CoFounder Competitors

Founders Circle is a growth stage venture firm that “invests in people,'' wholly committed to those who are leading today's fastest growing companies and navigating the unique challenges of transitioning from product-market fit to hyperscale. Since 2012 we've had the distinct privilege of working with over 80 of the highest performing venture-backed start-ups, 19 of which are now publicly listed, another 21 have been acquired at a public market multiple, and the balance continues on as their category leaders. Founders Circle focuses on “people building” by way of two services: flexible capital to meet the needs of growth-stage companies and a private leadership community called The Circle, connecting 350+ growth-stage CXOs who collectively engage in peer-to-peer professional development. For more information, visit founderscircle.com. For you: Flexible Capital - Companies and its leaders have access to primary and secondary financing programs, institutional liquidity, and other unique structures to address your company’s and your team’s financing needs through its lifecycle. The Circle - Companies and its leaders have access to a peer network - executives within and outside the portfolio - via professional development services and content to help scale yourself so you can scale your company. You're in good company - 24 of our 39 enterprise investments were named to Forbes’ 100 Best Private Cloud companies (1) (1) Includes any company listed on Forbes’ 100 Best Private Cloud companies from 2016-2020. Find us on Substack: https://founderscirclecapital.substack.com

The Innovation Factory creates unique, pragmatic, and outstanding consumer products across industries, including serious tools for rescue and survival. Our patented products are quality crafted, primarily in the USA. Whether it's a natural disaster, getting lost in the woods, or nuclear Armageddon, there are good reasons to fear for ourselves and our loved ones. This has led to a huge interest in our premium products, including the LifeSaber (which has raised over $200,000 on Kickstarter & Indiegogo), Trucker's Friend, Handy Rescue Tool, Off Grid Axe, and Survival Companion. Our tools have been seen in Time, Fortune, Maxim, Uncrate, Popular Mechanics, and The Huffington Post. We were also featured on All American Makers (Discovery/Science Channel). We are always looking for new tool ideas and would welcome submissions at our website.

ScaleUp Partners provides experienced insight and expertise to unleash a diverse pipeline of qualified workforce and entrepreneurial talent. We assist local leaders and stakeholders in identifying value hidden talent in urban and rural blind spots that can scale to fuel job growth and economic competitiveness. ScaleUp Partners is the nation's only consultancy serving to connect economically disconnected and underrepresented populations to local innovation ecosystems and existing Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) planning. Inclusive Competitiveness™ is our innovative, disruptive approach to help communities discover a more productive economic model for the betterment of all. " From where will underserved Americans' new jobs, wealth and enterprises come if underserved Americans don't create them? It's time for us to catalyze an Inclusive Competitiveness Movement.