For Founders

Josephine Collective is looking to fund visionary founders seeking to build high-growth ventures.

We look forward to learning about your venture and wish you the best of luck in building something awesome! We are a group of at least 51% women investors and people of color, bringing unique personal, professional, and funding perspectives to each deal we consider. For founders who care about representation on their cap tables, we are an excellent partner. But we’re more than just money. Many of our angels are founders, seasoned startup employees, service providers, and industry veterans with deep domain expertise to help connect you with the mentorship, talent, and potential customers you need to grow.

We also really do invest early–as in we’ll be your first check, also known as your “Friends and Family” round. We can’t lead rounds but we’ll certainly help you set terms when it’s helpful. And we’ll consider investing in later-stage rounds too if it’s helpful to founders to have our angels involved in your business. 

Complete the application below and be sure to include:

• A clear, detailed plan for your venture, including how funds will be utilized and its capital intensiveness
• Compelling evidence of product-market fit, highlighting how your product or service addresses a market need with scalability potential
• A pitch deck outlining your solution, business model, market opportunity, team, financial projections, funding needs, and deal terms
• Why you care about the problem you are trying to solve and why your team will excel at solving it

Incomplete applications will not be considered. 

Eligibility Requirements:

• We make investments in businesses with significant growth potential 
• We do not fund non-profits nor do we make grants 
• Your firm must be legally structured as a for-profit corporation or LLC
• Companies must be headquartered, domiciled, and operate primarily in the United States