Prove-in shows first-time founders what buyers, funders and investors will expect, and helps you show them you're ready, without the guesswork. It guides you through every stage, from proving the problem to getting ready for exit, so you grow faster with fewer surprises.
Every stage of a business comes with steps you're expected to know and evidence you're expected to show. That runs from first idea to first customer, first raise and beyond. Miss a step and growth stalls. A buyer's procurement team says no, a grant application falls short, or an investor walks away. Most founders only find out what was needed when it's too late.
I don't know what I don't know.
Each stamp shows that your business has the evidence its next stage needs. Every stamp builds on the last, so nothing gets redone.
The problem is real, and people will pay to solve it.
“Founder bias blinds you.”
An experienced founderCustomers can buy from you with confidence, and some already pay.
Your team, market and early traction are worth a bet.
“Proving to ourselves, as we go to investors, that the business is investable.”
A founder raising seedThe business scales, and the numbers and controls hold up.
The business is safe to buy.
Prove-in gives you a clear structure for building the business, and guidance at every step.
A clear view of what matters for your next stage, in plain language, so you can stop second-guessing.
Evidence that stands up, built from the work you're already doing, instead of starting again for every application.
A credible stamp that buyers, funders and investors can check, shared on your terms.
A data-driven approach to business success.
Diagnostics show where your business sits in each area, against what the next stage expects.
A step-by-step playbook to close the gaps and reach the next stamp. Choose the route that suits you.
Clusters and accelerators use Prove-in to move their members through the journey faster, and to show the results.
Talk to us about your programmeWe're opening Prove-in to a small group of first-time founders, from early idea to first raise, and to the clusters and accelerators that support them.