US Pre Seed AI B2B ConsumerTech EdTech FinTech

Pre-seed B2B software and AI in the Southeast, sourced exclusively from our accelerator.

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Investment Terms

Minimum Investment:
$10K
Management Fee:
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Fund Size:
$5MM

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are the investments only in companies that are part of Launchpad programs?

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Overview

Ignite Fund I is a $5MM pre-seed fund investing in early-stage B2B software and AI companies headquartered in the Southeastern United States. Every initial investment is sourced exclusively from our accelerator, the Launchpad Ignite program, which gives the fund a captive, high-volume pipeline rather than a sourcing problem.

The fund deploys approximately $25,000 initial SAFE checks into a target portfolio of 80 to 100 companies over a 24-month investment period, with 25 to 35 percent of capital reserved for follow-on participation in top performers at original SAFE terms via MFN rights. The GP team works directly with each founder for at least 12 weeks inside the accelerator before committing capital, generating execution-based diligence that pitch meetings cannot replicate. Roughly 1,000-plus founders are evaluated per 24-month cycle, of which approximately 8 to 10 percent receive investment.

The fund targets recurring or scalable revenue models, AI-enabled productivity tools, vertical software for large industries, addressable markets of $100MM-plus, and strong founder-market fit. The Southeast offers structurally lower entry valuations than coastal markets, accelerating talent migration into the region, and a thin layer of institutional pre-seed capital relative to growing deal flow.

Geography:
US
Stage:
Pre Seed
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