Get funded
Get funded
Get funded
Non-equity grants, generally $500 to $3,000, for UChicago undergrads building something. We don’t take ownership. Support for the earliest founders.
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The coffee chat
The coffee chat
An informal chat with 1 or 2 people from our team. Who is your customer, and how does your product make their life better? If it’s a fit, we’ll invite you to pitch the board.
An informal chat with 1 or 2 people from our team. Who is your customer, and how does your product make their life better? If it’s a fit, we’ll invite you to pitch the board.
The board pitch
The board pitch
Bring a short deck: the problem you’re solving, the market and competition, your target customer and the customer discovery you’ve done, and a breakdown of what our funds will go toward.
Bring a short deck: the problem you’re solving, the market and competition, your target customer and the customer discovery you’ve done, and a breakdown of what our funds will go toward.
The decision
The decision
You’ll hear back within a week. If it’s a no, you can apply again. We make investments in lines, not dots.
You’ll hear back within a week. If it’s a no, you can apply again. We make investments in lines, not dots.
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Who we fund
Who we fund
UChicago undergrads at the earliest stage. The person making the calls has to be an undergrad, and LTF has to be your first check. We fund across the board, for mission-critical costs like server hosting and incorporation.
UChicago undergrads at the earliest stage. The person making the calls has to be an undergrad, and LTF has to be your first check. We fund across the board, for mission-critical costs like server hosting and incorporation.
Apply now
