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Common Questions

After I submit an application, when will I hear back?

We try to respond to everyone quickly but due to the number of applications we receive, it may take 4-6 weeks to hear back from us. If you haven't heard back yet (or have any other questions) feel free to email us at hello@tinyseed.com for a status update.

Do you accept idea-stage or $0 MRR startups?

TinySeed works best for startups who have some sort of product-market fit, have revenue, and are starting to scale. We generally recommend waiting to apply until you're at >$500 USD in MRR, but you are also welcome to submit an early application if you want to start building history in our application system.

Are there any in-person aspects of TinySeed?

Yes! Although the majority of the year is remote, we believe that meeting other founders in person is also extremely important. The relationships you build with the other founders in your batch will be an asset that will serve you for many years to come.

That’s why you’ll attend two in-person events during the program year.

1) Kick off retreat: At the start of the year you’ll spend 2.5 days of masterminding, social activities, and meals together with the other founders in your batch. This retreat is one of the highlights of the year for most founders.

2) MicroConf: Later in your program year, your batch will regather to attend a MicroConf event in your region. During this event, you’ll meet TinySeed founders from other batches, as well as attend talks and sessions on important SaaS topics.

We ask all founders to plan on coming to both of these events. Your ticket fees and hotel costs will be covered by your program fee, you just need to get yourself there.

Does TinySeed charge any fees for the program?

Our program fee is $4,950 per founder. This is only if you're accepted into TinySeed, and will come out of your investment funds.

But don’t worry! We’ll be raising your investment amount to cover this, depending on how many founders you have. So for example, if your original funding offer is $150,000, and you have 2 founders, we'll increase your offer to $159,900.

The program fee allows us to give you an incredible experience and covers all of the in-person events expenses aside from transportation. This includes:

1. An exclusive 2.5 day batch kick-off retreat at the beginning of the year, with meals and unique experiences.
2. A ticket to one of the flagship MicroConf conferences later in the year.
3. Hotel rooms at both events.

What are the valuation ranges that TinySeed gives?

TinySeed invests $120k-$220k per company for 10-12% equity. We sometimes make exceptions and invest higher amounts, but we're unable to invest significantly more than our typical range. If your plan is to raise more, we're happy to help! We have systems in place to help founders raise further rounds after the TinySeed investment.

Do you fund non-U.S. companies/founders?

Yes! We fund companies from almost any country as long as you're incorporated (or willing to reincorporate later) as a US Delaware C-Corp.

Our program is global and we have funded companies in the UK, India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and across many countries in Europe, South America, and the Middle East regions.

We hold all of our batch calls at 11am Eastern US/4pm UK time. We've found this time works best for the most number of time zones, especially founders in North & South America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

If you're outside of these areas, we just ask that you make sure you're comfortable with attending calls at this time. While attending calls live is always recommended when possible, we also record our calls to playback later. This allows founders in further time zones, such as Australia and New Zealand, to still participate.