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Preview everything you'll be asked before you start. About 10 minutes.

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01About You

List only founders working on this full-time.

What's your email? Required
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Founder 1 — Name Required
Founder 1 — Role Required
  • CEO
  • CTO
  • CPO
  • Other
Founder 1 — LinkedIn PDF Required
Go to your LinkedIn profile, click 'More,' click 'Save to PDF.'
Personal motivation Required
What have you personally seen, done, or experienced that led you to this problem? Why does this feel personal to you?
Do you have a co-founder? Required
If yes, the following questions repeat for each co-founder (up to 3 total): Name, Role, LinkedIn PDF and personal motivation.
Notable advisors or investors Optional
Names and affiliations. e.g. 'John Smith (former CTO at Stripe), backed by First Round Capital.'

02Your Company

Company name Required
Company description Required
Describe what your company does in one sentence. No jargon, no buzzwords. Pretend you're explaining it to a smart friend who doesn't work in tech. 200 character maximum.
Website Optional
If you have one.
When did you start working on this? Required
e.g. 'Last month,' 'January 2025,' '3 years ago.'
Location Required
City.

03The Problem and Solution

This is the meat of your submission. Take your time here.

Problem statement Required
What problem or opportunity are you going after? Describe a specific person or company affected by this today. How many others like them exist? What does it cost them in time, money, or frustration?
Solution approach Required
How do you believe this problem gets solved? What needs to change in the world for this to work?
Product explanation Required
What are you building? Walk us through what a customer actually experiences from start to finish.
Current alternatives Required
What does your customer do today to deal with this problem? Who do they pay, or what do they cobble together?

04Market and Go-to-Market

Who you're building for, why now and how you'll reach them.

Market timing Required
Why is now the right time for this to be solved? What specific technological, regulatory, or societal shift made this possible? Don't just say 'AI.' Tell us what specific capability or change unlocked this.
Target customer Required
Who are you building for right now? Be specific. e.g. 'independent coffee shops in NYC with 1-3 locations.'
Initial customer acquisition Required
How are you acquiring your initial customers? If you already have some, tell us exactly how you got them. If not, what's your specific plan for the first 100?
Market expansion Required
Where does this expand over time? What's the bigger market you grow into once you've nailed the first customer?
Expansion go-to-market Required
How does your go-to-market evolve as you move into that broader market? What unlocks that expansion?

05Traction and Business

Progress metrics Required
What progress have you made so far? Revenue, users, pilots, waitlist, LOIs, customer conversations. Include numbers and dates. If you're pre-product, tell us what you've done to test whether people actually want this.
Revenue model Required
How do you make money, or how will you? Who pays, how much and how often?
Competitive landscape Required
Who are the existing players in this space? Include startups, incumbents and big companies that could enter.
Competitive advantage Required
Why would a customer pick you over them?

06Fundraising

Product stage Required
  • Idea stage
  • Customer discovery
  • Building MVP
  • MVP live with early users
  • Private beta
  • In market with paying customers
  • Scaling with established revenue
Total funding raised Required
  • $0 (bootstrapped)
  • Under $100K
  • $100K–$500K
  • $500K–$2M
  • $2M–$5M
  • $5M+
Current fundraising Required
  • Not raising yet
  • Under $500K
  • $500K–$1M
  • $1M–$2.5M
  • $2.5M–$5M
  • $5M+
Fund allocation Optional
If you're raising, what will you use the money for? What milestones will it help you hit?

Payment

$10 submission fee, paid via Stripe at the end of the form. The fee ensures every application gets a thorough review.

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