For Founders

Backing the founders shaping the next decade.

We invest in category-defining pre-seed and seed founders building across the 57 cities where the next wave of technology outcomes will emerge. Capital, network and structured support from day one.

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Who We Back

Founders who fit the frontier.

Verticals

Six priority sectors.

Digital Infra & AI · FinTech · HealthTech · CleanTech · AgriTech · Energy Security. Category-defining companies in each.

The CAP57 Edge

We stack the odds in your favour.

3 hubs

Global presence

Sydney, GCC, APAC. Local corridors into every market you build in, and part of a 57 city network.

Growth mentors

CFOs, CPOs and growth leads matched to your vertical to support your growth strategy to Series A and future rounds.

100

First 100 days

A written plan for every new founder we invest in. Built together, executed together.

$50k

In partner credits

AWS, Google Cloud, Stripe, HubSpot and more.

The Process

From application to signed docs.

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Diligence

Founder Engagement

Legal & Docs

Step 01 · Apply

A short application. Founder profile, thesis fit and capital ask.

Post-Investment

We watch the signals so you can build.

Our proprietary stack flags early distress signals across product, revenue, retention and burn so we can lean in before it matters. When the numbers move, we move with you to stay the course.

Detect

Our proprietary stack ingests product, revenue, retention and burn signals in real time. Automatic alerts when metrics drift from plan, weeks before they show up in a board deck.

Support

Weekly rhythms with growth mentors, partner credits worth up to $50k, and structured working sessions with the CAP57 Edge team. Our default speed is proactive.

Structured Intervention

When signals compound, we help you mobilise a playbook: leadership diagnostics, operator surgeons, targeted introductions and, where applicable, bridging solutions giving founders time to remedy.

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