Startup program
Startup program: you are not alone
For pre-seed and seed founders who need more than code: someone who believes in the idea, helps shape it, builds it properly and prepares it for investors.
Who it is for
The program is for pre-seed and seed founders building in FinTech, Blockchain/Web3 and SaaS. You might have a validated idea and no technical team, or a prototype that needs to become a real product before the next conversation with investors.
We do not accept projects involving gambling or any illegal activity.
Three tracks
You can join one track or combine them, depending on where you are.
- Mentoring and validation. We work through your product direction, the technical trade-offs and the decisions in front of you, and turn them into clear milestones.
- Build team and architecture. Our engineers build the product with you, on an architecture that is secure and reliable from day one and ready to grow.
- Investment-readiness path. We help you prepare the product, the numbers and the materials investors ask for. Funding is an opportunity, never a promise.
The fixed 12-week plan
Every program follows the same plan, so you always know where you are and what comes next.
| Weeks | Focus | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Discovery and architecture | Your goals, users and assumptions; the first release scoped; architecture and data model designed |
| 3–8 | Build with weekly demos | The core product built in short cycles, with a demo every week on a staging copy |
| 9–12 | Launch readiness and investor materials | Hardening, a gated production launch, and the materials you need for investor conversations |
What you get
- A team that believes in your idea and tells you the truth about it
- Mentoring on product and technical decisions, with clear milestones
- A product built with security and reliability from day one: code in your own repository, automated checks, staging, backups and a deploy that can roll back on its own
- Weekly demos, so progress is visible to you and to anyone you are talking to
- Help preparing for investors, and a review of your application together with our investment partners
- Code, accounts and intellectual property that stay yours
Proof
In fintech, we took a startup to a $30M round, with more than 40,000 paying users. We cannot share every detail publicly, but we can talk about how we work on a call.
How to apply
Use the contact form and choose “Startup program application” as the topic. Tell us your stage, market, current traction, budget range and team size, and what you are building.
We review every application within 7 days, together with our investment partners, and reply either way.
Important
The Startup program provides mentoring, product engineering and investment-readiness support. References to investment are informational: they are not an offer, a solicitation or a guarantee of funding. Nothing on this page is legal, tax or financial advice. See our terms for details.
Questions clients ask
Do you invest in the startups you accept?
The investment-readiness track helps you prepare for funding, and applications are reviewed together with our investment partners. Funding is an opportunity, never a promise. Nothing on this page is an offer or a guarantee of investment.
Which startups can apply?
Pre-seed and seed teams in FinTech, Blockchain/Web3 and SaaS. If you are in another field, you can still write to us and we will tell you honestly whether we can help. We do not accept gambling projects or anything illegal.
What does the program cost?
It depends on the tracks you need and how much has to be built. After reviewing your application we send a written proposal, so you know the cost before anything starts.
Who owns the product and the code?
You do. Your intellectual property stays yours unless we agree otherwise in writing, and the code, repositories and accounts are in your name.
What should I include in my application?
Your stage, market, current traction, rough budget, team size and what you are building. A few honest lines are more useful than a polished deck.
How quickly will I hear back?
An engineer confirms we received your application within one business day. The full review, with our investment partners, takes up to 7 days.
Apply to the Startup program
Use the contact form and choose "Startup program application" as the topic. Tell us your stage, market, traction, budget and team size. We review every application within 7 days.