We don’t just build startups.
We build entrepreneurs.
The real barrier to entrepreneurship isn’t speed.
It’s the lack of access to capital & top-caliber startup expertise — the kind elite founders get from years of experience and insider access to exclusive networks.
We’ve combined the power of our proven venture studio process with a breakthrough AI-powered platform trained not on templates, but on thousands of hours of real-world, founder-to-founder mentorship.
While others automate outputs, we accelerate transformation.
Our human experts and each of our highly trained AI agents guide you through every step of the builder journey—from discovering problems and ideating, to validating assumptions and designing real-world experiments, to launching your new company.
WHAT MAKES OUR AI DIFFERENT?
Built on real conversations
— not generic advice
Trained by seasoned founders
—not theorists or academics
Humans and AI
— helping you succeed
It’s not about skipping the learning curve. It’s about mastering it.
Our AI doesn’t replace human expertise.
We build on it and amplify it.
Our platform puts world-class insights at your fingertips and flags moments when talking with a seasoned founder can make the difference.
OUR (HUMAN) BUILDERS IN RESIDENCE CAN:
See what you’re working on
—advising your progress
Get AI-powered insights
—helping you get unstuck
Step in with targeted feedback
— moving you forward fast
This isn’t mentorship as an afterthought.
It’s smart support, triggered at just the right moment.
INTELLIGENCE BUILT IN
Builders + Backers has worked hands-on with thousands of early-stage entrepreneurs across the country, many of them first-time founders launching businesses outside traditional startup hubs.
Through our Idea Accelerator™ and venture studio programs, we’ve helped thousands of people bring their ideas to life, guiding them through every stage of the journey: from uncovering real problems to building MVPs and testing ideas in the real world, to launching and successfully growing their new companies.
We’ve trained our AI agents on thousands of these kinds of real-world conversations between successful entrepreneurs and rookie builders across industries, business models, and funding approaches.
