1. Team
1. Team
2. Startup Details
3. Additional Information

Team

We back exceptional founders. Tell us who’s building this and why you’re the team to make it happen.

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

Are you full-time or part-time on the startup? *

Number of Full-Time Founders *

How many founders are working full-time on your startup?

Founders are individuals with over 10% equity. If you’re part-time or not yet incorporated, enter ‘0’ and add all co-founders in the section below.

Total FTE Employees *

How many full-time equivalent employees (including founders) are currently at your startup?

Part-time staff should be counted proportionally (e.g., two half-time employees = 1 FTE).

Founder Details *

Tell us who’s building this. Start with the CEO, then add any co-founders.

CEO

Relevant experience *

In a few sentences, highlight your most relevant professional, startup, or industry experience. Focus on track record, domain expertise, and past wins.

0/1000

How many years of professional experience do you have? *

Are you technical enough to build the product end-to-end? *

Link to personal website, project portfolio, or side project.

Tell us more about the team *

How does the team know each other? Is there anyone else on the team? Why is this the best team to win? Do you have any key advisors? Etc

0/1000

Startup Details

Help us understand your startup. The problem you're solving, your solution, and where you are today.

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

Startup Name *

Pitch your startup in one sentence. *

What do you do and for whom? E.g. “AI-powered therapist for Gen Z”

0/100

Startup Description *

What problem are you solving? What are you building?

0/800

Primary Category *

Select the closest match for your startup. If none apply, choose 'Other'.

Secondary Category (optional)

If your startup fits more than one category, select a second category. If none apply, choose 'Other'.

Where do you intend to build your startup? *

When was your startup founded? *

Company Website (optional)

E.g. https://yourcompany.com

Anything else we should know? (optional)

If there’s something that doesn’t fit elsewhere, drop it here.

0/1000

Additional Information

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Any additional information you share with us adds important context that we review and significantly improves the strength of your application. Please share these below.

Where did you learn about speedrun?

Required

Let us know how you found out about speedrun. X, event, friend, etc.

Provide the name, handle, post, event, etc.