Builders Fund

Why can’t you and I all be Sharks on Shark Tank? A question we recently asked ourselves here at Builders Fund. If you ever watched Shark Tank and dreamt that you might someday be in that investor seat. Ready to pounce, ready to give that piercing feedback, and ready to join in on the exhilaration of funding early-stage startups. I know, I know, we have felt that too, more times than we care to admit. In 2015 Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky shared some of the rejection letters he received in 2008 when the company was raising a $150,000 seed round at a $1.5 million valuation. That amount would’ve given investors like you and me a 10% stake in Airbnb, now worth $25 billion. We’ll leave you to do the math. We believe it is possible to bring the shark tank into your living room. To put you in that investor seat, and to help early-stage start-ups get funded, fast. Builders Fund believes that “Everyone can be a Shark on Shark Tank” and that founders deserve better access to funding.