For Founders

Referred by one of
our partners?
Welcome.

If you've been referred by a partner accelerator, venture studio, or ecosystem program, this is your on-ramp. Set up your profile, get access to sessions, and stay close to VBF as your company grows.

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What you get

Built for founders referred by our partners

Access to live sessions & programming Workshops, AMAs, pitch practice, and speaker series — open to community members
Portfolio support After an investment from VBF, we help open doors to customers, hires, and follow-on capital — standard support for portfolio companies.
Potential investment We consider investments in founders emerging from our partner accelerators and venture studios. No guarantees — but if there's a fit, we move quickly.

Community benefits

Built for founders who are building

Whether you're pre-revenue or post-Series A, this community is for founders referred by our partners — and for the long game.

Live Programming

Regular sessions covering fundraising, product, growth, team-building, and more — hosted by practitioners, not consultants.

Portfolio support

After an investment, the VBF team works alongside you: customer intros, hiring help, follow-on capital conversations, and operator guidance when you need it.

Investment consideration

If you're raising from a VBF partner accelerator or venture studio, you're already in the flow. Being set up here helps us evaluate quickly when the time comes.

Keep Your Profile Updated

Update your stage, traction, and goals as you grow so we understand where you are when you engage with VBF.

If you're raising, we're one option. VBF considers investments in founders referred by our partner accelerators and venture studios. Being set up here helps us evaluate fit quickly. No promises — but if there's alignment, we move fast.

VBF Programming

Live sessions for founders who are building

We run ongoing programming designed to sharpen thinking, build skills, and bring in practitioners who have built and operated at scale.

Sessions are virtual-first, open to all community members, and led by practitioners — people who've built, raised, and operated at scale.

  • Founder workshops and deep-dives
  • Investor Q&A and AMA sessions
  • Ecosystem builder roundtables
  • Pitch preparation and live feedback
  • Speaker series with market leaders
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Upcoming Sessions

Register for free — open to all founders

Pivot

Watch the founders building the future

Pivot is our founder story platform — video interviews, keynotes, and panels that put you inside the mind of the people building the next generation of companies.

Free to watch for community members — founder stories, keynotes, and panels on watchpivot.tv.

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Pivot

Founder stories · Keynotes · Panels · Speaker series

Founder interviews — the real story behind the company
Keynotes from ecosystem builders and operators
Panel discussions on emerging markets and sectors
Speaker series with investors and advisors

"There have been countless times where he has kept us top of mind and proactively connected us to the right people at the right moment. You can tell he genuinely thrives on helping his network succeed."

Paige McPheely, Founder Base

Paige McPheely is not a client or investor of Venture Builders Fund. No compensation was provided for this statement. No material conflicts of interest.

Get access

Ready to join the VBF community?

Create your founder profile and get access to sessions and the VBF ecosystem. If you're raising, we're one option — see the investment note above.

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Free to join. No pitch required. Joining the community does not guarantee investment consideration or introductions. Update your profile any time.

Not raising right now? That's fine.

Join the community, attend sessions, and build relationships with VBF and peers. When you're ready to talk capital, we'll already know your story.

Keep your profile current.

Your stage, traction, and goals change as you grow. Keeping your profile current helps us stay aligned when you engage with VBF.