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  1. FOUNDERS
  2. ACCOUNT
  3. COMPANY
  4. SIGN
  5. DONE

Anyone can apply, with no fee and no equity at intake. Investor access is earned: clear the bar, and you present at the Stage.

Separate names with commas.

One account for your tickets, your application, and the video library. Your draft saves to it.

By clicking Email me a code, you agree to our Terms of Use, including arbitration.

Plain words. One sentence.

Up to 80 characters.

What it is, who it’s for, and what’s hard about it.

Up to 600 characters.

A company you could look up by name. A category is not an answer.

Up to 50 characters.

Pick every type you could help with, then describe each one narrowly.

The test: what took you years and can’t be looked up.

Up to 400 characters.

REQUIRED

An unlisted YouTube link: one minute of the founders introducing themselves.

No video yet? Your draft is saved on this device. Record it and come back.

Every member signs the same deal. You sign it now, and it takes effect only if we accept you.

  • You give us nothing today.
  • If we accept you, we hold no shares until you raise a priced round of at least $1 million or sell your company for at least $1 million. Then we own 5% of your company, in common stock, the same class as yours.
  • If you join another accelerator that invests at least $50,000 within 6 months after we accept you, our 5% becomes 3%.
  • If your company shuts down, or sells for less than $1 million, we get nothing.
  • You can withdraw your application at any time before we accept you. Once we accept you, the agreement stays in force, even if you leave the network or we remove you.

Read the Standard Agreement and the Side Letter, version 1.0, or download both as one PDF.

YOUR COMPANY

No Delaware corporation yet? That includes an LLC or a company formed outside the US.

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