Two ways to get investment-ready
Velocity is the full journey from Seed to Series A, with Seed investment from our fund for companies we accept. Sprint starts with our six-area assessment, scored the way a Series A lead scores a company, and focuses on addressing critical gaps before raising Seed and beyond.
Both begin the same way: knowing precisely where you stand.
Our programs
Velocity
6-9 monthsSeed to Series A
Seed is closed and Series A is the next step. You work with a dedicated senior advisor and a specialist team, in sprints, replacing assumptions with evidence, so the company is built to hold up in Series A diligence. You don't join a batch. We build one program around one company.
- –Pre-approved for Seed investment from the fund we run with Dahlgren Capital. Acceptance into Velocity is the approval.
- –The in-depth assessment across six areas: market and traction, product, team, financial readiness, legal structure, pitch and narrative. The outcome decides the focus of the program.
- –A dedicated senior advisor who has built and scaled companies, at your side for the duration of the program
- –Specialists in legal, finance, tech, brand and more, deployed in two-week sprints exactly where your gaps are
- –A data room and an equity story built to hold up to investor scrutiny
- –Warm introductions to our investor network
Part of the fund's Seed investment can be used to cover the fee. Follow-on investment is decided separately. Full terms are shared during screening.
Sprint
CustomSeed, Series A and beyond
Not every company needs a full program. Sprint starts with our investment readiness assessment. Six areas, scored by five specialists, ending in a prioritised gap report and a deep dive with the expert team. If you want help executing, we scope a focused sprint on exactly what needs to be built before investors see the case.
- –The same in-depth assessment across six areas: market and traction, product, team, financial readiness, legal structure, pitch and narrative
- –Specialists in legal, finance, tech, brand and more, convened around you and your company for the assessment
- –Readiness to scale, the key risks and the equity story, evaluated as a whole and scored against what investors look for
- –A prioritized gap report and action plan, with a deep dive session with the expert team
- –An optional execution sprint, scoped from the findings and priced before it starts
Execution sprints are scoped and priced from what the assessment shows.
Build the company investors want to see
Six to nine months from promise to proof
Velocity replaces assumptions with market evidence. You work in structured sprints with a dedicated senior advisor, an operator who has built and scaled companies, backed by specialists in legal, finance, tech, brand and more, brought in exactly where your gaps are.
Assess
A deep assessment through the investor's lens, so you know precisely where you stand.
Build the proof
We work on what needs fixing: verified KPIs, clean governance, unit economics built to survive due diligence, and an equity story built on evidence.
Introduce
When the proof is in place, we introduce you to relevant investors from our network.
Velocity comes with capital
Together with Dahlgren Capital we are launching a fund that invests in the companies we accept into Velocity. Part of the fund's Seed investment can be used to cover the program fee. That means more runway and a full expert team, with no cash leaving the company for the program. Follow-on investment is decided separately.
The Seed investment is tied to acceptance into Velocity only. Sprint is a paid engagement with no investment attached, for companies that want the assessment and targeted execution without taking on new capital.
Acceptance into Velocity means you are pre-approved for Seed investment from the fund. Final terms are agreed in the investment process.
Questions we get
Companies that have raised external capital, have a product in the market with active usage, and are on the road toward Series A. We are nearly sector-agnostic: software, hardware, energy, deeptech. If we don't have experts who understand your journey, we will be the first to tell you.
Nothing. The application and the light assessment are free.
We have rolling admission and make a decision within two weeks. There are two interview rounds, and we will ask for access to your data room.
The program fee is 350 000 SEK. For companies backed by the fund, part of the investment can be used to cover the fee, so no cash leaves your company.
The program fee can be paid in cash or covered by our investment, in which case we will take equity.
We may invest SEK 600K in selected companies at your current valuation, with the possibility of a follow-on investment at Series A.
Admission means you are selected for the program and pre-approved for investment from the fund, once it is launched.
No. The Seed investment is tied to acceptance into Velocity. Sprint is a paid engagement with no investment attached, and a Sprint company can apply to Velocity when the time is right.
Four to five hours per week.
No one can promise that, and you should be skeptical of anyone who does. What we deliver is the work that improves your odds: evidence, structure, and introductions to relevant investors. The decision is always the investor's.
We have built a proprietary algorithm that augments human thinking rather than replacing it. The assessment is run by our expert team, with the model handling the structured comparison work underneath.
Acceptance into Velocity is competitive and seats are limited. If you are not admitted, we can often still help through Sprint, as a paid engagement without investment.
Start with the free assessment
Upload your deck and we read it the way an investor would. It doubles as your application to Velocity, and it is the quickest way to see which of the two fits.
Free to apply. Applying commits you to nothing.