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Hire world-class talent looking for jobs
Thousands of operators in our programs are looking for their next role.
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Raise capital from top investors
Hundreds of On Deck companies raised capital from investors in our network.
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Find early customers from our network
Work with our customer marketplace to build a customer pipeline.
ACCESS OUR CUSTOMER MARKETPLACE
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In just two years, we've helped founders start 1000+ companies now worth over $9+ billion find their first customers, hires and investors
On Deck helped us hire our first employee, raise $900k in pre-seed, and accelerate our GTM motion within the network. Our Series B wouldn’t have happened without On Deck.
On Deck helped me recruit our team, find our first beta customers, and build a community of support to get through the challenges of the founder to CEO transition.
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On Deck has been transformational for finding my co-founder and meeting like-minded individuals. It brings together people who are exceptional, ready to start a company and the mentorship needed.
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On Deck was catalytic in the earliest introductions to angel investors which gave us the momentum needed for later rounds of fundraising.
On Deck helped me get conviction on one of the four ideas I had when I joined. Those same fellows became our most valuable early users.
I met my co-founder Alan in ODF2, we hired an account executive and growth marketer through On Deck’s talent programs, and that helped us raise from Felicis and NFX.
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I hired my first engineer and my first designer via On Deck.
On Deck was instrumental to OfficeTogether’s fundraising and early hires. We hired a strategy lead from On Deck First 50 and a designer from On Deck Designers. I’ve also made some lifelong friends.
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On Deck helped find our first users, validate our idea, and connect us with the fund who led our $1.85M seed round.
I met my co-founder and CTO Akshay thanks to On Deck. He's a force of nature and we complement each other perfectly.
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On Deck helped us validate our idea and connected us with our very first users, some of whom angel invested in our first round.
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On Deck helped me go from idea to MVP, acquire my very first customers, and raise $2.7 million from Sequoia Surge, Village Global and On Deck angels.
The On Deck Community helped me make 5+ key early hires, and raise a $12 million seed round from great investors.
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The process
We invest $125,000 for 7% and give you supercharged access to the On Deck network with a dedicated Advisor.
Apply to ODX
We review applications on a rolling basis to give founders the resources they need, when they need them. Over 5,100 companies have applied for one of 100 spots in our inaugural January cohort.
Get funded
We'll wire $125,000 as soon as you are accepted and clear basic legal diligence. If you haven't incorporated yet, we'll help you do it. The capital comes from hundreds of investors in the On Deck Community.
Meet your Advisor
Meet with your Advisor, a deeply experienced advisor who will help you get the most out of On Deck, and develop a 90 day plan.
Build with the On Deck network at your back
Join a cohort of talented founders from around the world. Tap into a hive-mind of 7,000+ On Deck Fellows from 20+ programs so you can build, hire, raise and scale with the best.
Fundraise at your pace with quarterly Demo Days
Introduce your company to hundreds of investors in our network, whenever you're ready. You also get hands-on support from our fundraising team and community with pitch preparation, introductions, references, backchannels, and closing – be it the day we invest or a year later.
Get personalized support from a dedicated Build Partner
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Raise capital, hire talent and find customers
Thousands of founders, operators, and investors at your fingertips will help you move faster, learn more and get connected unlike anywhere else.
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Get personalized support from your Advisor
Meet weekly with your dedicated Advisor to review progress on your 90 day plan and find solutions when you need them the most.
Pitch Feedback
Aiming to build institutions that help founders access distribution, talent, and capital.
Partner @ Village Global, co-CEO @ On Deck
Available this week
Dedicated Partner
Investor with a focus on workflow automation, machine intelligence, productivity, and robotics
Prev. Investor @ Bloomberg Beta
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Fundraising
I’ve been working with startup founders for almost a decade on fundraising, education and community building.
VP International @ On Deck, Director @ The Family
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Dedicated Partner
Passionate about validating markets, testing ideas, and growing early-stage companies.
Co-founder of Demand Curve, a training program for startups.
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TALENT HUB
Access thousands of operators looking for their next role
Get curated introductions to world-class engineers, marketers, or designers in our Career programs, or pitch to entrepreneurial job seekers looking for their next startup role at our weekly Talent Demo Day.
150+ OPERATORS HIRED BY ON deck COMPANIES
INVESTOR MARKETPLACE
Connect with the right investors and raise your first round
Browse some of the world's best VCs and angels who are in our network, already investing in On Deck companies and excited to meet ambitious founders building the future. We'll personally facilitate the introduction.
$900m+ RAISED AFTER INTRODUCTIONS TO INVESTORS LIKE
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Partner at Village Global, previously CEO at Zinch (acq. by Chegg).
CUSTOMER MARKETPLACE
Connect with hundreds of customers
Tap into hundreds of growing companies in our network to build a customer discovery pipeline and find your first customers.
SECTOR NETWORKS
Build a deep network in your sector
Get access to hundreds of world-class founders, operators and investors in your sector. Receive advice, introduction, capital and distribution.
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Learn from founders who are one stage ahead of you
Join a community of thousands of world-class founders with diverse perspectives and expertise, and build a handful of deep relationships with partners, advisors, cofounders, and friends.
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A community that has your back
Our community fund is backed by hundreds of world-class founders, operators and investors, all incentivized to support you with advice, introductions and distribution.
$125,000 for 7%
Fund
On Deck Investors
Keith Rabois
Chamath Palihapitiya
Anne Dwane
Eric Yuan
Fred Ehrsam
Afton Vechery
Charles Hudson
Julia DeWahl
Aparna Chennapragada
Allison Pickens
Dylan Field
Elad Gil
Eric Wu
Shani Taylor
Jules Walter
Arthi Ramamurthy
Scott Belsky
Jen Rubio
Balaji Srinivasan
Lisa Wehden
Global but local
ODX welcomes applications from all over the world
With deep roots in San Francisco, we give founders around the world access to top talent, experts and investors, while also building on-the-ground support through our local networks.
Silicon Valley is a mindset
Here’s what On Deck founders have to say about us
On Deck was catalytic in the earliest introductions to angel investors which gave us the momentum needed for later rounds of fundraising.
On Deck helped me get conviction on one of the four ideas I had when I joined. Those same fellows became our most valuable early users.
I met my co-founder Alan in ODF2, we hired an account executive and growth marketer through On Deck’s talent programs, and that helped us raise from Felicis and NFX.
I hired my first engineer and my first designer via On Deck.
On Deck was instrumental to OfficeTogether’s fundraising and early hires. We hired a strategy lead from On Deck First 50 and a designer from On Deck Designers. I’ve also made some lifelong friends.
On Deck helped find our first users, validate our idea, and connect us with the fund who led our $1.85M seed round.
I met my co-founder and CTO Akshay thanks to On Deck. He's a force of nature and we complement each other perfectly.
On Deck helped us validate our idea and connected us with our very first users, some of whom angel invested in our first round.
On Deck helped me go from idea to MVP, acquire my very first customers, and raise $2.7 million from Sequoia Surge, Village Global and On Deck angels.
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On Deck helped me validate my idea, find two incrediblty talented co-founders and, within a month, raise from Village Global.
The On Deck Community helped me make 5+ key early hires, and raise a $12 million seed round from great investors.
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Through On Deck, we found the first customers and our initial angel investors, which allowed us to raise $4 million from great investors. We're now partnering with On Deck.
Our first three On Deck hires have set the bar quite high for candidates that will come through in the future.
What I absolutely loved about the experience (and want to continue recreating) are the Mastermind Groups that met once a week. It didn't matter if my work with Compound Foods caused me to miss programming or fireside chats, no matter what, I made time for that group.
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We invested hundreds of hours to co-develop On Deck playbooks with industry experts.
Problem validation
Validate ideas & markets with Asher King Abramson
Build a founding team
Hire your early team with Keith Rabois
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FAQ
ODF is a program for people who are exploring the possibility of starting a company, but are unsure if that’s actually what they want to do. The program helps you navigate the idea maze, find collaborators and figure out if you're ready to build a venture-scaled business.
ODX is an accelerator for people who have the conviction to start a venture-scale company. ODX will help you validate your idea, find customers, hire a team and raise capital.
ODX is for talented, ambitious people who are working full-time on founding a venture-scale company (or who are ready to work full-time). ODX is different from other accelerators in that we don’t invest in companies or ideas — we invest in people. You can join ODX even if you are pre-team, pre-traction, or even pre-idea. If you are already working on a company, that’s great, too. ODX will help you identify and hit the next milestones you need to grow.
ODX is for founders who are working full-time on building a company (or who are ready to work full-time). If you think you want to start something, but aren’t quite ready to leave what you’re currently doing, you should apply to ODF.
Companies will always have a single point of contact for ODX. This person will either be a Partner or an Advisor. Sometimes, a company will have both.
Partner: A full-time member of the ODX team that has domain expertise in one or more of the following areas; Investor, Operator, Founder (as defined as directly deploying capital, being at a venture scale operating role, or founding a venture funded company).
Advisor: A part time member of the ODX team (possibly from the OD team) that has domain expertise or industry expertise that could be beneficial to a founder. They could be anything from a Program Director running an On Deck program, to an outside operator that has hands-on knowledge of a problem, and therefore helpful to ODX.
We want to give founders the resources they need, when they need them. For that reason, we review applications on a rolling basis and run a mutual 5 business days process: we commit to interviewing and, if accepted sending you an offer within 5 business days of your application, and in return, expect to hear back from you within the same timeframe.
Your cohort in ODX is a group of 50-100 other founders who join ODX at the same time as you. You and your cohort get full access to all of the resources in ODX for 12 months from your cohort start date. ODX launches a new cohort every quarter.
Because we recruit founders from all over the world, ODX is fully virtual. However, we have thriving alumni communities in many major metros, and will host periodic in-person events for founders to meet each other in person.
You don’t need a company to join ODX. If you are unincorporated, we can handle the incorporation and banking process for you at no cost to you. If you are working out of an existing entity, it must be a properly incorporated Delaware C-corp. If your entity does not meet these criteria, we can work with you to update your articles of incorporation, or re-incorporate.
It’s OK not to have a co-founder when you join ODX. In fact, it’s ok not to even have a startup idea. ODX supports founders earlier than any other accelerator, so what we look for in founders is grit, talent, and a burning desire to start a venture-scale company. We can help you with the rest.
Yes. Once you're accepted into ODX, we'll make a $125,000 investment in your company in exchange for 7% ownership via a SAFE note. If you don't have a company, we will help you incorporate one. Read more about our investment terms, including template documents here.
If you are an international founder, you’ll get access to our On Deck playbooks around international incorporation, and connections to preferred partners, but note that you’ll have to set up and cover the cost of the Delaware C-corp yourself.
The Access Pass helps you find collaborators, hire talent, raise capital, and get customers. You get access to:
- Communities - Access to members of other communities like On Deck Angels, On Deck VC, and our Sector Networks;
- Marketplaces - Software tools or services, like our fundraising concierge, media desk, or our talent and recruiting hub;
- Programming - Skills workshops and off-the-record talks with leading VCs and founders.
We are constantly expanding and evolving the Access Pass based on the needs of our founders.