Founder in
Residence
Program

Founder in
Residence
Program

Founder in
Residence
Program

Build the next industry-defining company with
the infrastructure of a world-class incubator behind you.

7+

Companies
incubated

1000+

Employees

$2B

Enterprise value
incubated

$200M+

Assets under
management

Bringing visionary ideas into reality

We’ve created more than $2B in enterprise value with funding from General Catalyst, Village Global, Founders Fund, Softbank, and other top-tier venture funds.

We’ve created more than $2B in enterprise value with funding from General Catalyst, Village Global, Founders Fund, Softbank, and other top-tier venture funds.

Founder in Residence

As a founder in residence, you'll lead a new venture from day 1 to beyond with the support of Cold Start’s resources, playbooks and world-class team that will derisk the venture and expedite your growth.

We’re in this together from day one, with mentorship from our team and ongoing support of the entire Cold Start.

As a founder in residence, you'll lead a new venture from day 1 to beyond with the support of Cold Start’s resources, playbooks and world-class team that will derisk the venture and expedite your growth.

We’re in this together from day one, with mentorship from our team and ongoing support of the entire Cold Start.

Your role as
a founder

We partner with ambitious founders to lead portfolio companies at Cold Start. If you’re a leader with an entrepreneurial mindset that thrives in ambiguity, we're here to help you achieve your next goal.

We partner with ambitious founders to lead portfolio companies at Cold Start. If you’re a leader with an entrepreneurial mindset that thrives in ambiguity, we're here to help you achieve your next goal.

What we are looking for

Experience as an entrepreneur, launching a company from ideation to revenue.

Experience as an entrepreneur, launching a company from ideation to revenue.

Reputation as a well-rounded leader with exceptional go-to-market skills and instincts.

Reputation as a well-rounded leader with exceptional go-to-market skills and instincts.

Pedigreed backgrounds demonstrating a high caliber of performance under pressure.

Pedigreed backgrounds demonstrating a high caliber of performance under pressure.

Domain expertise in the area you will incubate in is preferred, but not necessary.

Domain expertise in the area you will incubate in is preferred, but not necessary.

Extensive experience designing and executing on strategies.

Extensive experience designing and executing on strategies.

Success as a cross-functional leader of an operationally-complex, high-growth environments.

Success as a cross-functional leader of an operationally-complex, high-growth environments.

Everything you
will need, at your fingertips

With access to our team, infrastructure, and resources, our founders scale companies quicker than typical venture-funded startups.

With access to our team, infrastructure, and resources, our founders scale companies quicker than typical venture-funded startups.

Insights, tools, & playbooks

Insights, tools, & playbooks

Leveraging technology, we build and scale market-leading healthcare companies and improve clinical outcomes.

Resources

Resources

We build the next generation of enterprise SaaS companies through a first-principles approach and a focus on user problems.

Built-in operating team

Built-in operating team

We build marketplace platforms in antiquated and regulated industries, including travel and healthcare sectors.

Building the future, faster

By combining decades of experience, we have the playbook, expertise, and resources necessary to jump-start ambitious ventures from concept to growth.

7+

Companies
incubated

$300M+

Capital Raised

$2B

Valuation of incubated
companies

30x+

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