Founders Box Application Fall 2025

Founders' Box Accelerator: Fall 2025 Application

Welcome to the Founders' Box Accelerator application.

We're looking for ambitious AI founders who combine technical excellence, market insight, and unstoppable drive. We care deeply about your story not just what you're building, but why you're building it and what makes you relentless.

Please be concise, direct, and real. We're excited to get to know you.
Section 1: Basic Company Information
Company name
Company website
Headquarters (location, city, country)
Date founded

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Current stage (Preseed /Seed /Series A)
Number of full-time employees
Total funding raised
Section 2: Founder Profile
Investors (if any)
Founder name(s)
Email(s)
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Phone number(s)
Age
Gender
City where you currently live
Title or main responsibility (CEO, CTO, Engineering, etc.)
Percent equity you hold (If not yet incorporated, give expected split)
Are you a technical founder (Yes / No)
Are you currently in School (Yes / No)
If accepted will you commit to working exclusively on this startup for at least the next year (Yes / No)
How did the founding team meet and how long have you worked together (max 100 words)
Name and contact info for two recommenders (name, role, email) Recommender 1
Name and contact info for two recommenders (name, role, email) Recommender 2
Section 3: Background & Experience
LinkedIn URL
Education (colleges, advanced degrees, or last school attended)
Work history (roles, companies)
Personal website (optional)
In one or two sentences what is the most impressive thing other than this startup that you have built or achieved
Tell us about things you've built before (apps, tools, side projects, open source, etc.) Include URLs if possible
Section 4: Product & Technology
What is your company going to make (max 200 words)
What problem are you solving and why does it matter? (max 150 words)
What is technically differentiated or defensible about your approach? (max 150 words)
Who are your main competitors? What do you understand that they don't? (max 150 words)
Do you have any existing IP (patents, provisional filings, etc.)? If yes, describe briefly
What metrics are you tracking (Optional)
Demo Link or Upload (limit 3 minutes, 100 MB)

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Demo Link
Product link (if any)
Login credentials for reviewers (if needed)
Section 5: Progress & Traction
How far along are you (eg. MVP built, active users, revenue, partnerships)
How long have each of you been working on this? How much of that time has been full-time?
Are people currently using your product (Yes / No)
Do you have revenue (Yes / No)
How do or will you make money? How big could this become? (rough estimate)
What is your biggest commercial or scaling challenge today?
Biggest recent win or milestone? (one sentence)
Section 6: Founder Story & Grit
Why did you pick this idea to work on? Do you have domain expertise? How do you know people need what you're making (max 200 words)
Why are you (or your team) uniquely suited to solve this problem? (max 150 words)
Describe a major setback or rejection you’ve faced while building this and what you did next? (max 150 words)
What does "relentlessness" mean to you? (one sentence)
What would you do if this idea didn’t work out? (max 100 words)
Section 7: Narrative & Vision
What is your company’s mission, in one sentence?
What do you want to achieve with narrative coaching during this program? (max 150 words)
What’s a misconception about your space that you want to correct?
What publication or journalist would you most want to tell your story and why?
Section 8: Video Introduction
Please record and upload a two-minute video introducing the founder(s) and your company.

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Section 9: Program Fit & Commitment
Why do you want to join Founders’ Box? (max 150 words)
Can you commit to an intensive 10-week program starting September 2025? Two one-hour virtual sessions per week, a two-day retreat, Editor dinner in SF and Demo Day in NYC (Yes / No)
Are you currently fundraising? (Yes / No / Curious)
Have you formed a legal entity yet? (Yes / No)
Have you taken any investment yet? (Yes / No)
Section 10: Additional Materials (Optional)
Upload your pitch deck. Attach or provide link
Pitch Deck

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Additional demo or product walkthrough video link
Media coverage links
Any other supporting materials you'd like to share
How did you hear about us
Bonus: Founder Mindset (Optional Rapid-Fire)
What book movie or quote has shaped how you think as a founder?
What's a non-obvious skill that makes you better at building a startup?
What’s something you believe that most people don’t and how does it affect your company?
Anything else we should know?
Should be Empty:

Section 1: Basic Company Information

Section 2: Founder Profile

Section 3: Background & Experience

Section 4: Product & Technology

Section 5: Progress & Traction

Section 6: Founder Story & Grit

Section 7: Narrative & Vision

Section 8: Video Introduction

Section 9: Program Fit & Commitment

Section 10: Additional Materials (Optional)

Bonus: Founder Mindset (Optional Rapid-Fire)