Sprint1

sprint1.vc

Sprint1 invests up to $100K in pre-seed, pre-product startups while providing founding product teams, technology development, and talent acquisition support. They focus on backing founders with domain expertise who lack technical capabilities, aiming to build and launch products in 6-12 weeks.

Check Size

$0 - $100K

Stages

Pre Seed

Focus Areas

Other

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Investment Thesis

Sprint1 operates as ‘investors, technical co-founders & a product team for early stage startups.’ They believe that great ideas require more than capital—they require hands-on execution expertise. Their philosophy centers on de-risking early-stage ventures by providing technical and product development support, allowing founders to focus on growth and sales. They specifically target underserved founder segments: ‘first-time/non-technical/solo founders with deep industry experience, connections & a great insight.’

What Sets Them Apart

Provide founding product team as part of investment—not just capital
Technical co-founders actively build products for portfolio companies
Specifically target non-technical and solo founders underserved by traditional VCs
Proven track record: 100M exit and decades of combined startup building experience
Fast execution model: 6-12 weeks to build and launch
10X builders with 'maniacal sense of urgency'
Help founders prove concepts manually before expensive technology investment
Recruiting partnership network to hire founding teams