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Cohort 7 · Applications Open · 14 Weeks

Your Fintech.Launch Velocity.

Fourteen weeks. Payments API to regulation-ready product. Ex-banker founders, garage-built lending engines, and first-thousand-user teams — all pressure-forged into fundable companies.

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Cohort Pipeline — 12 Companies
NovaPay
Week 12
Due Diligence
LendCore
Week 10
Compliance ✓
ClearFX
Week 14
Term Sheet
ArcWallet
Week 8
MVP Live
PulseCredit
Week 6
Regulatory
VaultLayer
Week 3
Discovery
Cohort Funding Raised
$0
↑ +$340K this week
Compliance Checklist
AML/KYC Framework
PCI-DSS Level 1
GDPR Data Map
SOC 2 Type II
Next Sessions
M. Chen
Payments Architecture
Today 3PM
R. Patel
Series A Prep
Wed 10AM
⬡ 6 Cohorts Completed⬡ $4.2M Raised⬡ 38 Graduates⬡ 14 Weeks to Launch⬡ Stripe · Plaid · a16z Mentors⬡ 94% Compliance Pass Rate⬡ Cohort 7 Now Open⬡ Demo Day · Week 14⬡ 6 Cohorts Completed⬡ $4.2M Raised⬡ 38 Graduates⬡ 14 Weeks to Launch⬡ Stripe · Plaid · a16z Mentors⬡ 94% Compliance Pass Rate⬡ Cohort 7 Now Open⬡ Demo Day · Week 14
— The Program

Fourteen Weeks.
Zero Fluff.

Each stage is a rocket separation event — you shed weight, gain velocity, and arrive at Demo Day with a fundable product and a clean cap table.

Wk 1–2

Ignition

  • Product thesis stress-test
  • Regulatory landscape audit
  • Tech stack lock-in
Stage 1/6
Wk 3–5

Architecture

  • Core API build sprint
  • AML/KYC framework
  • Data model finalization
Stage 2/6
Wk 6–8

Integration

  • Payment rail connections
  • Banking partner onboarding
  • Beta user acquisition
Stage 3/6
Wk 9–11

Compliance

  • PCI-DSS audit prep
  • SOC 2 documentation
  • Legal entity structuring
Stage 4/6
Wk 12–13

Due Diligence

  • Investor data room build
  • Financial model review
  • Cap table clean-up
Stage 5/6
Wk 14

Demo Day

  • Pitch to 80+ investors
  • Live product demo
  • Term sheet negotiations
Stage 6/6
14 wks
Program Duration
Intensive, structured
200+
Mentor Hours
Per cohort company
18
Compliance Modules
Regulatory frameworks
80+
Investor Intros
Demo Day attendees
— Mentors

Operators.
Not Advisors.

Every mentor has shipped a fintech product at scale. They've written the compliance docs, survived the audits, and closed the rounds. They're in the room, not on a Zoom.

Marcus Chen, payments infrastructure expert, professional headshot in dark setting
Stripe

Marcus Chen

Head of Payments Infrastructure

Payments Architecture · API Design
4 cohorts
Priya Nair, VP financial partnerships, professional headshot with confident expression
Plaid

Priya Nair

VP Financial Partnerships

Banking APIs · Open Finance
3 cohorts
Jordan Walsh, general partner at a16z, professional headshot in business attire
a16z

Jordan Walsh

General Partner

Series A Strategy · Pitch Craft
5 cohorts
Aisha Okafor, compliance officer, professional headshot with warm background
Marqeta

Aisha Okafor

Chief Compliance Officer

AML/KYC · PCI-DSS · SOC 2
3 cohorts
Tom Reeves, fintech co-founder and CTO, professional headshot outdoors
Brex

Tom Reeves

Co-founder & CTO

Lending Infrastructure · Risk Models
2 cohorts
Lin Zhao, fintech partner at Sequoia, professional headshot in modern office
Sequoia

Lin Zhao

Partner, Fintech

Growth Capital · Go-to-Market
4 cohorts
Mentor InstitutionsStripePlaida16zMarqetaBrexSequoiaVisaMastercard
— Portfolio

Proof.
Not Promises.

Total Raised by Graduates
$19.6M
Across 6 cohorts · 38 companies
⬡

NovaPay

Cohort 3
Series A

Cross-border payments for African SMEs

Raised
$0K
Backed by
Sequoia Africa · Visa Ventures
◈

LendCore

Cohort 4
Series A

Embedded lending infrastructure for neobanks

Raised
$0K
Backed by
a16z · Plaid Ventures
◇

ClearFX

Cohort 5
Seed+

Real-time FX hedging for mid-market CFOs

Raised
$0K
Backed by
Brex Fund · Tiger Global
◉

ArcWallet

Cohort 5
Series A

Programmable treasury for web3-native companies

Raised
$0K
Backed by
Paradigm · Coinbase Ventures
⬢

PulseCredit

Cohort 6
Seed

BNPL infrastructure for healthcare providers

Raised
$0K
Backed by
General Catalyst · Andreessen
◆

VaultLayer

Cohort 6
Seed+

Compliance-as-a-service for challenger banks

Raised
$0K
Backed by
Stripe Capital · Index Ventures
— Demo Day

The Room Where
Checks Get Written.

Week 14. Founders on stage. 80+ investors leaning forward. Your product live, your metrics real, your story earned over fourteen weeks of pressure.

Demo Day event with founders pitching on stage to investors in a large auditorium
Cohort 6 · Demo Day
Launchpad Showcase — San Francisco
Cohort 7 · March 2026
80+
Investors in the Room
$19M
Committed at Demo Day
14
Minutes Per Pitch
6
Cohorts Completed
Investors Who Attend Demo Day
Andreessen HorowitzSequoia CapitalTiger GlobalGeneral CatalystAccelIndex VenturesBessemerCoatueRibbit Capital
— Apply

Cohort 7.
Fourteen Weeks.
Your turn.

We take twelve companies per cohort. No equity taken. No fluff. Just fourteen weeks of the most intensive fintech acceleration on the planet.

Working MVP or functional prototype
Team of 1–4 founders
Pre-seed or seed stage ($0–$2M raised)
Fintech vertical: payments, lending, compliance, or infrastructure

Apply to Cohort 7

Applications close April 15, 2026

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No equity. No fees. 12 spots per cohort.

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