12-Month Startup
Incubation Program
A founder-first incubation program combining dedicated engineering, elite mentorship, and deep investor access. 50+ companies incubated. $120M collectively raised. 80% reach Series A.
Sept 2026 cohort. Applications close June 30, 2026. 3% acceptance rate.
$500K+ in Benefits & Support
Ten categories of support available from day one of the program.
Dedicated Tech Team (400hrs)
2–3 senior engineers assigned for 12 months. No context-switching, no shared resources.
$50K Dev Credits
Engineering credits toward product development, cloud infra, and tooling over 12 months.
Access to 50+ Mentors
Weekly 1:1s with ex-founders, CTOs, and domain experts across every vertical.
Investor Network (200+ VCs)
Warm intros to 200+ angels and institutional VCs actively investing in demo day companies.
Co-working Space
Dedicated desk at our SF, London, or Bangalore hubs throughout the program.
Legal & IP Support
Entity formation, IP assignments, cap table setup, and standard legal templates included.
PR & Marketing
Launch PR, press introductions, and co-marketing campaigns with the Fixl brand.
Demo Day (200+ investors)
Pitching access to 200+ investors at our biannual demo day event streamed globally.
Follow-on Funding
Fixl Ventures writes follow-on checks into the highest-performing portfolio companies.
Alumni Network (500+ founders)
Access to a global community of 500+ Fixl Incubator alumni for peer support and deals.
Four Phases, One Mission
Validate → Build → Grow → Scale. Each phase has clear milestones and dedicated resources.
Validate
Build
Grow
Scale
50+ World-Class Mentors
Ex-founders, investors, and operators who have collectively built and exited $2B+ in companies.
Sofia Andersen
Ex-CTO
Klarna
James Okafor
GP
Accel Partners
Riya Kapoor
Founder
HealthSynth (exit $120M)
Marcus Thompson
VP Engineering
Stripe
Lin Wei
Co-founder
DataFlow (Sequoia)
Priya Mehta
CMO
Intercom
Andile Khumalo
MD Africa
Google for Startups
Takeshi Nakamura
Partner
SoftBank Vision Fund
12 Core Learning Modules
One module per month, combining live workshops, case studies, and applied exercises.
Product-Market Fit
MVP Development
Fundraising Fundamentals
Legal Structure
Go-to-Market Strategy
Hiring & Culture
Technical Architecture
Unit Economics
Investor Relations
Growth Hacking
Partnership Strategy
Exit Planning
Built Inside Our Incubator
6 portfolio companies across industries — from idea to Series B.
PayBridge
Cross-border payments for SMEs
CareLoop
Remote patient monitoring platform
LearnOS
AI-powered corporate LMS
SupplyIQ
Supply chain intelligence for manufacturers
GreenTrace
Carbon accounting for enterprises
NexHire
AI-first recruitment automation
Transparent Terms. No Surprises.
All terms are negotiated openly before any commitment. We use SAFE notes for the initial investment, converted at your next priced round.
How We Compare to Other Incubators
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Who Should Apply?
6 criteria we evaluate every application against. Be honest about where you are today.
Pre-seed to Seed stage
Companies raising their first institutional round or at early seed stage are eligible.
Tech-enabled product
Your core product must be built on scalable software — not purely services-based.
Full-time founding team
At least two co-founders must be fully committed to the company during the program.
Global market ambition
We back companies with a clear path to $100M+ revenue, not regional-only plays.
IP ownership
The founding team must own the IP of the core product outright with no conflicting agreements.
Open to mentorship
You must be willing to engage weekly with mentors and advisors and action feedback rapidly.
Cohort Details
Applications Open
March 1, 2026
Cohort Size
15 companies
Acceptance Rate
3%
Start Date
September 15, 2026
Location
Remote + SF / London / Bangalore hubs
Founders from Our Portfolio
3 founders. What they said after 12 months in the program.
“The incubation program gave us the engineering team we couldn't afford to hire, the investor network to close our seed round, and the mentorship to avoid every obvious mistake.”
Nia Osei
@ PayBridge
“I came in with an idea and a prototype. 12 months later I had 1M users, $8M raised, and a team of 20. The program accelerated everything by at least 3 years.”
Carlos Vega
@ LearnOS
“The mentor network was the biggest unlock. Three intros from program mentors led directly to our Series B. The technical team also saved us 18 months of hiring time.”
David Huang
@ SupplyIQ
Frequently Asked Questions
8 questions from founders who applied to previous cohorts.
Apply to the Next Cohort
15 spots. 3% acceptance rate. Join the founders who turned an idea into a Series A company in 12 months.