Founding to Give
Launch a high-growth company to donate to high-impact charities
Early application deadline is June 30, 2025.
Sign up here to join our Info Session on June 24
Founding to Give is where founders come to build an outsized impact.
Find cofounders and join a curated cohort of top talent
We select the top values-aligned technical and builder talent from thousands of applications.
Explore and validate startup ideas to go from 0 to 1
We provide a three-month program including a stipend to cover your living expenses, and a four-week in-person cohort intensive.
Expand your network of values-aligned supporters
We give tailored 1:1 support and access to our network of former founders, mentors, operators, and aligned capital.
We are different from the typical accelerator.
​Our mission is to help you maximize your impact.
With in-depth research, we've modeled expected value for a variety of different career paths. Building a high growth tech company to an exit is likely one of the most impactful career paths you could take.
We work with founders pre-team and pre-idea.
You don't need a team or an idea to join. We provide the runway, community, and program to help you find them.
We don’t take equity.
You leave the program owning 100% of the company you found.
We support you in whatever path is right for you, including bootstrapping or seedstrapping.
Meet Our Founders
Our January 2025 cohort included 18 founders, selected from 3K+ applications.
All joined without a team or validated idea, and 94% founded a startup by the end of the program.
Eyitayo
Founded Entrova
Prev: Founder @ Utiva;
VP Product @ Afrissance
Krystal & Jason
Founded BlueStamp Health
Prev: Health @ Samsung, MIT, Stanford
Prev: AI scientist & research engineer
Christoph
Founded DoneThat
Prev: AI PhD, BCG, CTO @ Carepay
Mandy & Tazik
Founded Genesis Health
Prev: ML @ Google, Stanford
Prev: Founding engineer, Waterloo
Mark & Patrick
Founded InDent
Prev: Cofounder of Toothpic (acquired by Quip Inc.)
Prev: Lead research scientist and founder
What founders are saying about the program
"FTG was one of the most transformative, empowering, and unforgettable experiences I've had—it's incredibly rare to find a group of people with such deep brains, passion, and heart — but somehow, FTG brought them all together!" - Krystal Erickson, Cofounder, BlueStamp Health
“I wouldn’t have started a startup without Founding to Give because it felt too risky. The structured program, value aligned cofounder pool, 1:1 coaching and non-dilutive funding created the best environment imaginable to do this” - Christoph Hartmann, Founder, DoneThat
“Founding to Give was more intense, more productive, more orienting, and more fun than I could have imagined” – Jason Bono, Cofounder, BlueStamp Health
“For founders who want to make the largest possible positive dent in the universe this is for you.” - Mark Moore, Cofounder, InDent
How We Make An Impact
Effective Donations
We’re focused on launching high growth technology companies with the potential to make venture scale exits.
Founders pledge to donate a portion of their personal earnings at company sale or IPO — 5% of earnings under a $1M and 50% of earnings over $1 million. We do not require donations from company profits or revenue.​​​​​
Direct Impact
We are also excited about supporting high growth tech companies that directly create positive impacts.
Examples include companies in spaces like healthtech, biotech, edtech, emerging markets, and talent or future work.
How It Works
Month 1
In-person intensive
We host the full cohort in-person for 1 month.
We cover your accommodation, travel, and living expenses.
Early team & idea exploration
Work with multiple high-potential cofounders and validate potential problem spaces and ideas.
Months 2-3 ​
Remote build sprint
The program will continue to run, now in a virtual-first format as teams move to continue building in the location that makes most sense for them.
Market validation & traction
Focus in on your highest potential team and idea, and start building 🚀
