FUNDING BREAKTHROUGH LAB:
Helping Bay Area Pre-Seed/Seed Founders Build Network and Avoid Costly Mistakes
Funding Breakthrough Lab is a free, 10-week pre-accelerator for early founders who are building without a network, funding or a roadmap.
We pride ourselves on bringing multiple expert perspectives to help you make informed decisions about your tech startup. Hear from Silicon Valley experts, experienced founders, Stanford professors, lawyers and investors.
40+ Speakers, Mentors, Judges per Cohort
1:1 ratio supporter to founder
APPLICATION DEADLINE JANUARY 16TH, 2026
10 WEEKS
0% Equity
Free to Attend
Pre-Accelerator
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0% Equity, Free Pre-accelerator
Cohort Starts SPRING 2027
✓ Free pre-accelerator · 0% equity · San Francisco
Funding Breakthrough Lab is a trusted partner in helping you understand the startup ecosystem
For ambitious pre-seed/seed stage tech founders who want to shape the world we live in. Be prepared to perfect your startup pitch, get investor feedback, and be in a supportive community of like minded individuals.
There's a lot to love
about Funding Breakthrough Lab
Mastermind Groups
Accountability
Founders meet with their group weekly, holding them accountable to their goals. Mastermind groups are a proven way to boost productivity.
Mentorship + Coaching
Human Help
We rotate mentors bi-weekly, so you get to meet with multiple experts. Get 1-on-1 coaching from ICF certified coach to unlock your potential.
Community
Friendship
High quality founders quickly become friends, trade skills and share resources. Your network becomes your asset.
Network
Real World Advice
Learn from industry experts and avoid costly founder mistakes.
FBL is deeply invested in your hollistic well-being.
FBL is deeply invested in your holistic well-being. Our ecosystem is built consider all aspects needed for success from education, network, community, to mindset.
✓ 3 Pitch Competitions
✓ Ranch Retreat
✓ 1-on-1 Coaching
✓ Final Demo Day
In person pre-accelerator!
We have in-person opening retreat, demo day and closing retreats!
With 4+ hours of live online content weekly.
We pride ourselves on collaborating with a network of people who share our commitment to supporting founders.
For the brave and the committed who believe in the power of community.
Trusted Partners
Perks, speakers, mentors and judges come from
or have worked at the following firms.
Natalie Pan
Founder of Funding Breakthrough Lab
"Building a business is a spiritual journey. You'll learn and challenge yourself more than you ever thought possible. You'll also create what you want to put out into this world."
Proof: 72 founders across 3 cohorts
40+ experts per cohort · 25,000+ founders in our community · 0% equity taken
”So thanks to the cohort, not only I improve my skills on how to do storytelling, how to talk investor, what do I need to raise funds, what do I need, what will be the metrics and all of that. I also managed to find a founding engineering. And also an advisor. And I created this community of people that it was mind blowing, honestly.”
- Maria Lence
”A lot of these learnings helped me overcome fears. I just raised my first invoice for NotaAI, taking us over the line because we had this support system that made this possible”
- Shashank Arora
”I'm just so grateful because it let us get access to things we normally wouldn't have access to. Especially since Seattle is a bit different from San Francisco”
- Marisa Erven
”The weekly pitch practice was the most useful. It helped me get my pitch cleaned up.”
- Deepak
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Funding Breakthrough Lab is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
Our commitment is to support founders so that we can shape and create a better world.
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