In the last 100 days, we've written 20 checks to hardware founders. If you're building hardware, reach out now or tag someone who is.
Founders, Inc.
Technology, Information and Internet
San Francisco, California 12,697 followers
Where founders build epic companies. Apply to Blueprint: f.inc/blueprint
About us
42,000 sq. ft. for the world's most ambitious founders.
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https://www.f.inc/apply
External link for Founders, Inc.
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
Locations
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2 Marina Blvd
B 300 N
San Francisco, California 94123, US
Employees at Founders, Inc.
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Founders, Inc. reposted this
First day of Blueprint in the books.
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Blueprint apps have now closed. But we'll make an exception for you. For the next 48 hours. Apply right now → https://f.inc/blueprint
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Founders, Inc. reposted this
We tracked 100 hardware startups: - 74% died waiting for prototyping space - 81% burned through funding before first sale - Average time to revenue: 18 months Software startups? 2 months from laptop to launch. This gap is destroying the next Tesla, Apple, and Boston Dynamics before they even start. The truth nobody admits: You can't 3D print from a coffee shop. You can't iterate hardware from Bali. You can't build the future from a WeWork. While software eats the world, hardware starves in garages. That's why we built Blueprint. 38 days to go from napkin drawing to product. October 1 → November 7: - 20,000 sq ft lab (3D printers, ESP32s, CNCs, electronics, everything) - $100K-$250K first checks for teams that ship - Office hours with Founders, Inc + our hardware founders Not an accelerator. Not an incubator. A launching pad for atoms. Applications close Friday. If you're building hardware, tell me what you're building. If you're not and know someone grinding in their garage, send them this.
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We’re starting something new in San Francisco. It’s called Blueprint. Here’s how it works: Show us what you’re building - a demo, a CAD file, anything real. If it’s good, you get invited to a 5-week sprint at our campus on the water with 50 other founders. At the end, we’ll write $100K–$250K first checks. In total, we’re putting $1M behind this. No pitch decks. No credentials. Just the work. You’ll have a fully stocked hardware lab, daily lunches, and a team that helps you ship. 38 days later, it ends in a demo day. Applications close Sept 24. Sprint begins Oct 1. Tag a founder who should be here.
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I'm excited to announce I'm investing $1M in hardware founders. many thanks to Furqan Rydhan Hubert Thieblot Joher Khan Stavan Patel Adrianna Lakatos Dante Lentini Aiden Blumenstein Ruslan Al-Jabari Shafaq Ahmed and many more for making this possible. 💙 We have never received this many applications for something before. The campus for hardware founders opens Oct 1. Applications close in 5 days: f.inc/blueprint
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PARENTS, are worried about your son/daughter? The next billion-dollar founder probably: - has 17 connections on LinkedIn - hated school - can build a water cooled PC but not a 9-5 career If that sounds familiar. congrats. You might be raising one. Here’s where they’ll thrive: - 20k sq ft campus in San Francisco - A fully stocked hardware lab + ruthless feedback from our team - Daily chef lunches with people just as ambitious (and just as unhirable) No pitch decks. No credentials. Just actual builders. Send this to them immediately: https://f.inc/blueprint
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The next generation of hardware giants won’t come out of Stanford or MIT. They’ll come out of San Francisco. Out of a community that actually lives hardware, founders soldering at 2am, debugging jetsons, building humanoids in garages. That’s why we built Blueprint 📐 at Founders Inc. For 5 weeks, we’re bringing 40 hardware teams under one roof: - 20k sq ft full-stack lab (3D printers, Pis, Jetsons, everything you need) - $1M+ in funding on the table - Daily office hours and lunch together - It all ends in a Demo Day This is the new standard for first checks into Hardware. Oct 1 - Nov 7. Applications close Sept 24. https://f.inc/blueprint