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OUR MISSION

Beginner helps ambitious founders and executives create groundbreaking apps that users not only love, but can’t live without.

OUR model

Beginner puts half its revenue at risk for the potential reward of greater value in future equity.

Partners get 50% cash financing to design and develop a 10x app at cost.

startup partners
You can finance 50% cash in exchange for 2x in an MFN SAFE in your current round.
enterprise partners
You can finance 50% cash in exchange for 2-10x in warrants (for shares), with higher multiples unlocked if/when agreed-upon performance milestones are achieved.

Erik

Kjell

managing Partner
DESIGn Engineer
Beginner. // Prev. Co-founder & CPO of Tomorrow (Acq. Ethos.com), Product Designer for Amazon // Seed investor in Coinbase, Instacart, Substack. // Originally from Seattle, now living in Sandpoint by a mountain lake.
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Joshua

Martens

managing Partner
DESIGN Engineer
Beginner. // Prev. Head of Design at Tomorrow (Acq. Ethos.com), Product Designer for Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) Labs and Marketplace // Seed investor in Lit Motors. // Originally from Montana, now living in Barcelona by the beach.
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Vernon

Steward

VENTURE Partner
PROJECT MANAGER
Beginner. // Partner at Prota Ventures // Originally from South Africa, now living in New York in Manhattan.

Wilson

Fong

VENTURE Partner
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
Beginner. // Partner at Stretch // Seed investor in Figment, 6079.ai, CFX // Originally from Vancouver, now living in Florida by the ocean.
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