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The Batchery is a Berkeley-based global incubator and workspace for seed stage startups ready to go from idea to launch at lightning speed.

We are a community of more than 40 veteran investors, advisers, and mentors ready to provide you with ideas, insights, and networks. Our partnerships with law firms, technology providers, and other startup services means that you start building your company the minute you join us. At any time, up to 40 entrepreneurs are meeting either remotely or in our Berkeley office, taking our advanced Deep Dive entrepreneurship course designed to get investor-ready, or the lean startup course designed to transform a startup from idea to launch at lightning speed.

10/02/2026

Are you a New York startup looking to lift off? Check out this "NYC Early-Stage VC Firms" database, a must-have for every local innovator!

This exclusive resource features:

🎯 Fund Names and their Focus Areas — Know where their interests lie!
📍 Location Details — Find VCs in your neighborhood.
📝 Descriptions — Dive deep into what each fund stands for.
📞 Best Contacts — Direct lines to key decision-makers.
🌟 What They're Excited About — Align your pitch to their interests.
🎯 Sweet Spot — Understand their criteria for investment readiness.

Whether you’re seeking guidance, partnerships, or investment, this database opens the door to possibilities in the heart of NYC. 💼

To get access to this resource, simply comment ""NYC Launchpad"" below and start connecting with top-tier investors tailored to your growth stage and industry!

10/01/2026

Why do some startups get funded while others get passed over?

It's not always the idea.

Often, it's what investors see behind the pitch:

• Product-market fit
• Traction
• Team strength
• Financial readiness
• Go-to-market strategy
• A compelling story

We distilled what we've learned from supporting 4,600+ founders into a practical Raise-Ready Checklist Pack designed to help founders prepare for institutional fundraising.

Before you spend months chasing investors, make sure you're actually ready to raise.

👇 Comment ""RAISE"" and we'll send you the checklist pack.

09/30/2026

New tools don’t kill markets. They expand them.

As Ned Lomigora shared, agent builders won’t replace real work. They raise the bar.
WordPress didn’t kill developers. It created more demand for people who know how to build beyond templates.

Same with AI agents.
DIY lowers the floor. Operator thinking still wins.

PR Is Not Noise and Content Is Not Optional 09/29/2026

PR isn’t noise.
And content isn’t optional anymore.

As Trier put it, early-stage PR isn’t about hype. It’s about clarity, credibility, and control of your narrative.
Content gives you the story. PR gives it third-party validation.

In an AI-driven search world, if you haven’t written anything meaningful, you don’t exist.

Founders don’t win by being loud.
They win by being consistently intelligible.

Read the full article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pr-noise-content-optional-the-batchery-odunc

PR Is Not Noise and Content Is Not Optional How Founders Build Credibility Before They Have Headlines Summary For early-stage founders, public relations often feels premature. This is something to “do later” once revenue, customers, or scale arrive.

09/28/2026

When investors review AI startups, they aren't only looking at revenue.

Dmitriy Kustov highlighted several metrics founders should understand:

• Gross margin
• Inference cost per unit
• Data training cost ratio
• Runway
• Retention

Strong founders know the numbers behind the story.

Apply to our next batch →
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14aaVFvm6_qxNqn_wsltmHfU9yiLjwJf9VDdV1uf1uVE/viewform?edit_requested=true

09/25/2026

Get ready to expand your network with key industry leaders and accelerate your journey to success!

Here's another valuable resource for every entrepreneur out there - the "350+ Most Active Angel Investors in the USA" database. This tool is designed to connect you directly with the backers who believe in bold ideas and groundbreaking projects.

Inside, you'll discover:

📩 Emails: Direct contact to kickstart conversations.
🌐 Websites: Dive deeper into their portfolios.
📊 Industry Focus: Find the perfect match for your sector.
🤝 Companies: See where these angels have already made their mark.
🔎 Detailed Insights: More info to strategize your pitch.
✔️ Investment Criteria: Understand what they're really looking for.

Want access to this essential tool? Simply comment "Connect Me" below and we'll send you the link to get started!

09/24/2026

Why do some startups get funded while others get passed over?

It's not always the idea.

Often, it's what investors see behind the pitch:

• Product-market fit
• Traction
• Team strength
• Financial readiness
• Go-to-market strategy
• A compelling story

We distilled what we've learned from supporting 4,600+ founders into a practical Raise-Ready Checklist Pack designed to help founders prepare for institutional fundraising.

Before you spend months chasing investors, make sure you're actually ready to raise.

👇 Comment "RAISE" and we'll send you the checklist pack.

09/23/2026

Pre-revenue doesn’t mean you have to wait.

As Kevin Compher shared in a Batchery session, SBIR funding can be a powerful way to bootstrap an MVP even before revenue as long as it doesn’t replace your commercial roadmap.

The mistake founders make isn’t using government funding.
It’s letting it become the business.

Great operators use non-dilutive capital to:
• De-risk early development
• Get closer to regulators
• Buy time without forking the product

Commercial traction still leads.
Everything else supports it.

👉 Apply to our next batch to learn how founders use funding strategically without losing control of growth. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14aaVFvm6_qxNqn_wsltmHfU9yiLjwJf9VDdV1uf1uVE/viewform?edit_requested=true

09/22/2026

Most AI founders spend months perfecting their product and only minutes thinking about their financials.

But investors aren't just evaluating your technology. They're evaluating whether your business can scale sustainably.

Dmitriy Kustov, CPA, MS Tax shared what investors actually look for: runway, retention, margins, capital efficiency, and the milestones that truly move valuation.

If you're building or fundraising for an AI startup, this article breaks down the financial metrics that matter most.

Read the full article below. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-fundraising-financials-what-investors-actually-want-see-pekdc

09/21/2026

One of the biggest AI mistakes founders make?

Starting every prompt from zero.

In this Batchery session, explained why founders should build two persistent AI contexts:
• personal
• company/work

It turns AI from a chatbot into an actual operating system for thinking.

Apply to our next batch →
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14aaVFvm6_qxNqn_wsltmHfU9yiLjwJf9VDdV1uf1uVE/viewform?edit_requested=true

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