Build the company AI was waiting for.

SpireRise is an AI native startup accelerator. We back founders who build with intelligence at the core, not bolted on, and compress years of progress into a single 12-week sprint.

$250K
Initial check
12 wks
Build sprint
340+
Founders backed
// the thesis

Built for the AI era, not the last.

01

AI at the core

We only back products where intelligence is the engine, not a feature. That focus sharpens everything we teach.

02

Speed as strategy

Twelve weeks, weekly milestones, and a culture of shipping. Momentum compounds faster than perfection.

03

Operator-led

Every mentor has built, scaled or sold an AI company. You learn from people who've done the exact thing you're doing.

// what you get

Four pillars that turn a prototype into a company.

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Capital

$250K on uncapped terms, with access to $2M+ in follow-on from our partner funds.

Compute

Up to $400K in GPU and inference credits across every major cloud and model provider.

Mentorship

Weekly 1:1s with operators who scaled AI products from zero to nine figures.

Network

Warm intros to 400+ investors, design partners and your first ten enterprise customers.

// by the numbers

The track record so far.

340+
Companies accelerated
$1.4B
Follow-on raised
71%
Reach Series A
38
Countries represented
// the sprint

A twelve-week arc from raw idea to ready-to-raise.

Wk 01-03

Sharpen

Pressure-test the wedge, the model and the moat. Rebuild the narrative until it's undeniable.

Wk 04-07

Build

Ship the AI-native product. Put it in front of design partners and let the data redirect you.

Wk 08-10

Grow

Find the first repeatable channel. Turn early traction into a curve investors can't ignore.

Wk 11-12

Raise

Stage your story for Demo Day and a room of 400 investors ready to write checks.

// infrastructure

The compute headache, solved on day one.

Training, fine-tuning and inference shouldn't burn your runway. SpireRise founders get pooled credits, reserved capacity and a platform team that handles the plumbing so you can stay on the product.

$400K in GPU & inference credits, ready before week one.
// capital & network

Money is table stakes. The network is the multiplier.

Our $250K check opens the door. What keeps it open is a network of 400+ investors, 80+ design partners and a founder community that answers your 2am Slack message in minutes.

400+ investors. 80+ design partners. One warm intro away.
// portfolio

The teams already building the future here.

// in their words

What founders say.

"SpireRise didn't just fund us. They rebuilt how we thought about the product in three weeks, and we raised our seed before Demo Day even ended."

Mara Olsen
Mara Olsen
Co-founder & CEO, Vectra · Cohort 04

"We came in with a rough prototype and left with paying customers and a term sheet we didn't have to chase."

Devin Park
Devin Park
Founder, Synth · Cohort 05

"The network did in a week what would have taken us a year of cold emails. Doors just opened."

Aisha Bello
Aisha Bello
CEO, Nimbus · Cohort 06
// mentors

Operators who've built the thing you're building.

Devin Rao

Devin Rao

Ex-VP Eng, scaled inference at a top model lab
Amara Koto

Amara Koto

Founder, 2 AI exits · enterprise GTM
Jonas Lind

Jonas Lind

Research lead turned founder · applied ML
Priya Sen

Priya Sen

Growth operator · 0→$50M ARR
// questions

The things founders ask us first.

Do I need a working product to apply?

No. We back exceptional teams as early as an idea. A clear thesis and a strong founding team matter far more than a finished demo.

Is the program remote or in person?

Hybrid. The first and last two weeks are in person at our hub; the rest runs remote with weekly live sessions.

What do you take in return?

A standard 7% for the $250K, on simple, founder-friendly terms with no hidden fees.

Do I have to be AI-native to qualify?

Yes. AI must be central to how your product creates value, not a feature you added for the pitch.

// your move

Cohort 07 applications close in 21 days.

Ten weeks of building. One room of investors. The rest of your company's story starts with a single application.