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KAIOS BUILD brings builders together to find collaborators, get useful feedback, and turn unfinished ideas into meaningful progress.

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Free to apply. Reviewed by a person, usually within a week.

ShiftSwap

Example project · one week in KAIOS

Commitment met
  1. Mon

    Idea logged

    “Shift-swap app for clinic nurses.” Stage: idea. Needs: mobile, UX research.

  2. Tue

    Feedback request sent

    “Would a nurse trust a swap that isn't approved by the head nurse yet?”

  3. Thu

    Match suggested

    Offers mobile apps and UX research — which you need. Similar stage, similar hours.

  4. Sun

    Milestone done

    Clickable prototype tested with 4 nurses. Evidence link attached.

Kai: Nice week. Next commitment idea — ask two head nurses the same question before building approvals.

Example of a project's first week on KAIOS BUILD: idea logged, feedback requested, collaborator matched, milestone completed.

Most projects don't die from bad ideas. They stall.

You're building alone and momentum fades.

One weekly commitment, a small circle that notices, and a weekly review that turns blockers into a next step.

Finding someone to build with is guesswork.

Matches based on what you offer, what you need, your stage and your hours — with the reasons shown.

Feedback is either silence or “looks great!”

Specific questions to builders who opted in to answer, and a usefulness rating that rewards good answers.

From application to your first useful week

The whole process is designed around one outcome: you make visible progress on something real.

See the full process
  1. Step 1

    Apply

    Tell us what you're building and what you need. A person reads every application.

  2. Step 2

    Get your invitation

    If it's a fit, you receive a single-use link to create your account.

  3. Step 3

    Set up your Builder Passport

    Skills you offer, skills you need, stage, availability, and who can see it.

  4. Step 4

    Build in public, with help

    Log projects, ask for feedback, accept matches, and close one commitment a week.

Membership, plainly

  • ₹999 for 30 days, or ₹2,699 for 90. Taxes included.
  • No auto-renewal. You renew when you choose; nothing to cancel.
  • Clear refund rules. Duplicate or failed charges are refunded in full, no questions asked.
  • Secure checkout by Razorpay — UPI, cards, netbanking, wallets. We never see or store card details.
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How we keep it trustworthy

  • Reviewed entry. Every member is invited after a human reads their application.
  • You control visibility. Profiles and projects are private, members-only, or public after review.
  • No fake signals. No invented testimonials, inflated counts or “verified” badges we can't back up.
  • Report anything. Safety reports go to a person first. Your data is exportable and deletable.
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Build Arena: challenges judged on real work

Time-boxed challenges with a published rubric, independent human judges and an appeal window. Entry is always free. Cash awards are announced only after a sponsor has funded them — until then, recognition is non-cash.

How the Build Arena works

Default rubric

  • User value25
  • Working implementation25
  • Evidence from users20
  • Originality & execution15
  • Demo clarity15

Questions

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Who is KAIOS BUILD for?

Developers, designers, founders, product builders and operators who are actively building something and want collaborators, honest feedback and accountability. We start online, mostly with builders in India.

Why invite-only?

Useful feedback and good matches depend on who is in the room. A small, reviewed cohort keeps signal high and spam out. Applying is free.

What does membership cost?

Founding members pay ₹999 for 30 days or ₹2,699 for 90 days, inclusive of applicable taxes. Payments go through Razorpay. Nothing renews automatically.

Can I get a refund?

Duplicate charges and payments that fail to activate your membership are refunded in full. Otherwise a pass is non-refundable once its period starts, except where the law requires a refund. Because nothing renews automatically, you never pay for a period you didn't choose. Details are in the Refund Policy.

Is the AI a person?

No. Kai is an AI assistant and says so. AI output is a draft you should check. A human answers support requests.

Who owns what I build?

You do. KAIOS never claims ownership of your projects or content. You choose what's private, members-only or public.

Bring the project you keep putting off.

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