Spot high-potential founders two weeks before the crowd.
TheSprintFit Rounds cut through the noise, offering exclusive visibility into vetted startups before Demo Day. Secure the early signal you need to find tomorrow's breakouts before the terms change.
- Cohort
- Round 2 — Investor Circle
- Window
- June 19–30
- Format
- Virtual & Global
- Commitment
- 1–2 hours total
Spots are limited. If this Round fills, we'll add you to the waitlist for the next one.
Why this exists
The Rubric was not built for the 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.
TheSprintFit Rounds is that infrastructure.
Why this is different
Watch the trajectory, not just the pitch.
You see these companies before the networks do. That means earlier access, better terms, and a founder relationship built before anyone else is in the room.
Observe founder progress
Follow founder execution and momentum throughout the sprint.
Structured investor engagement
One focused group session instead of endless cold pitches.
Warm capital introductions
Meet founders after seeing evidence of progress and commitment.
How the sprint works
A four-phase, investor-friendly arc.
- 01 / Phase 1Week 1
Investor Access Opens
Follow founder progress and readiness throughout the sprint.
- 02 / Phase 2Week 2
Investor Session
Engage in virtual group discussions with cohort founders and share best practices.
- 03 / Phase 3June 30
Demo Day
Watch founders you've already seen building.
- 04 / Phase 4Post Demo Day
Founder Signals Revealed
See the signals that matter: execution, engagement, coachability, and momentum.
Round 2 Agenda
Round 2 — Investor Circle.
June 19–30.
Four touchpoints across two weeks. Designed for investors who want signal without disruption.
- 01June 19
Investor Access Opens
Platform credentials delivered. Begin reviewing founder dossiers and weekly updates.
- 02June 19–25
Founder Review Window
Observe execution, traction, and momentum across the cohort.
- 03June 26
Investor-Founder Session
One 45-minute structured group session with the founder cohort.
- 04June 30
Demo Day
Final founder presentations. Live, virtual, global.
Round 1 In-person in Oakland
May 13th, we hosted our first TheSprintfit demo night — six #Preseed founders with #earlytraction, 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.”
Founder voice · Dara Tumenbayeva
The Team: Sprinters
The operators leading the sprint
Kruti Baires
Founder & CEO, TheSprintFit
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.
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.
Summer Poletti
Founder, Rise of Us
Summer helps founders avoid burning money, momentum and reputation on growth strategies that fall flat.
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.
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
Partnered with capital providers
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.
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.
Reserve your spot
Two weeks of building. Ongoing visibility. Ongoing opportunity.
Reservations are reviewed individually. Confirmed investors receive platform access and a calendar invite ahead of the sprint.
See founders before everyone else does.
Join Round 2 — Investor Circle and experience a more structured approach to early-stage investing. Spots are limited; if this Round fills, we'll add you to the next waitlist.