We’ve started from 0, multiple times. We’ve worked out of the proverbial and literal basement. We’ve been told by investors that our idea was too small, too big or just dumb. We’ve gone from thinking we would be the next Facebook to wondering what we were doing with our lives. We’ve been you.
Here’s what to expect. We hope you’re excited.
Founders only
Only founders can come to interviews or attend batch events.
Investment and rolling admissions
We invest between US $150,000 and US $500,000 for roughly 10%. We will be inviting teams to talk to us on a rolling basis and hold final interviews at the end of every month until the batch.
Fully remote
Like the previous batches, this batch will be remote. It’s worked well. In fact, except for maybe the social aspect (we’re working on it), we think founders get better advice and fundraising help because we can pull experts from anywhere including our network in San Francisco. All of that and you get to stay focused on your home market.
Learn from guest speakers
During the 3 month cycle we invite speakers every week to talk about their startup and what they learned. Previous speakers include Emmett Nicholas (Co-Founder of Airtable), Ryan Hoover (Founder of Product Hunt), Moses Lo (Co-Founder of Xendit) and many more.
Group office hours
Every week or two, you’ll have group office hours, where you’ll talk with 5-8 companies and your Iterative partners for an hour. These group office hours are a chance to get to know companies in your batch that are going through similar things and to help each other.
Network
During and after the batch, we introduce startups individually to people who could help them. The founders of other Iterative companies tend to be especially helpful.
Demo day
During and after the batch, we introduce startups individually to people who could help them. The founders of other Iterative. About 12 weeks in, we organize an event called Demo Day where startups present to a carefully selected, invite-only audience. Our last Demo Day was attended by over 200+ investors. companies tend to be especially helpful.
Stay for the community
Iterative doesn’t really end after 3 months. We continue to give advice and make introductions as long as our startups need—-and so does the informal network of Iterative companies. We think of our batch program as just orientation into the larger community.