NeonX Ventures

Founders

Become a founder without starting from scratch.

We validate the idea, build the product, provide the team, and fund the company — you take over and scale it.

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How it Works

Built by Founders, Built for Founders

Limited Spots

Neon Founder Academy Applications Are Open

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Your Journey

Your journey starts here

Join a startup already validated, funded, and designed to scale — with a full team and equity from day one.

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Apply to Become a Founder

Apply to become a founder. We look for full-time builders with strong execution.

Apply to Become a Founder

Apply to become a founder. We look for full-time builders with strong execution.

Apply to Become a Founder

Apply to become a founder. We look for full-time builders with strong execution.

Train in Founder Academy

Join our free 4-week hybrid program built to test clarity, speed, and leadership — working on real MVPs.

Train in Founder Academy

Join our free 4-week hybrid program built to test clarity, speed, and leadership — working on real MVPs.

Train in Founder Academy

Join our free 4-week hybrid program built to test clarity, speed, and leadership — working on real MVPs.

Get Matched to a Venture

We don’t wait for your idea. You’ll be paired with a validated MVP that aligns with your strengths.

Get Matched to a Venture

We don’t wait for your idea. You’ll be paired with a validated MVP that aligns with your strengths.

Get Matched to a Venture

We don’t wait for your idea. You’ll be paired with a validated MVP that aligns with your strengths.

Launch

Founder role starts here

Take over a startup with traction, a full team, and studio support from day one.

Step In as Founder

Join our free 4-week program to sharpen your skills and get ready to lead.

Step In as Founder

Join our free 4-week program to sharpen your skills and get ready to lead.

Step In as Founder

Join our free 4-week program to sharpen your skills and get ready to lead.

Build & Scale Fast

You lead product, marketing, and growth — backed by Neon’s 80+ team across design, tech, legal, and GTM.

Build & Scale Fast

You lead product, marketing, and growth — backed by Neon’s 80+ team across design, tech, legal, and GTM.

Build & Scale Fast

You lead product, marketing, and growth — backed by Neon’s 80+ team across design, tech, legal, and GTM.

Raise Your First Round

We refine your deck, coach your pitch, and connect you with trusted VCs who already believe in the venture.

Raise Your First Round

We refine your deck, coach your pitch, and connect you with trusted VCs who already believe in the venture.

Raise Your First Round

We refine your deck, coach your pitch, and connect you with trusted VCs who already believe in the venture.

Scale

Build It. Own It. Exit It.

You’ll scale independently with access to our talent, capital, and founder network.

Spin Out, Stay Backed

Once funded, your company becomes independent — but we stay involved across strategy, GTM, and hiring.

Spin Out, Stay Backed

Once funded, your company becomes independent — but we stay involved across strategy, GTM, and hiring.

Spin Out, Stay Backed

Once funded, your company becomes independent — but we stay involved across strategy, GTM, and hiring.

Join the Neon Founder Network

Access a lifelong founder community, investor network, and cross-venture growth opportunities.

Join the Neon Founder Network

Access a lifelong founder community, investor network, and cross-venture growth opportunities.

Join the Neon Founder Network

Access a lifelong founder community, investor network, and cross-venture growth opportunities.

Keep Scaling With Confidence

We continue backing you through GTM, hiring, and warm investor intros — all the way to exit.

Keep Scaling With Confidence

We continue backing you through GTM, hiring, and warm investor intros — all the way to exit.

Keep Scaling With Confidence

We continue backing you through GTM, hiring, and warm investor intros — all the way to exit.

Founder-Led Ventures

Lead a startup that’s already built for growth.

Skip the early struggle. Step into a validated company with product, team, and funding already in place — ready for you to scale.

What do I get as a Neon founder?

You’ll take over a startup with early traction, a core team, and 6 months of funding. From day one, you’ll receive equity and a salary — so you can focus full-time on building without personal financial risk.

How do I become a Neon founder?

How does the process work?

Made for founders

Change your future by leading what’s already working.

Step into a startup with momentum, a ready-built team, and capital to scale from day one.

Founder-Led Ventures

Lead a startup that’s already built for growth.

Skip the early struggle. Step into a validated company with product, team, and funding already in place — ready for you to scale.

What do I get as a Neon founder?

How do I become a Neon founder?

How does the process work?

Made for founders

Change your future by leading what’s already working.

Step into a startup with momentum, a ready-built team, and capital to scale from day one.

Founder-Led Ventures

Lead a startup that’s already built for growth.

Skip the early struggle. Step into a validated company with product, team, and funding already in place — ready for you to scale.

What do I get as a Neon founder?

How do I become a Neon founder?

How does the process work?

Made for founders

Change your future by leading what’s already working.

Step into a startup with momentum, a ready-built team, and capital to scale from day one.

Your Benefits

Step into a startup with everything ready.

From day one, you get equity, salary, traction, team, and support — so you can focus on scaling, not starting from scratch.

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Equity & Salary

Get meaningful equity and a full-time salary starting day one — no fundraising needed to begin.

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Equity & Salary

Get meaningful equity and a full-time salary starting day one — no fundraising needed to begin.

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Equity & Salary

Get meaningful equity and a full-time salary starting day one — no fundraising needed to begin.

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Core Team Provided

Start with a full-time developer, designer, and PM already aligned and ready to build from day one.

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Core Team Provided

Start with a full-time developer, designer, and PM already aligned and ready to build from day one.

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Core Team Provided

Start with a full-time developer, designer, and PM already aligned and ready to build from day one.

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6 Months of Funding

We invest up to $100K to cover salaries, tools, and GTM — so you can scale immediately.

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6 Months of Funding

We invest up to $100K to cover salaries, tools, and GTM — so you can scale immediately.

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6 Months of Funding

We invest up to $100K to cover salaries, tools, and GTM — so you can scale immediately.

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Validated Idea

Lead a venture with proven demand, strong early metrics, and clear market positioning.

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Validated Idea

Lead a venture with proven demand, strong early metrics, and clear market positioning.

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Validated Idea

Lead a venture with proven demand, strong early metrics, and clear market positioning.

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Prebuilt MVP

Start with a ready-to-launch product — fully designed and developed by our studio team.

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Prebuilt MVP

Start with a ready-to-launch product — fully designed and developed by our studio team.

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Prebuilt MVP

Start with a ready-to-launch product — fully designed and developed by our studio team.

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Full Studio Support

Get help from 80+ team members across tech, marketing, growth, and fundraising — all backing your success.

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Full Studio Support

Get help from 80+ team members across tech, marketing, growth, and fundraising — all backing your success.

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Full Studio Support

Get help from 80+ team members across tech, marketing, growth, and fundraising — all backing your success.

Neon Founder Academy

Founder Academy

A free 4-week program that prepares you to take over a real, validated startup — with salary, equity, and a full team waiting on the other side.

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Founder Skills

Weekly Training

Join hybrid sessions (remote + in-person) focused on startup leadership, GTM, and execution.

Founder Skills

Weekly Training

Join hybrid sessions (remote + in-person) focused on startup leadership, GTM, and execution.

Founder Skills

Weekly Training

Join hybrid sessions (remote + in-person) focused on startup leadership, GTM, and execution.

Real MVPs

Startup Simulations

Work with real MVPs, build traction plans, and test your investor pitch under pressure.

Real MVPs

Startup Simulations

Work with real MVPs, build traction plans, and test your investor pitch under pressure.

Real MVPs

Startup Simulations

Work with real MVPs, build traction plans, and test your investor pitch under pressure.

Venture Assignment

Final Studio Review

Present to Neon’s leadership and LPs. If approved, you’ll be matched with a startup to lead.

Venture Assignment

Final Studio Review

Present to Neon’s leadership and LPs. If approved, you’ll be matched with a startup to lead.

Venture Assignment

Final Studio Review

Present to Neon’s leadership and LPs. If approved, you’ll be matched with a startup to lead.

Founder DNA

The kind of founders we’re looking for

What we look for in the people we back — straight from our founder.

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“We’re looking for obsessed builders”

At Neon, we don’t look for perfect résumés — we look for obsessed builders. The kind who take full ownership, move fast, and aren’t afraid to bet everything on a venture that’s already been built to win. If that’s you, we’ll back you with funding, traction, and a full-time team from day one.