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"Capital Factory - Capital Factory is the biggest, baddest ecosystem builder in the state of Texas. The Austin based firm runs a sprawling collection of businesses including major conferences, coworking, founder education, corporate scouting, ecosystem building, a DARPA Commercial Accelerator, and a family of funds. The team has evolved a unique model for supporting founders at scale through its All Access program, which engages around 100 companies a year. All Access is more akin to bringing an institutional advisor onto the cap table than a formalized 13-week accelerator program. What this means in practice is that startups exchange $100K worth of equity (capped at 1% ownership) for access to a suite of services to support their scaling. This includes everything from Capital Factory’s dedicated investor relations team through its corporate partnerships and Defense Innovation Center. It’s a lifelong relationship where founders can tap the various components of Capital Factory’s platform as their challenges evolve. This structure and ecosystem approach also allow Capital Factory to engage companies across the lifecycle of their business. The capped $100K equity grant is less dilutive for later stage companies and drives a broader collection of founders within the ecosystem orbit. This, in turn, helps to engage a deeper set of partners- corporates, defense partners, multi-stage investors. Intrinsic to the agreement is a guaranteed allocation in the startup’s next priced round, which helps to feed Capital Factory’s follow-on vehicles."
Lifelong relationship; year-round, ongoing support centered around cornerstone events
$100K advisory equity granted, capped at 1% ownership