turn your startup dream into a reality
Our pre-accelerator school is led by expert founders who’ll coach you to go from pre-idea to MVP with customers in 12 weeks. We invest $40k into the top graduates.
taught by expert founders who’ve raised over $500M
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Chris Nguyen - Founder Mezmo and AnswerBook
Expertise: B2B enterprise, big data
$108M raised - Y Combinator, Initialized, Emergence
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Sara Du - Founder of Alloy
Expertise: AI, B2B enterprise, workflow automation
$25M raised - Y Combinator, a16z, FirstMark, Bain Capital
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Matin Tamizi - Founder of Cuenca and Balanced
Expertise: Fintech, neobanking, Latam
$15M raised - Y Combinator, a16z, Kaszek, Stripe
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Richie Serna - Founder of Finix
Expertise: Fintech, B2B enterprise
$126M raised - Bain Capital, Lightspeed, Amex
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Claire McDonnell - Founder of True Link
Expertise - Fintech, B2B, Edtech
$65M raised - YC, Initialized, QED, Khosla -
Edrizio De La Cruz
Ex-Y Combinator Visiting Partner
Co-founded Arcus (Sold to Mastercard)
why join now
500+ founder community
Our community will MOM TEST your beta and give you valuable insight
Our community can also help you with referrals to customers and investors
Co-founder matching program
Learn from experts
Watch and speak to expert founders during off-the-record founder stories
Get no-nonsense advice from founders who’ve been through the grind and succeeded
Book a 1-on-1 session with an expert founder & get advice that is tailored to you
Personalized fundraising plan
Learn the process we've used to raise $500M from YC, a16z, Sequoia, and more
Get the list of 5000+ investors and identify who’s actively investing in your sector and stage
Get expert advice in getting into top accelerators
how it works
12-week curriculum
Week 1: intros / how to validate startup ideas
Week 2 - 10: founder stories and seminars on MVP and getting first customers
Week 11 & 12: one-min. pitch practice and fundraising plan
Flexible structure
Each week there’s a 90 min. class and a group office hour
Affordable tuition of $2k in contrast to other programs at $10k
Financial aid available
Who’s this for
Full-time working professionals who’ve always wanted to start their company but didn’t have the right structure
Early stage founders getting ready for a $500k+ seed round
graduates we funded raised an avg $500k in 6 months