Apply – founder75.com

01

You

Seniority · 22%

Full name *

Work email *

Current / most recent role *

Years in this domain *

LinkedIn or a line on your background

We partner with senior operators — C-suite, directors, or deep 10+ year domain experts.

02

The idea

Idea clarity · 20%

Describe it in one sentence *

Who is it for, and what painful problem does it solve? *

03

Proof the market is real

Validation · 12%

What evidence do you have that people want this? *

Paying customers or signed revenueThe strongest signal — people already pay. Letters of intent / committed buyersNamed buyers who've said yes in writing. Deep primary research / waitlistCustomer interviews, a waitlist, or hard data showing demand. Just an idea so farNo validation yet.

This is our one hard requirement. Founder75 backs validated ideas — pre-buyer interest or solid primary research. If you're still at the idea stage, go talk to 15 potential buyers first, then come back. We'll be here.

Describe your evidence *

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Market understanding

Market · 13%

How big is this, and who else is solving it? *

05

Your capital

Commitment · 25%

How much are you ready to invest into your own company? *

Your capital goes into your company as runway — never paid to us as fees. A higher level unlocks a larger team, longer runway, and more equity for you. It's also the clearest signal of conviction in your application.

£35k

Core MVP build · 5 months · 400 hrs/mo team

Shared engineering + growth pod · entry level

You keep 75%

Entry

£75k

MVP + 90-day GTM push · 7 months · 400 hrs/mo team

Build + first marketing sprint · 2× leverage on capital

You keep 80%

Popular

£120k

Full build + full marketing sprint · 9 months · 500 hrs/mo

Larger pod, no bridge needed · strong conviction tier

You keep 84%

£175k

Extended build + growth programme · 12 months · 600 hrs/mo

Dedicated squad, full year coverage · 1.4× leverage

You keep 88%

£250k

Dedicated squad, full year · 16 months · 800 hrs/mo

Maximum team depth, maximum equity retained · 1.8× leverage

You keep 91%

Max equity

More capital = longer runway, a larger team, and more of the company stays yours. It also signals serious conviction — the single strongest factor in our application review.

06

Commitment

Fit · 8%

When could you go full-time on this? *

Now / within weeks Part-time to start, full-time within ~2 months Exploring — not ready to commit yet

Anything else we should know?

07

Supporting documents

Optional

Share up to 3 documents that support your application

A pitch deck, market research, financial model, customer evidence — anything that helps us understand the opportunity. We limit it to 3 documents so we can give each one proper attention. More than 3 and review quality drops.

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Document 1 — Pitch deck or overview

PDF, PPTX, DOCX, or image · max 20 MB

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Document 2 — Market research or data

PDF, PPTX, DOCX, or image · max 20 MB

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Document 3 — Anything else relevant

PDF, PPTX, DOCX, or image · max 20 MB

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Maximum 3 documents — we read every one personally. Quality over quantity.