Stages of investment
Prioritizing learning velocity at every inflection point.
Evidence First
A new class of founders building better startups
Startups exist to solve real problems. Your number one job is to learn as much as possible, as fast as possible, for the lowest cost possible—while navigating ambiguity in emerging markets. Evidence takes an engineering approach to company building so founder time compounds into conviction.
- Structured 6-week Evidence First program
- Hands-on mentorship from business, product, and science leaders
- Rapid build-measure-learn cycles with real customer input
- Funding and execution strategies tailored to your scale of ambition
As founders of early-stage companies, we don’t enjoy the portfolio shots that most venture funds make. The Evidence First program is a structured six-week course where innovators work with proven business, scientific, and technical leaders. Together we engage directly with customers, prototype quickly, and capture qualitative and quantitative signals that de-risk the road to product-market fit.
Through a blend of one-on-one mentorship and cohort workshops, founders rapidly cycle through build–measure–learn loops. Within six weeks we aim to expand your business acumen, elevate your investor story, and build the partnerships that help flip the statistics: more than 80% of VC-backed startups fail to reach an exit. We are obsessed with changing that outcome.
Failure to exit
More than four out of five VC-backed startups never see a liquidity event.
- 82%
VC-backed startups failing to exit
- 18%
Reach a meaningful exit
Join us
We work with exceptional founders at any scale—those building focused solutions in emerging niches and those charging after venture-scale opportunities. Submit your company for Evidence First. The program is completely free.