Frequently asked questions

Accelerators run fixed cohorts and take 5–15% equity for group mentorship. StartupStage charges $297/month, takes zero equity, has no cohort or application, and pairs you with a coordinated expert team working on your specific business.

At a $50M exit, a 7% stake diluted through Series B costs founders roughly $7.5M–$10M. Two years of StartupStage membership costs $7,128.

No equity, no convertible notes, no future claims on your company. Membership is a flat $297/month with no contract.

We diagnose your current systems and bottlenecks, architect a roadmap for your stage, work alongside your team to deploy it, then refine based on performance data — rather than handing you a curriculum and wishing you luck.

A pre-revenue founder gets different frameworks than a $500K ARR company. Playbooks are matched to your current MRR stage rather than standardised across a batch.

There's no application window and no cohort start date. You begin with a blind spot diagnosis call, typically within days.

A 1-on-1 blind spot diagnosis, a coordinated expert team across marketing, technology, finance and legal, a custom scale plan, weekly strategy and implementation support, $1M+ in software savings across 500+ tools, and access to a private founder-only community.

One healthcare SaaS founder discovered B2B partnership revenue during her diagnosis and recovered her entire $350K investment within 90 days by signing 12 brand partners at $2–5K/month.

Accelerators optimise for portfolio returns and Demo Day outcomes. We measure revenue movement, execution consistency and whether you needed us less over time.

The blind spot diagnosis happens on the first call. Most measurable movement shows up inside the 90-day guarantee window.

Depending on your stage: revenue-based financing, operator-led advisory, paid founder communities, and anti-accelerator models like StartupStage. The right answer depends on whether you need capital, coordination, or both.

Look for flat-fee models with no equity clause, coordinated rather than à-la-carte expertise, and a guarantee that puts risk on the provider rather than the founder.