you need, built in.

Whether you're a startup looking to build or a student ready to ship — Ten4teen has you covered end to end.

For Startups

Hire faster. Ship sooner.

5 features

Affordable R&D

Quality engineering at a fraction of a full-time hire — no equity, no retainers.

Fast Turnaround

Most micro-projects complete in 2–4 weeks. Ship faster without burning runway.

NDA & IP Protection

Every engagement includes a signed IP assignment. Your code is yours.

Flexible Scopes

Scope-based micro-projects, not open-ended retainers. Pay only when a project completes.

Match4U

We hand-pick your engineer and deliver a match in 48 hours — guaranteed.

For Students

Real work. Real money. Real refs.

6 features

Real Experience

Build production-grade work for real startups before you graduate.

Earn While You Learn

Get paid real project fees — not stipends, not gift cards.

Portfolio That Pops

Ship real code to real users. No more homework projects.

Work With Founders

Work directly with startup founders and leads — not outsourced managers.

Verified References

Walk away with recommendations and ratings from real companies.

Multiple Disciplines

Mechanical, Architecture/Civil, Robotics, Electronics, CS, BCA and more.

About Ten4Teen

We exist to close
one gap.

Ten4Teen was founded on a simple observation: the best engineering talent in India is sitting in colleges, and the fastest-growing startups can't afford to hire them full-time.

We built a structured talent network — not a job board, not a freelance marketplace — purpose-built for both sides of that equation.

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Talent shouldn't wait.

India's best engineering minds are in colleges right now — ready to build, eager to ship. They shouldn't have to wait for graduation to do real work.

02

Startups shouldn't compromise.

Early-stage founders deserve access to skilled engineers without the overhead of full-time hires, agencies, or unreliable freelancers.

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Real work changes everything.

A production project does more for a student's career than any internship certificate. We built the bridge that makes that possible.

Pricing

One simple fee. No surprises.

No subscriptions. No listing fees.
Pay only when a project is completed.

For Startups
0%

platform fee + GST

Charged on the agreed project amount. Students always pay zero.

For Students
999

Free forever. No hidden costs.

Project matching & coordination
IP assignment agreement
Match4U hands-on service
Ratings & verified reviews
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Fee estimator

Project total₹15,000
Platform fee + GSTincl. GST
₹2,655
Student receivesafter platform cut
₹12,345
FAQ

Questions,
answered.

Can't find what you're looking for? We're happy to help.

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Two groups: early-stage startups that need focused engineering work without the cost or overhead of a full-time hire, and engineering students across 6 disciplines — Mechanical, Architecture, Automation & Robotics, Electronics, Computer Science, and BCA — who want real project income before they graduate.

Startups pay a 15% platform fee on the agreed project amount, plus 18% GST on that fee — all within the total. The remainder goes directly to the student. Students always pay zero. No subscriptions, no listing fees — you're only charged when a project completes.

Every student completes a structured interview. Our team then manually reviews and approves or rejects each candidate. Approved students go live on the platform. Those who don't pass have a 2-week cooldown before they can reapply.

Match4U is our hands-on concierge matching service. Instead of browsing profiles yourself, you tell us your project scope, stack, and timeline — our team handpicks the best-fit candidate and makes the introduction within 48 hours, guaranteed.

Once a startup selects a student — or a student applies and is accepted — a chat opens immediately with no back-and-forth approval required. Startups can also browse the student database and directly reach out; the student gets an in-app and email notification and the conversation starts right away.

Get Started

Ready to build
something real?

Whether you're a startup with a project backlog or a student ready to ship — Ten4Teen gets you moving in 48 hours or less.

No commitment required · Free to get started · Live in 48 hrs