↗ All Guidelines
How Hatch works, start to Demo Day.
Twelve weeks, four stages and one goal: leave with a product people pay for and the investors to scale it.
- 01
Apply
Tell us about your team and what you're building. Takes 20 minutes. We reply within two weeks.
- 02
Meet
Two calls with partners and one with a founder from a past cohort. No pitch decks required.
- 03
Build
12 weeks of weekly goals, mentor sessions and $150K for 6% equity. Workspace in Berlin or remote.
- 04
Raise
Demo Day in front of 300 investors, plus warm intros to the funds that fit your stage.
Who should apply
- One to five founders, at least one technical
- A working prototype or first paying customers
- Building in fashion, sport, retail, AI, AR or proptech
- Ready to commit five hours a week to the program
What you get
- $150K
- for 6% equity
- 257
- mentors on call
- $250K
- in cloud credits
- 300
- investors at Demo Day
Questions
Register as a teamTeams of one to five founders with a working prototype or early customers. We accept solo founders, and you don't need to be incorporated yet.