Landed my first pre-seed offer two weeks after Funding Day!
Kelly Anderson
Founder of DyeConverter - Alumni from the Silicon Valley Summer 2026 Cohort
I cannot thank FI and its mentors enough for helping me go from idea to launch and now a seed round!
Swathi Arulguppe Nagendra
Founder - BetterMeal AI - Alumni from the Silicon Valley 2021 Cohort
The hardest part of early-stage investing is finding great founders before everyone else does. Funding Day gives me a first look at founders who have already been tested for months!
Mike Sherbakov
Co-founder and GP at the Veteran Fund ($20M Fund I)
About
Demo days were built for a different time. Today anyone can build a demo in a week, so investors are looking for more.
At Funding Day, you give it to them. You share the overlooked problem you found, how you explored it, what you built, and how big it could become.
$2BN+ raised by graduates since 2009
At Funding Day you pitch local angel investors and early-stage VCs who invest at the very start. This includes Founder Capital, which writes $25K first checks into top FI graduates.
No. You earn a place to pitch, and each investor makes its own decision. What FI commits to is the room: investors who fund companies at your stage and who have seen your progress.
Yes. Funding Day is the last session. The ten before it take you from idea to a product with customers.
Founders decide how much they need to raise for their first round.
The entrance fee is $999 to $1,649 depending on region and deadline, and founders pledge 2.5% of future equity to the Equity Collective.
Join the FI Agentic Program: an AI-powered curriculum, world-class mentors, and free AI agents to turn your idea into a fundable company.
Our programs helped launch Udemy, Esusu, and thousands more, with a portfolio worth an estimated $20B. Yours could be next.
A global network of founders, mentors, and investors building enduring companies, with free AI agents to help you do the work.
