Founder guides
Practical guides for each stage of building a startup, from the first canvas to the first round. Each one ends with how to do it on Startupply.
Plan
Turn an idea into a business you can explain and test.
Startup Business Plan
What goes into a startup business plan, which format fits your stage, and how to build one on Startupply.
Startup Validation
How to test the problem, the customer and willingness to pay before you build too much.
Business Frameworks
Lean Canvas, Business Model Canvas, SWOT, PESTLE and three more canvases, with AI filling.
Lean Canvas
The one-page, problem-first business plan built for startups still searching for a model.
Fund
Work out how much you need, where to get it, and how to ask.
Startup Readiness Index
What investment readiness means, how the index measures it, and how to score your startup on Startupply.
Startup Fundraising Guide
A round from start to finish, from deciding to raise through to the money landing in the bank.
Startup Funding Options
Bootstrapping, grants, angels, venture capital, debt and crowdfunding, and when each one fits.
Pitch Deck Guide
The slides investors expect, the order that works, and the mistakes that end a meeting early.
Find Investors
How to build an investor list that fits your stage and sector, and how to reach them on Startupply.
AI Funding Calculator
Work out how much to raise from your burn, runway, hiring plan and stage.
Connect
Find the co-founders, mentors and peers who make the work lighter.
Find a Co-Founder
Where to look for a co-founder, how to test the fit, and how co-founder matching works on Startupply.
The Co-Founder Matching Playbook
A step-by-step guide to finding and evaluating a co-founder.
Chat with Founders
Message founders, co-founders and mentors directly on Startupply instead of cold-emailing strangers.
Discover
Programmes, competitions and the wider ecosystem around you.
Startup Accelerators
What accelerators offer, what they take in return, and how to apply to programmes through Startupply.
Startup Incubators
How incubators differ from accelerators, who they suit, and how to find one on Startupply.
Startup Competitions
Pitch competitions, hackathons and startup awards, and how to find and apply to them on Startupply.
Startup Ecosystem
Who makes up a startup ecosystem, how the pieces help each other, and how to plug into yours.
From the blog
- What Is a Startup? Stages, Culture and Scalability
- Steps to Launch Your Tech Startup
- Essential Elements of a Startup Business Plan
- Lean Canvas vs Business Model Canvas
- Startup Funding 101: Where, How, and When to Raise