The OSS Deal
For Founders Who
Know Better
track record
Track Record: You’ve shipped product, managed teams, or scaled revenue before.
Domain fluency: B2B SaaS or industrial operations experience: you already speak the language.
Execution velocity: You ship fast, iterate ruthlessly, and kill what doesn’t work
What you get
600+ factory partners: Direct access for validation, pilots, and early sales. On average, the first 3 customers land in 11 weeks.
Execution co-founders: We are not advisors. We execute alongside you across product, sales, ops. The team brings 20 exits of scar tissue.
Series A track record: 13 of 14 Series A rounds secured three or more term sheets. Predictable exits, not lottery tickets.
The deal: built for builders
This structure exists because we only work with founders who've earned it. Capital, network, and co-founders are unlocked through milestones, not calendars.
Capital Deployment:
The average total cost to launch a new startup is €500k, covering OSS team salaries, cash and expenses, and the initial equity investment. As co-founders, we take 25% of the newly created company.
Capital follows progress. We fund outcomes, not timelines.
The process milestones that matter
Phase 1 → Validate (4-8 weeks)
Execution: factory visits with OSS partners, 20+ operator interviews, problem urgency + budget confirmation.
Exit: 3 factories confirm they’d pay
Phase 2 → De-risk (4-8 weeks)
Execution: mockups + rapid customer feedback, 2-3 signed pilot agreements, roadmap co-created with buyers.
Exit: pilots locked with deployment dates
Phase 2 → Ship (12-16 weeks)
Execution: build alpha, deploy in pilots, convert pilots to paying customers, repeatable sales playbook proven.
Exit: 500k ARR, Seed ready
apply to build with us
We launch 4-6 companies per year. Applications are open year-round, but we're selective about fit.
If you've built before and have a validated industrial problem, we want to hear from you.
not ready yet?
If you’re still exploring or refining your problem, book an exploratory call.
We’re happy to share what we’ve learned from 20 companies, even if timing isn’t right today.