To date, we’ve invested $25k or $125k into 100+ companies from Founder University.
Attendance Required
60 minutes (Monday)
Weekly presentations from industry experts
Review activities and learnings
Founder Q&A with the LAUNCH team and speakers
Attendance Required
60 minutes (Thursday)
Content deep dive with the LAUNCH team, special guests, & fellow founders
Ask questions, discuss challenges, practice pitches, and gather candid feedback
Expect 5-10 hours of videos + reading each week
Gain insight into every level of building a company with our step-by-step content pacing guide
Collaborate with 300+ cohort members, sharing wins and exchanging expertise
In-person meetups and opportunities in Austin to personally
Knowledge sharing and live Q&A
What you'll learn each week
*The $500 will be returned to you if you attend all the required live sessions.
$500, after you are selected.
If you attend all live sessions, we will return the $500!
We simply want to ensure founders have skin in the game and are motivated to finish.
Our Founder University standard investments are $25k for 2.5% or $125K for 7%. We make investments from the top 10% of companies per cohort.
Yes!
We will briefly touch on ways to come up with an idea, but you will need to make a decision quickly as this course is hands-on and moves very FAST!
Some founders are just starting to build, others have a product in market and early customers.
Attendance is tracked at the company level.
As long as one founder participates, the company gets credit for that session.
Congratulations! Yes, you can still apply.
Coursework is self-guided so that you can focus on areas most relevant to your business and stage.
Founders with traction report immense value from the program, including the content, the community, and the accountability.
Each cohort will have about 300 companies.
Founders are accepted on a rolling basis.
If you are not accepted — please apply for the next cohort!
No.
We prioritize teams of multiple builder founders. Builders may be developers, UI/UX designers, and/or growth hackers.
You can apply to Founder University at any time.
Upon acceptance, founders will be assigned to either the current or the next cohort.
All founders and co-founders are encouraged to participate!
The program is remote, and the live sessions are on Zoom.
However, select in-person sessions, including the kickoff, will be held in Austin, Texas (optional).