The more founders who join, the more founders we can fund.
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Founders building MORE
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Founders to unlock MORE Fund
At 50 registered founders, MORE reveals the projected founder funding this community could generate.
Register interest.
MORE is building a founder-powered funding model. Funding recipients will be selected on merit by independent judges — never by lottery, popularity or payment amount.
The MORE model
Participation grows the pool.
Every founder who joins increases the potential founder funding.
Sponsors can add to it. Partners can create additional opportunities. The community makes the whole thing more valuable as it grows.
More founders in. More opportunity out.
How MORE unlocks
How MORE unlocks.
This is the flywheel we are designing.
MORE founders
↓MORE participation
↓MORE funding generated
↓Sponsors multiply the pool
↓MORE founders funded
Traditional grants often start with one fixed prize while thousands of founders compete for the same amount.
MORE grows as the community grows.
As more founders participate, the projected funding available to founders grows with them. Sponsors and partners can expand it further.
The economics, criteria, judges and process will be published so founders can see how it works.
Open by design.
How MORE works
How MORE is designed to work.
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Join
Founders join MORE and tell us what they are building. Joining is free.
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Apply
When MORE Fund launches, founders will be able to apply for funding. As the MORE community grows, sponsor participation can grow the funding available to founders.
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Grow
Every application grows the funding pool. More founders applying means more funding available.
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Sponsors multiply
Commercial sponsors and partners can add to the funding pool, sponsor named awards, or create additional founder opportunities.
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Be selected
Funding recipients will be selected on merit through an independent judging process. Criteria will be published before applications open.
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Create MORE
Funding, visibility, introductions, experiences and opportunities flow back into the founder community.
Projected funding tiers
What the MORE Fund could look like.
Based on proposed economics, here is how founder participation could translate into funding — subject to legal review and final model design.
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Founders building MORE today
◇ 500 founders apply
Projected
$5,000 projected funding pool
Based on a proposed sponsor match of $10 per founder who joins.
◇ 1,000 founders apply
Projected
$10,000 projected funding pool
Based on a proposed sponsor match of $10 per founder who joins.
◇ 2,500 founders apply
Projected
$25,000 projected funding pool
Based on a proposed sponsor match of $10 per founder who joins.
◇ 5,000 founders apply
Projected
$50,000 projected funding pool
Based on a proposed sponsor match of $10 per founder who joins.
These projections are based on the proposed MORE Fund model. No application fee is currently being collected and no funding has been committed. Actual funding amounts will depend on participation, approved fee structure and sponsor commitments. All subject to legal review.
More in motion
HOW MORE UNLOCKS.
Drag the community. Watch the projection.
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Projected founder funding
0 founders × $10 proposed sponsor match = $0
Projection based on registered founder interest and a proposed sponsor match of $10 per founder who joins. No sponsor funding is currently committed and no money has been collected.
Judging
Judged by real people.
Merit.
Funding decisions should deserve trust.
MORE Fund recipients will be selected through a transparent, merit-based process involving independent judges with experience across entrepreneurship, investing, academia, operations and industry.
We intend to publish our criteria and introduce the people behind the decisions before any funding cycle opens.
No lottery. No popularity contest. No payment improves your chances.
Transparent funding. Independent judging. Real people behind every decision.
More than funding
This is about more than funding.
Build companies. Meet people. Get funded. Learn. Celebrate. Actually enjoy the journey.
Founders should get more value from participating in an entrepreneurial community than another application form.
Funding matters. So do visibility, relationships, introductions, education, experiences, resources and being discovered for what you are building.
Every application should create value
More value — even if you don’t win.
- Be funded
- Receive meaningful non-dilutive capital through MORE Fund.
- Be discovered
- Standout companies can be surfaced across the MORE ecosystem.
- Be featured
- Compelling founders and companies may be selected for MORE editorial and showcase opportunities.
- Meet more people
- Connect with founders, operators, judges, partners and others who can help move the company forward.
- Get clearer
- A thoughtful application forces clarity about your own company. That is yours regardless of the outcome.
MORE founders
Stories worth knowing.
Not every remarkable founder will win a funding award.
MORE intends to discover and amplify founders whose companies, ideas, journeys or impact deserve greater visibility.
Sponsors and partners
Partner with MORE.
MORE gives commercial partners access to a curated, self-selected ecosystem of founders and entrepreneurs.
Sponsorship is a commercial relationship — not a donation.
Partners can increase the founder funding pool, sponsor named founder awards, gain ecosystem visibility and founder audience access, participate in branded programming and events, create founder resources, perks or category partnerships, and access community insights.
Founders grow the pool. Sponsors multiply the pool. MORE funds more founders.
Supporters
Add MORE.
You do not have to be building a company to believe founders deserve more opportunity.
MORE is exploring future ways for individuals, alumni and supporters to help expand founder opportunities within the ecosystem.
Inclusive community
Built for founders. Period.
Not only women founders. Not only tech founders. Not only venture-backed founders. Not only founders who already know the right people.
MORE is being built for people building companies.
Across industries. Across backgrounds. Across stages. Eventually, across the world.
MORE founders. MORE places. MORE possibilities.
Global vision
MORE global.
Our long-term vision is a global founder ecosystem with funding opportunities, local communities, experiences, partnerships and specialized opportunities connected through one shared platform.
Join
Be early to MORE.
Join the first MORE founder community and help us show what is possible when founders show up together. Joining is free. No payment required.