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The easy button for growthThe first check is up to $1M, and we target a two-week close so you can get back to building. From there, the speedrun Marketplace covers most of a first year's burn in credits, and Demo Day puts you on stage in front of thousands of investors when it's time to raise your seed or Series A.
Your Unfair Distribution AdvantageBrand Lab and Launch Lab help you craft your story and identity, then execute a rolling launch plan. Then SR Insiders gets you in front of buyers: senior executives from Fortune 500, the a16z portfolio, and other growth-stage companies, all actively looking for their next solutions. Spend a full day live demoing your tool at AI Faire, and meet hundreds of interested buyers.
Hire your first, and 100th, engineerThe speedrun Talent Network is engineers, designers, and product people from the best teams and universities. We scour the planet to find startup-ready humans - all you need to do is ask for an introduction. We also provide guidance on building and leading your team, and help navigate visas and banking for founders looking to Build in America.
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Founders at your stage, the speedrun team, and the people who have done this before, on one floor. Sessions, office hours, and dinners.
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Marc Andreessen
a16z
Ben Horowitz
A16Z
Fei-Fei Li
World Labs
Kevin Weil
OpenAI
Henry Ward
Carta
Guillermo Rauch
Vercel
Tony Xu
DoorDash
Scott Belsky
Behance
Jeff Lawson
Twilio
Dylan Field
Figma
“We invest in the magnitude of a strength, not in a lack of weaknesses. At the start, the strength is the founders and whatever they know that nobody else does.”
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz
Co-founders, a16z
Portfolio
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