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A little about you.
A little about your idea.

A few basics and two short introductions.

This is a storytelling open call. Your current story and business answers, and materials newly uploaded under the submission media release, may be edited and featured in Founder Mode content. Share only information you are comfortable making public; redact confidential details and third-party personal information. Private contact fields remain private.

The basics

A few details so we can reach you.

All ages are welcome. A parent or guardian should authorize where legally required.

Full name *Email *Phone with country code *Country / region *School / university *Startup or working project name *

Founding team

The people behind your startup.

Your LinkedIn / profile linkOptionalLinkedIn, a personal website or another professional profile.Founder setup *

Introduce your team *Tell us about your team in your own way. If you’d like, you can share your backstory, how you came together, who’s helping you build, team bios, advisors or profile links.0 / 3,000 characters

The startup

What you’re building.

Tell us about your startup *Tell us about your startup in your own way. If you’d like, you can share the problem you’re solving, your solution, who it’s for, why you care, your progress or how the business could make money.0 / 3,000 characters

Supporting materials Optional

If you’d like, add a pitch deck, demo, founder video, resume or other files and links to help us get to know you, your story and what you’re building.

Choose filesor drag them here10 MB per file

PDF, PPT/PPTX, DOC/DOCX, TXT, images or MP4/MOV. For a larger deck or video, share a link below.

Supporting linksOptionalShare your website, product demo or any other links you’d like us to see. Add one link per line.0 / 3,000 charactersReferral & How Heard About UsOptionalWe would like to thank them!

Submit now to secure your place in the review queue. You can update your application any time before the deadline.

More support for the build.

A little about you.A little about your idea.

The basics

Founding team

The startup

Supporting materials Optional

Application terms & media release *

Help me connect with investors Optional

A little about you.
A little about your idea.