45
Founders supported
Unique founders who received defined support across historical team and network activity.
2021-10-05 – 2026-10-05 · Combined historical activity
Founder Support
Build traction. Win customers. Prepare your next raise.
Monthly founder office hours for pre-seed and seed-stage AI startups.
$200/month for your first 3 monthly billing periods. Then $500/month.
A 2–4 minute application. No payment or subscription starts when you apply.
Founder progress, on record.
Five years of team and network activity, including work before AIFC’s incorporation. Reported to 5 October 2026; separate from the new founding cohort.
80%
Positive post-event feedback
Positive responses as a proportion of total post-event responses received. Feedback was collected from 200+ founders across multiple events.
2021-10-05 – 2026-10-05 · AIFC wider activity
$15m
Raised by participating companies
USD fundraising completed by participating companies during the reporting period, not money raised by AIFC.
2021-10-05 – 2026-10-05 · Combined historical activity
3
Completed funding deals
Completed early-stage funding deals involving 3 countries: the US, UK and Australia.
2021-10-05 – 2026-10-05 · Combined historical activity
100
Founder consultations
Completed sessions during the reporting period. Repeat sessions count separately from unique founders.
2021-10-05 – 2026-10-05 · Combined historical activity
AI Founders Connect
Set your next commercial milestone.
Tell us what you’re building, your current traction and your next commercial priority.
We review fit and confirm the offer before enrolment. Applying does not take payment or start a subscription.
Around 2–4 minutes. No pitch deck or account needed.
Commercial progress
One metric.
A clearer next move.
Bring the number that matters to your business. Leave with a plan to move it.
Customer conversations. Pricing tests. Proposals. Paid pilots. Pick the measure that fits your stage.
Record your starting value and review it at day 90. Signed contract value stays separate from cash collected.
Set your starting point
Choose one commercial metric. Record its current value, date and source.
Run a focused action
Agree up to three actions. Keep customer feedback, proposals or signed agreements as evidence.
Review what changed
Compare the same metric over time. Separate founder execution from support we delivered.
Founding cohort offer
Start with three monthly billing periods.
$200/month
For your first 3 monthly billing periods.
$500/month from billing period 4.
60% introductory reduction
Compared with the proposed $500 ongoing monthly rate.
$600 across the first three periods, compared with $1,500 at the ongoing rate.
$900 difference if you remain subscribed for all three periods.
$500 is the proposed ongoing rate, not a previously charged price.
All prices are in USD and include applicable tax.
Monthly billing. Cancel before your next renewal.
Apply for Founder SupportApplication only. We confirm fit, scope and subscription terms before enrolment.
15
Paid startup subscriptions
Capacity for the initial founding cohort. This is not a claim of current enrolment.
Your monthly working allowance
45 min
Founder office hours
One focused session each month, built around your current commercial priority.
1
Document review per month
One pitch deck of up to 12 slides OR one business document of up to 2 pages.
1 + 3
Metric and actions
One written execution plan: one primary metric and up to three actions.
2
Brief follow-up questions
Two brief questions each month about the agreed work.
Pitch rehearsals and funding-milestone work use this allowance. They do not add extra sessions or reviews.
Work on the business behind the pitch.
Choose a commercial priority: customer demand, pricing, a pilot proposal or your next funding milestone.
Your plan names one primary metric and up to three actions. Bring back what happened, not just what you intended.
Founder execution and support delivered are recorded separately. A pilot’s conversion remains part of the same customer journey.
Defined support. Clear boundaries.
Founder Support is provided by Alderwick & Co. LLC, New York. AIFC’s free network participation stays separate.
The fee does not buy pitch selection, investor access or a funding decision. Customers, deals and funding are not guaranteed.
Legal representation, regulatory advice, tax filings, unlimited consulting and emergency support are excluded. Professional legal work requires a separate engagement.