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Partnership Proposal

Building a Full Capital Lifecycle Stack for Founders

The Challenge

Founders need better education on creative capital structures, venture pathways, and venture alternatives

Many founders live in the messy middle. They need help navigating the right capital structures for where they actually are, not where the market assumes they should be. Sengo gives founders access to the creative capital types that fit their stage:

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Non-Dilutive Capital

Grants, awards, competitions, and government programs — capital that doesn't cost equity.

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Revenue-Based & Flexible

Education on and relationships to providers of revenue-based financing, SAFEs, convertible notes, and community rounds — helping founders understand and access structures designed for their stage.

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Angel & Catalytic

Angel investors on the Sengo platform, friends & family rounds, catalytic capital, and impact-first funders aligned with mission-driven founders.

What is Sengo?

The community, education, and readiness layer for founders and funders.

For Founders

  • Capital readiness tools and assessments
  • Education on multiple capital paths (VC, grants, angels, non-dilutive)
  • Community and accountability structures
  • Workshop extensions beyond the room
  • Readiness frameworks to build toward venture intentionally

For Funders

  • Investor education and onboarding
  • Dealflow discovery and curation
  • Funder-founder matching
  • Alternative investment pathways
  • Community connection with vetted founders
Why Sengo

Problem • Solution
Market • Impact

The Problem

There's a $14 trillion wealth gap in America — fewer than 3% of businesses access venture funding, fewer than 2% of eligible Americans invest in private companies, and women & POC receive less than 2% of VC dollars.

The Solution

Sengo is a SaaS platform that reimagines fundraising and investing through education, community, and access — turning communities into capital engines for founders and funders alike.

The Market

Private markets are projected to exceed $23 trillion by 2027, with 5.3M+ underserved businesses and 18.2M untapped investors — and the INVEST Act is expanding Reg CF limits to accelerate access.

Impact (First 365 Days)

  • 600+ active members; 9,000+ email subscribers (4X industry avg open rate)
  • $31,250 in grants deployed to underrepresented founders
  • $5M+ raised by Sengo-supported founders — a 167X multiplier
  • 29 events across NY, LA, Dallas, and virtually

CASE STUDY: SATLYT

Rama Afullo received a $3,000 Sengo grant to support early marketing and operations during her product launch. With Sengo's support, Satlyt acquired 10 new customers, expanded partnerships with satellite operators, and went on to raise $3M from Antler, Google, Slauson & Co, and NASA and hire 12 new team members.

How It Works

Sengo's Capital
Lifecycle

Supporting founders at every stage — not just the ones who are venture-ready.

Sengo
Educate
Capital education, community, alternative funding paths
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Sengo
Assess
Capital readiness scoring & pathway matching
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Sengo
Connect
Community, accountability, ongoing support
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Sengo
Report
Impact reporting & ecosystem retention
Inside the App

The Sengo
Experience

FOUNDER FEED & INVESTOR DEALFLOW

Founder Feed Founder Feed Detail Investor Dealflow

FUNDING READINESS TOOLS

Funding Readiness Funding Readiness Assessment Funding Readiness Results
For Gradient

Where Sengo
Fits In

TULSA'S MISSING PIECE

Tulsa has accelerators, venture funds, and founder talent — but it's missing a robust angel ecosystem. Sengo is actively building that layer: educating everyday funders, mobilizing community capital, and creating the angel and catalytic investor infrastructure that Tulsa's founders need to bridge the gap between pre-seed and venture.

Sengo Enables Gradient To:

  • Provide ongoing founder and funder education
  • Deliver capital readiness tools and assessments
  • Expose founders to multiple capital paths (not just VC)
  • Build the angel ecosystem Tulsa is missing — educating and mobilizing local funders
  • Build community and accountability between sessions
  • Retain alumni engagement after demo day
  • Help founders build toward venture intentionally
Comparison

How Sengo
Stacks Up

Note: PitchBook is a data aggregation tool — it compiles publicly available information via APIs (company profiles, funding rounds, market data). It does not educate founders, build community, assess readiness, or create outcomes. The same data PitchBook surfaces is accessible through APIs that Sengo or Vettable can integrate directly.

Capability
Founder education & readiness—✓—
Capital path discovery (grants, angels, non-dilutive)—✓✓
Community & accountability—✓—
Fundability scoring & assessment—✓✓
Investor matchingStatic data only✓✓
Diligence-ready data rooms——✓
Accelerator back-end management——✓
Cohort analytics & tracking—✓✓
Longitudinal impact reporting—✓✓
Market data aggregation (public APIs)✓Via APIVia API
Embedded & outcome-driven—✓✓

Best together: Sengo handles readiness, education & community. Vettable handles venture operations & diligence. Combined, they create a full capital lifecycle stack — from first education to LP-grade reporting. PitchBook's data layer can be accessed via API by either platform.

Sengo workshop event
On-Site in Tulsa

Workshop Series
for Founders

As part of this partnership, Sengo will deliver an in-development workshop series for Gradient founders covering the topics that matter most before, during, and after raising capital.

Debt vs. Bootstrapping

When debt makes sense, when to self-fund, and how to make the right call for your stage.

Private Markets

How private markets work, who the players are, and how founders can position themselves.

Capital Structures

SAFEs, convertible notes, revenue-based financing, Reg CF, equity rounds — and when to use them.

Pitching & Follow-Up

How to pitch in person, handle investor questions, and convert interest into commitments.

Partnership Proposal

50-Seat Sengo
Pilot for Gradient

All plans include quarterly assessment and reporting.

Growth
6 Months
$12
per seat / month
$3,600 total
  • 50 founder seats
  • Full Sengo platform access
  • Capital readiness assessments
  • 2 quarterly impact reviews
  • Onboarding + ongoing support
  • Workshops and office hours
  • Pilot case study development
SAVE 20%
Partnership
12 Months
$10
per seat / month
$6,000 total
  • 50 founder seats
  • Full Sengo platform access
  • Capital readiness assessments
  • 4 quarterly impact reviews
  • Dedicated onboarding + support
  • Workshops and office hours
  • Full impact reporting loop
  • Reusable partner case study
SAVE 33%
Partnership + Advisory
12 Months
$2,500
per month
$30,000 / year
  • Everything in Partnership (50 seats)
  • Bi-weekly office hours for full cohort
  • 1:1 fundraising roadmap for select founders
  • Personalized capital strategy sessions
  • Hands-on fundraising advisory*
  • Dedicated impact + case study reporting

*typically $500 per founder

HIGHEST IMPACT
The Rollout

Implementation
Plan

Phase 1
Workshops
On-site and virtual workshop series covering capital strategy, structures, and fundraising math
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Phase 2
Virtual / App Adoption
Founders onboard to Sengo platform — assessments, community, self-guided learning, and ongoing support
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Phase 3
Report & Shared Growth
Quarterly impact reporting, cohort tracking, and refining the model together for reuse across partners
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Let's Build
This Together

A stronger capital story for Gradient.
Better outcomes for founders.
Impact you can prove.

Ready to discuss a pilot or phased rollout?
Let's continue the conversation.

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