Is your startup eligible?

For those who are building something that matters.

The Impact Builder makes your startup even more appealing for us and our investors.

None of these are deal breakers, apart from your impact and your contribution to kick-start the programme.

"It's a very early stage for us, we're just two weeks in, but Ant and Scott seem great, the product studio appears top class, and we've already got our first investment ticket over the line with further investor meetings lined up for next week. Exciting times."
Steve Atkinson
ChestPal Pro
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UK-based

Ideally you’re based on the South Coast or in the South East of the UK
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Impact

Potential for measurable, defined impact (people, planet, biodiversity) addressing one or more UN SDGs
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Product

Concept, Prototype, Pilot, POC, MVP
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Customers

Early customer traction (pilots, LOIs, MOUs, waitlist, paid user, kickstarters, early adopters)
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Revenues

Pre-revenue / post-revenue
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Investability

Early investor traction (friends and family, co-founder, angel), grants

Application process

Here’s what the application process might look like

Step 1

Complete the quick application form after reading our criteria.

Step 2

After reviewing your application, we schedule an online intro meeting to learn about your startup, clarify the programme, and ask and answer questions.

Step 3

We host a Pitch2Pitch session where you pitch your startup and we pitch ASquared, our digital product studio. Together, we'll jointly define the genuine need for £100k of digital product services and give you an overview of our intended funding strategy.

Step 4

Go/No-Go milestone for you and the Impact Builder. We only move forward if we're both aligned in the programme fit and we’re confident in introducing you to investors.

Step 5

Contract review and signature. An initial £100k commitment in services is made by ASquared and £50k (+VAT) match is deposited by the startup.

Step 6

Investor introductions and digital product work begins. Either in lockstep or one ahead of the other according to your strategy. We also kick off digital product studio induction and project discovery.

Step 7

Our typical digital product studio projects last 4-6 months and access significant design and development resources. Our introduction programme normally runs for 6 months, but usually sees success around 2-4 months in.



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One journey.
One goal.

We believe that Brighton could be known for something epic - the epicentre for successful purpose-led startups. Our mission is to help evolve the local ecosystem and work with great people on great projects to achieve this.

Roll up your sleeves, and apply to join us.

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