Run a business we have already worked out.

A Foundery conceives the businesses. We size the market, define the offer and fund the launch. Then we look for one operator to run each one as its Founder. You bring the execution, not the idea and not the risk of starting from zero.

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What you get

The terms are the same for every company in the portfolio.

A full-time salary

You are paid from day one. This is not an unpaid incubator or an equity-only bet on your savings.

Concept capital

The business is funded to launch, then funded again at each stage it earns. No fundraising roadshow before you have customers.

Meaningful equity

You are the founder of the company you run, not an employee of a studio.

See the full process

How you get in, application through offer, and how we build once you are in, phase by phase.

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The Machine Behind Each Company

We are not an agency and we are not an incubator. A commercial office that sells, systemized delivery pods that execute, and a shared back office so the founder never builds one.

Cash PositiveThe Only Metric
$1M ARR TargetPer Business
90-Day LaunchTo First Revenue

Commercial Office

Sales, marketing, and client relationships driving concentrated market growth.

Shared Foundery OS

Centralized infrastructure providing the backbone that powers every company.

Funding
Leadership
Finance
HR
Legal

Systemized Delivery PODS

Dedicated teams executing SOPs with precision. This is the part most studios do not have, and it is why our companies can reach paying customers without burning years of runway.

Funding is earned, in stages

Each gate unlocks the next round of capital. Scale or stop is a real decision, not a slogan.

Gate 11-3 Months

Validation

  • 5 Paid Pilots
  • SOP V1 Drafted
  • Positive NPS
Stop conditionNo paying customer
Gate 24-6 Months

Systemization

  • $10k MRR
  • Full SOP Library
  • Delivery Pod Hired
Stop conditionNegative unit economics
Gate 37-9 Months

Scale

  • $30K+ MRR
  • Multiple Pods
Stop conditionGrowth stagnation
Gate 410-18 Months

Grow Stronger

  • $90K+ MRR
  • Multiple Pods
  • Manager Layer
Stop conditionExpand...

The companies

Pick the one you are the right operator for. You will choose it again inside the application.

Founders-in-Residence

Take the next step toward building a cash-positive business with A Foundery.

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This is a full-time operating role with a salary from day one, not something to run alongside another job. Work can be remote or in person at our Princeton, NJ Venture Studio, at A Foundery's discretion.