Investors

Meet the companies WE incubates

Ask to meet a company WE incubates. WE asks the founder first, and the founder decides.

What WE does

WE is a long-horizon business incubation and consulting firm. Investors can ask to meet the companies WE incubates.

WE asks each founder first. A company appears on this site only when its founder has agreed in writing.

The funding clock

Published medians for venture-backed companies: rounds come years apart, and each one costs the founders a share of the company.

Median years between funding rounds

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Median years between funding rounds
Group	Median gap
Seed to Series A	2.0 years
Series A to Series B	2.1 years
Series B to Series C	2.4 years

Source: Carta, State of Private Markets: Q1 2026 , 2026-05-29

Median ownership given up in each round, by stage

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Median ownership given up in each round, by stage
Group	Median dilution
Seed	about 19%
Series A	about 18%
Series B	about 13%
Series C	about 9.5%
Series D	about 4.9%

Quoted one by one from the publisher’s report; the figures are approximate as printed.

Source: Carta, State of Private Markets: Q1 2026 , 2026-05-29

48% ¹

of firms aged 0 to 5 years were fully approved for financing, against 63% of firms aged 21 or more

70% ²

of venture-backed startups that shut down cited running out of capital

Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey (2026 report on employer firms) , Applicants in the prior 12 months
CB Insights (2026), venture-backed startups that shut down; more than one reason allowed , Shutdowns since 2023

WE makes no promise of funding.

How an investor meets a company

You ask

Send the interest form and say which sectors and stages you want to see.
WE asks the founder

WE asks a founder whether to take part. The founder may say no.
The founder consents in writing

WE keeps the consent as a written record that says what the founder agrees to share.
You see what the founder allows

WE shares only what the founder agreed to share.

The companies

No company is listed yet. WE lists a company here only with its founder's written consent.

Read before you ask

Meet the startups . How an investor asks, and how a founder decides.
What you can see . What is open now, and what appears only with consent.
Readiness criteria . The evidence WE expects before it curates anything.
Showcase format . The fields a company page can show, and the consent behind each.
Investor FAQ . Short answers to the questions investors ask first.

The materials

Materials WE helps a founder prepare
Material	What it is
A readiness checklist	A list of the evidence an investor commonly asks for, so a founder can see the gaps.
A seed data room	A guide to organizing and keeping current the documents an investor reads.
Investor updates	A consistent shape for the regular update a founder sends to people who have backed the company.
Plain explanations	Generic, sourced explanations of terms such as SAFEs. They describe the instrument and do not describe any deal.

Readiness, area by area: an illustration, not a score

Baseline at the diagnostic
A later review

Illustration only; the shapes are not real scores.

WE makes no promise of funding.

Investor Introductions, an optional add-on

Investor Introductions is a separate, optional add-on to an engagement, for a company that has finished the readiness work in Service Line F. No engagement requires it.

How the add-on works

A flat fee covers curation and preparation: choosing which investors may fit your company, and preparing your materials for them.
The fee does not depend on whether any investment closes.
WE curates the introductions and limits their number. It makes them only after the readiness criteria below are met, and it may defer the add-on until they are.
WE does not negotiate terms, advise on securities or handle funds. Terms and instruments stay between you, your counsel and the investor.

Readiness criteria

Readiness criteria for Investor Introductions, from the work in Service Line F
From line F	What must be in place
Readiness assessment	Complete, with no kind of evidence marked missing.
Corporate and cap-table records	Organized and reconciled so they match your counsel’s records.
Evidence index	Every traction statement linked to a source record, and reviewed by a company officer.
Financial model	Assumptions written down and outputs reproducible.
Data room	Organized against a standard index, each folder complete or marked not applicable.
Pitch materials	Every factual claim tied to evidence.

WE judges whether the criteria are met. Meeting them does not mean an introduction will be made, and each investor decides for themselves whether to reply. To ask for the current fee, use the contact form and name the add-on.

The limits of WE's role

WE does not offer, sell or place securities, and takes no part in any financing.
WE does not negotiate terms, advise on securities or handle funds.
WE does not advise investors or recommend any company as an investment, and an introduction is not an endorsement.
WE does not verify a company’s statements. They remain that company’s own.
WE does not promise or predict a meeting, a reply or funding for any company.

Your diligence stays yours

Any company that shows you materials prepared with WE’s help is making its own case. You decide whether to reply, and you do your own diligence.

Tell WE what you look for

Share the stages and sectors you follow. This is an expression of interest, not a commitment from either side.