We work with visionaries, and many of them are founders with an idea, limited capital and no time to waste. The Startupper Program is our answer: an optimized and mentored five-phase technology execution acceleration program built for startups.

What founders actually need

Founders rarely lack ideas. What they lack is a de-risked path from idea to a product that customers pay for. The program is designed around four things we can provide:

  • Advisory. Access to our experience crafting technology products and businesses, so each step is taken deliberately.
  • Funding access. Introductions to a network of more than 200 accelerators, angel investors and venture capital firms. We also invest ourselves in selected ventures.
  • Flexible payment options. Engagement models tailored to a startup's cash flow. We are a partner in the financials, not only in the code.
  • A market-validated product. Marketing research and campaigns that align your ideal customer profile with your unique value proposition before you build too much.

The five phases

  1. Vision and validation. We define the problem, the customer and the value proposition, and test the assumptions cheaply.
  2. Functional prototype. A working prototype that investors and early users can touch. This is often what unlocks a first funding conversation.
  3. Minimum viable product. The smallest release that delivers the core value reliably, built on an architecture that can grow.
  4. Market entry. Launch, measurement and iteration, with marketing and product working from the same data.
  5. Scale. Hardening infrastructure, expanding features and preparing the technology story for the next funding round.

De-risking as a fundraising catalyst

Investors fund reduced risk. A startup that arrives with a validated customer profile, a working prototype and a credible technical partner is a different conversation from one that arrives with a pitch deck. Our de-risking approach is designed to work as a catalyst for the fundraising process, not as a parallel activity.

Your idea. We make IT happen.

If you are building something and want to talk about whether the program fits, get in touch. The first conversation is about your challenges, not our services.