Round 2 · Applications open

Great founders are everywhere.
Access isn't.

TheSprintFit Rounds helps Unseen Founders gain visibility before they ask for capital.

Many founders never make it into traditional venture networks — not because they lack capability, but because they lack proximity and growth readiness.

Over two weeks of recurring Rounds, you'll work alongside operators, engage directly with investors, and build proof of your execution, readiness, and momentum before Demo Night at the end of each sprint.

By the time you present, investors have already seen you building.

Dates
June 19–30
Format
Virtual & Global
Cohort
12 Founder Spots
Demo Night
6 Finalists
Cost
$199 · if selected
Why this exists

The Rubric was not built for Unseen Founders.

Be seen by TheSprintFit Rounds.

$4.2B

Lost annually by investors in missed and misaligned deal flow — not because the founders aren't there, but because the infrastructure to find them doesn't exist.

80+

Conversations the average unseen founder has before gaining credibility in rooms that were never built for them.

2 weeks

To change that math. Early traction to capital intro. No equity. No relocating. No waiting for an introduction that was never coming.

What founders receive

Built for both sides of the table.

One evaluation. Founders get a growth readiness path. Investors get pre-screened, thesis-matched deal flow with diligence already started. That's the infrastructure no one else built.

Real-time readiness scoring

Siieve scores your work as you build — not a form you fill out, not a deck you submit. Real product signal, turned into a readiness record investors can act on.

Investor /operator-led sessions

Investor frameworks, design, GTM/sales, GTM/marketing. Operators review your platform data before they advise you. Every session is about your actual work.

Demo Night is earned

Demo Night is earned, not guaranteed. Founders who complete the sprint and demonstrate active engagement advance. That's what makes it worth something to investors.

Capital Intro package

After Demo Night: a Capital Intro package goes to investors — your readiness record, thesis match, full evaluation. One click to a check conversation.

Who this is for

Built for founders who already have:

Product
Traction
Customers
Early revenue or strong signals

The market is larger than investors think. And you're still waiting for someone to pay attention.

The founders TheSprintFit Rounds was built for are solving problems that matter — in markets that are underserved, underleveraged, and underestimated. They have traction. They have product direction. What they don't have is proximity to the capital that should already be backing them.

Ed TechFemTechWomen's HealthMedTechSaaSFintechConsumer TechEnterprise SoftwareAI
How the sprint works

Two weeks of building. Ongoing visibility. Ongoing opportunity.

Week 101
Build
  • Operator sessions
  • Investor engagement
  • Progress tracking
Week 202
Refine
  • Final feedback
  • Presentation preparation
  • Investor interaction
June 3003
Demo Night
  • Six founders selected to present.
Post Sprint04
Capital Introductions
  • Founders who earn investor conviction receive structured follow-up opportunities.
The Team: Sprinters

The operators leading the sprint

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Kruti Baires
Founder & CEO, TheSprintFit

Placeholder bio: Kruti founded TheSprintFit after 17 years and 589 sprints leading teams across stages — from zero-to-one product bets to scaled operating orgs. She built the Round to give founders the cadence, frameworks, and honest feedback she wishes she'd had earlier.

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Tess Robinson
Managing Partner, FTB Capital Group

Tess leads the Longevity Fund at FTB Capital Group — a health and longevity AI fund in the San Francisco Bay Area — investing at the intersection of AI, human health, and inclusion. She believes the best investments come from founders who prioritize longevity over burnout. She's here to write checks and be a voice for the Unseen.

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Summer Poletti
Founder, Rise of Us

Summer helps founders avoid burning money, momentum and reputation on growth strategies that fall flat.

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Henry Liu
Founder, Henry Liu Design

Henry is a design partner for calm, conscious and compassionate founders who need help bringing their digital experiences to life.

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Caryne Say
Founder, StrataGuide

Caryne helps founder-led technology companies choose the markets they can credibly win, build scalable commercial systems, and prepare for sustainable growth and funding.

Partners

Backed by operators and capital partners

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Performance Partner
Pacific Standard Co.

Pacific Standard Co. is the first founder total performance accelerator in Silicon Valley — built on the belief that professional performance and health sustainability are not in conflict. TheSprintFit has partnered with Pacific Standard to bring that infrastructure into every Round. The mindfulness and load management practices built into the sprint cadence are grounded in this partnership.

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Capital Partner
FTB Capital

FTB Capital Group is a health and longevity AI fund based in the San Francisco Bay Area, investing at the intersection of AI, human health, and inclusion.

Round 1 · In-person in Oakland

Round 1 happened. Here's what we learned.

On May 13th, we hosted our first TheSprintFit Demo Night — six pre-seed founders with early traction, matched on thesis (not networks) to mission-aligned investors.

Investor, Round 1

"Honored to have been in that room last week as a speaker and judge at TheSprintFit's first demo night. Thank you, Kruti, for building something worth showing up for, whether as a founder or investor. The unseen founder isn't invisible because they're not good. They're overlooked because the evaluation rubric wasn't built around them. Kruti built a room where merit was the algorithm and every founder who walked in had traction to back it up.

I judged six underrepresented founders at TheSprintFit Demo Night who had exactly two weeks of prep before stepping on stage. They showed up sharper than most people do after two years of pitching."

— Tess Robinson, Managing Partner at FTB Capital Group.View post
Founder voice · Paloma Rodiles Marín · Barcelona, Spain
Founder investment

No equity taken.

Round 2 · Inaugural pricing
$199
Paid only if selected
No EquityNo Revenue Share
  • Full TheSprintFit platform access
  • Operator-led sessions
  • Performance & mindfulness check-ins
  • Demo Night eligibility (earned, not guaranteed)
  • Capital Intro package
  • Warm investor introduction with readiness record

Applying is free. If you're accepted into the cohort, you'll receive a payment link. If you're not selected, you pay nothing.

FULL PRICE AFTER THIS ROUND.
$399

Round 2 inaugural pricing is available for this Round only.

Can't pay right now? Scholarship spots are available for founders who contribute as teaching assistants or provide referrals. Reach out at kruti@thesprintfit.com.
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Round 2 is open. Spots are limited.

June 19–30, 2026. Virtual. Global. Two weeks from early traction to capital introduction.