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Speed-run your pitching prep in 2 weeks with YC alums guidance 💪

The right pitch/narrative is what makes or breaks your fundraising process. Ask Jeff — he was the ONLY founder from his 400-person YC batch to raise on an uncapped SAFE, basically meaning an infinite valuation — sick, right? 😮

In this 2-week bootcamp, your sole focus will be to create the most epic pitch of your life — being ready to go to pitch to VCs, angels, accelerators or customers (not necessarily fundraising). We'll provide you with the playbook, right tools and offer personal guidance and support.

As YC alums, we know the ins and outs of what YC batch process is about. Think of this bootcamp as of the YC batch for your pitching skills and materials — if YC was only about learning how to pitch.

Read more below and apply — limited spots available! ⌛

Meet your instructor

Dr. Jeff Wilson aka Professor Dumpster is a former professor turned founder (2x founder, actually) with an exit and a YC alum.

​Jeff has raised over $25 million from Y Combinator, Initialized, and other top angels and VCs in Silicon Valley — so he knows a thing or two about proper pitching.

Notably, he was the only founder from the 400-person YC batch to raise on an uncapped SAFE.

2-week bootcamp that starts mid-March

Fully remote/online

In our mission to democratize knowledge, we want to give opportunity to everyone, no matter where you're located (with the sanctioned countries being the exceptions — you wouldn't be able to raise anyways if you're living there).

Most of our bootcamp alums are based either out of the US (50%) or the EU (40%) with the remainder located in various Asian countries.

You're joining a supportive (yet demanding) accountability group, so expect to work

  • You should be able to dedicated at least 5h/per week to the bootcamp: a few hours to attend group sessions and a few hours to work on your own pitch/materials
  • We'll share everything you need to know and invite you into our community platform before the bootcamp begins

You'll get sync and async Jeff's support in order to help you get the most out of it

  • Initial 1-1 session will be during the first week
  • Final session will be after the bootcamp finishes to help you do the final review/mock pitch
  • We'll stay with you in the community and for any questions during the bootcamp

Here's what you'll learn/dig into over the course of 2 weeks

Warm up and framework: deconstructing your deck, telling your story, and feedback!

  • Intros and Syllabus - Jeff, Alex and the team set you up for a successful raise.
  • Detailed break down of the pitch that raised $3M on demo day, uncapped.
  • Why storytelling is important - Early stage startups, no matter how good the idea and team are, won't get the investment without the story.
  • Founder section assignments.

The pitch and distilling five times: final deck prep and questions!

  • One KPI to rule them all - what this is the most important slide in your deck.
  • YC game theory: what they teach on the inside.
  • Founder cringe behavior in pitching / communication: Turn offs that will get you friend zoned in a pitch or email.
  • VC psych 101: Inside the curious mind of the Silicon Valley VC.
  • Are you investable? 3 main factors on how VCs decide if your Idea is investable.
  • Skating to the puck: picking your hockey stick wisely.
  • Art of the pitch in 3 acts: How to be the composer and pay write for an epic pitch.

After the pitch

  • How investment machine works: "Let me run it by the team."
  • Tools and hacks to get to the right investors, even if you don't have an established network.
  • The first check is the hardest by far. Stories and methods for landing it.
  • Problem investor red flags: Not all investors are worthy of a stake in your company. Horror stories and how to identify red flags.
  • Rejected, ghosted, delayed: how to not get played.
  • Getting the wire: securing the bag.
  • Group think: The power of mastermind pitch sessions.
  • After the check: How to write investor updates, when to write them, and when investors know you're in trouble.

Watch Jeff's recent pitching workshop

Or check out the slides Jeff used to pitch Jupe (to raise on an uncapped SAFE after YC)

Read previous bootcamps alum testimonials

Immersive Valley Experience

"This bootcamp gave me the actual Valley vibes even though we're located in Frankfurt."



Eric-Jan Krausch,
Founder of 1-CP

Grateful for the Community

"Really glad to be a part of the bootcamp and cohort – thanks for running this! Would love to be involved in the community in the future. Thanks guys!"


Marcelo Andrade,
Founder of Dreamwriter

Networking sessions with prominent founders and VCs

"It is invaluable to see actions and hear grounded ideas from dreamer-executors who are peers and experts like Slava and Alex."

Amit Pande,
Founder fo Parametr AI Labs

Useful content to refine your strategies

"I did fundraising before and raised $10M for the company. This event help us check what I have missed and refinded my fundraising strategy. It is really helpful."

Junhao Hu,
Founder of CardioStory

Limited spots available — join now for the early bird price ($950 instead of $1,500)

Once you do this, we'll follow up with all org details:

  • Workspace and community details
  • Event scheduling

If you have any questions left, email us at sergei@socap.ai and we'll help you!

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