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Partners

Meet our startups. The speedrun ecosystem is curated: founders selected from tens of thousands of applicants, and the buyers, partners, and advisors who want to meet them first. This is your way in.

Marketplace partners

The speedrun Marketplace puts your product in front of startups on the day they decide which tools they’ll build and scale with.

Marketplace partners

Your product in the hands of selected early-stage founders

Every founder with access has been highly vetted, under 0.4% acceptance, and we see 100% engagement with the Marketplace. The best-performing offers are redeemed by more than half of the founders.

Partners get placement in the Marketplace, features in the weekly founder digest when an offer is new or updated, and inclusion in the extensions and automations founders use to find products. Partners who commit meaningful value get direct support from the GTM team and priority at speedrun events.

300+
speedrun companies, growing
100%
founder engagement
95%+
of founders redeem the best offers
Become a partner
The speedrun Marketplace, a grid of partner offers from companies including OpenAI, AWS, and GitHub

Buyers and Executives

Live demos all year, online and in person, plus events and experiences reserved for the network.

Insiders

Early access, one click from a demo

An invite-only network of operators and executives who get early access to speedrun startups. We’re looking for director-and-above operators across disciplines who want to try and buy early-stage technology.

Watch live product demos on the Insiders portal; if there’s interest, one click gets you an introduction to the founder or direct access to the product. Insiders also get priority access to speedrun events.

Apply to insiders
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AI Faire

A full day of live demos, organized by category

Four times a year, three in San Francisco and one in New York, speedrun companies demo live for a full day for operators, buyers, and executives. Companies are typically demoing for the first time. Use the AI Faire web app to browse companies, save the ones you want to see, and request an intro with one tap.

Next up: SR008 Friday March 5, in San Francisco.

Attend the next AI Faire
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Advisors

Operators who advise founders, and the studios and creatives behind Brand Lab and Launch Lab.

Operators

Advise founders at the earliest stage

A lot needs to go right to build a successful startup. Bring your expertise, and we’ll connect you with founders who can put it to use.

Want to help our founders build the future?

Apply to become an advisor
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Studios and Creatives

Become a Brand Lab or Launch Lab partner

Design studios, producers, and PR specialists who build the brands and launches for dozens of new companies a year.

Bring your creative, production, or PR expertise to help speedrun founders build their brands and launch their companies.

Apply to become a partner
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