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Confidential Pitch Deck
San Francisco

FOUNDER'S
DOJO FUND

Capital, talent, and operating wisdom—brought into one room. A residency-led venture studio and syndication engine.

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Managing Partners
Grossblatt & Sachdev
Residency
Founding Batch · San Francisco
The Thesis
01
Compressing the next stage of company building for founders who already have real outcomes.

Many startup programs are designed for founders who are still validating an idea. Founder's Dojo Fund is a focused two-month San Francisco residency for early-stage companies with working products, demonstrated traction, and a clear next challenge.

The Model
02

An Alignment Model Built for Operators

The Standard (Traditional Accelerators)
  • Target: Idea or pre-product stage, with limited initial validation.
  • Economics: 7–10% equity in exchange for standardized capital.
  • Format: Standardized cohort programming with limited direct operating time.
The Dojo Residency
  • Target: Working product, demonstrated outcomes, and readiness to scale.
  • Economics: 2% equity for housing, workspace, stipends, hands-on support, and potential post-program syndication.
  • Format: Two months, in person in San Francisco, with direct operating involvement from the managing partners.
Track Record
03

Experience Already in the Room

The wider Dojo community has grown through company building and practical help since 2008.

Native Co

Part of the Dojo company story; its direct-to-consumer business later sold to Procter & Gamble for $100M.

Akash

Part of the Dojo’s decentralized-infrastructure work and an early decentralized cloud platform.

The Hustle

Built a business and technology media brand that later sold to HubSpot.

Scout Monitoring

Built a distributed application-monitoring platform that later sold to SolarWinds.

Linjer

Grew into a global consumer brand with a significant direct-to-consumer presence.

Quantstamp

Brings blockchain-security experience to the Dojo’s decentralized-infrastructure work.

Leadership
04
David Grossblatt
The Network Builder
  • Built the original South Park Dojo environment in 2008.
  • Built the Dojo’s operating culture around removing unnecessary friction and helping capable people create leverage together.
  • Brings more than 15 years of relationships with operators, exited founders, VCs, and angels.
Rishi Sachdev
The Operator and Scaler
  • CTO and technical co-founder of Rooster, with direct experience across product, engineering, and growth.
  • Co-Founder of Csolutions International; tied to $100M in gross revenue and $20M after clinician payments through state healthcare staffing contracts.
  • CEO and Technical Founder of TalkDoc, building technology that connects Medicaid patients with psychiatrists and therapists while making it easier for clinicians to deliver care to more than 3,000 patients.
The Ask
05

Capitalizing
the Engine

We are raising strategic capital from aligned LPs to fund founder stipends, housing, and workspace for each batch.

This capital expands our physical infrastructure and builds the core pool that will anchor post-residency syndicates.

6
Companies per Batch
2 Months
Residency Length
2% Equity
Dojo Economics per Company
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