Founder Program

Here’s how it works

Value to Founders

We want to support you from Pre-seed to Series A.

Connections + Wayfair Domain Advisors + Dollars

Often times this means helping you make connections, surrounding you with other experienced operators and advisors, and, at times, funding.

How we help our founders

Early Days

You’re just getting started. Great!

  1. Mentor pairing: We connect you with a Wayfair alum to help give you support.

  2. Slack access: We give you access to Wayfund’s Slack and founder community.

  3. Access to Founder resources and events: We give you access to our founder resources and invites to all events.

Pre-Funding

You’re ready to raise. Now what?

  1. Pitch deck review: We review your pitch deck and provide recommendations.

  2. GTM (Sales & Marketing) review: We challenge your growth assumptions.

  3. Financials review: We push you on your numbers and do due diligence.

IF the Review Committee believes you’re ready to pitch, you’ll pitch the syndicate. Only 50% of companies reach this stage.

Post-Funding

You’ve raised and need help accelerating.

  1. Board construction support: We help you build your board.

  2. Financial statement support: We act as a sounding board on finances.

  3. Careers promotion: We post your open jobs on the Careers page.

  4. News promotion: We allow you to post stories on the News page.

  5. Situation room support: Ability to connect with “The Situation Room,” a safe space of unbiased advisors willing to give the cold, hard truth and feedback on problems.

  6. VC intros: When ready.