Get $2,500
To Test Your Startup
Applications now open for Dec, 2025 FUNding Competition
Everyone gets free access to our guided 3-week sprint to test your riskiest assumption and prove your traction fast. Work you should be doing anyway.
Win the pitch, get $2,500 paid instantly.
Stella, Founder of Zapenda and FUNding finalist, shares her experience.
You don’t need VC cash to get started. You need evidence. The FUNding Competition teaches you how and win $2,500 while you’re at it.
How this works:
1. Submit your application
• Identify your riskiest assumption -- How to craft a good assumption
• Tell us how you'd test it
• Upload a short video
2. All applicants will receive free access to our guided three-week sprint to test their riskiest assumption.
3. Selected finalists will pitch to a panel of investors, seasoned entrepreneurs and experts for a chance to win $2,500, paid instantly.
We accept applications on a rolling basis AND would encourage you to submit for the December competition.
"This experience has changed my mindset. As someone who always built products before learning about my customers — which led to many issues in my entrepreneurial career — understanding my customers first was a very exciting shift." -- Josh Shuttleworth, Finalist.
Real Results, Real Founders
Finalists who keep winning
Three out of 9 finalists went on to win other competitions
Market Evidence in 3 weeks
Learn proven methodologies from experts to validate your riskiest assumptions fast
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We help build relationships with investors and mentor to enable meaningful growth
Meet Kanna, founder of ASAICHI and winner of the last competition. Check out her pitch.
How to Become a Finalist for the December Competition?
Step 1:
Complete the Application Form by Nov 20, 2025. You need ~60 min. to fill it out and create a video (see step 2)
Step 2:
Upload a video to Linkedin by Nov 20, 2025
All applicants will receive free access to our guided three-week sprint to run an experiment to test their riskiest assumption.
Finalists will be announced on Dec 8, 2025
Pitch event will be held on Dec 12, 2025
Final pitches will be judged by a panel of investors, serial entrepreneurs, and industry experts.
The winner of the final pitch will be awarded $2,500 and resources to grow their venture.
