Apply to go from -1 to 0.
You bring the expertise and the conviction. We help you build the rest.
Three things, in order.
You start at -1. You graduate at 0.
Team & Capital
We match you with builders and operators until the pairing holds, then write a first check of up to $30,000 so you can leave the job and work on this full time.
The Odyssey
Weekly build sprints and reviews with operators who have done it. Each phase opens on evidence, not on a calendar.
Launch
Warm introductions to the angels, funds, and programs that fit what you built. Named people who already know your work.
Honest, obsessed, unfinished.
The category doesn't matter. The obsession does.
- Honest about where they are
- About the work, the team, and what hasn't been figured out.
- Can't stop thinking about the problem
- It follows them into weekends, walks, and showers.
- Show up before anyone watches
- The work happens long before the launch.
- Building something real, with help
- Open to counsel, not waiting for permission.
Tell us what you're working on.
Every note is read by a person on our team. If it makes us want to know more, we write back to set up a call. If it's a fit, we put a custom offer together.
- 01You
Name, email, phone, and a link to your work.
- 02The idea
One sentence on what you're building.
- 03The read
Who you are, why it's yours to build, where you'd want help.
- 04Review & send
A deck if you have one, then a last look.