The Funded Founder Track

Build a startup — and get in the room with investors.

We teach you, get you investor-ready, vouch for you, and get you in front of real investors.

Taught by Ed HonourSince 1988Part of AI Masters
A founder pitching a room of investors around the table
Demo day · end of every month · live in front of investors
Since 1988 shipping softwareMcDonald’s · Oracle · Costco in production15,000 learning by building
How it works

Four things we do for you.

No theory. A straight line from building your startup to pitching real investors.

01Teach

We teach you

Five founder courses — validation, SAFEs & cap tables, the deck, the data room, pitch craft.

02Investor-ready

We get you investor-ready

Your pitch, your deck, your data room — built and reviewed with us until they’re ready.

03Vouch

We vouch for you

Every founder in the room is ready — that’s why investors show up.

04Investors

We put you in the room

Pitch at demo day — live, at the end of every month, in front of real investors.

The investor room

A live demo day, every month.

At the end of each month, founders pitch real investors live. Investors keep showing up because every founder in the room is ready.

Monthly & liveDemo day runs at the end of every month — five-minute pitches, live Q&A.
Real investorsAngels and early-stage funds in one live room — watching founders who are ready.
You arrive readyYour pitch, deck, and data room are built and reviewed with us before you step in the room.
  1. Step 1

    Your pitch

    Five minutes that land. We work it with you until it does.

  2. Step 2

    Your deck

    Twelve slides built the way investors actually read them.

  3. Step 3

    Your data room

    Diligence-ready before the room, not after. Every required item in place.

  4. Then

    Demo day

    At the end of the month, you pitch real investors — live.

Our promise

We teach you, get you investor-ready, vouch for you, and get you in front of investors.

Not funded? You keep pitching the investor room — free — until you are.

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Questions

Before you start.

Do I need a startup already?

No. The track starts at validation — idea-stage founders start there; if you have traction, you move faster.

How do I get into demo day?

Finish the courses and get your pitch, deck, and data room ready with us — then you pitch at the next monthly demo day.

What if I don't get funded?

You keep pitching the investor room free until you are. You keep getting reps in front of real investors.

Do you take a cut of my raise?

No. We never take a percentage of your raise, and no investor outcome is ever promised — we put ready founders in front of real investors.

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