8–10 companies.
Room for close work, not a crowd.
Connor Ventures / Founder programs
Know where you stand with investors in four weeks, not six months.
A four-week working program to sharpen your pitch, model, data room and fundraising plan. For founders focused on customers, the Growth Sprint builds a practical path to market.
01 / Programs
Two paths. One standard.
A small cohort. Weekly work. Direct feedback. Choose the problem your company needs to solve now.
01 / Four weeks
Fundraising
Accelerator.
Prepare your company for its first institutional or angel investment. Build the case, the evidence and the process before reaching out.
What you build
- Investor-ready pitch deck and one-pager
- 12–18 month financial model, unit economics and use of funds
- Organised data room: deck, model, cap table, legal and traction
- Targeted list of 20–30 relevant funds and angels
- Fundraising timeline and outreach plan
Who it's for
- Pre-seed startup with a working product and early traction
- Planning a raise of about ₹25 lakh–₹3 crore in 3–6 months
- At least one full-time founder
- Ready to share business, traction and financial information
The format
Apply for Fundraising Accelerator Up to 8–10 startups per cohort. Two live working sessions each week, weekly 1:1 founder reviews, planned investor-partner feedback at milestones and a final readiness review.
02 / Four to twelve weeks
Startup
Growth Sprint.
Build a more repeatable path to customers and prepare for enterprise conversations.
What you build
- Ideal customer profile and market segments
- Positioning and messaging framework
- One or two priority sales channels, with test plans
- 30-60-90 day go-to-market plan
- Enterprise sales playbook and pilot templates for advanced tracks
- Founder cadence, metrics and priorities
Choose the right track
04 weeks / Core
Customers, positioning, channels and go-to-market plan.
08 weeks / Build
Pricing, pipeline, revenue operations and early enterprise readiness.
12 weeks / Scale
Enterprise sales, procurement, founder capabilities and global markets.
For teams with an MVP or early product, seeking first revenue or enterprise pilots and willing to test weekly and share commercial data.
A fit call helps select the right track and scope. No track is assigned just from this page.
Request a Growth Sprint fit call03 / The difference
Not another workshop.
Founder reviews.
Weekly 1:1 feedback on the actual work.
Weekly outputs.
Materials, tests and decisions, not only lessons.
Clear standards.
Review what is ready, what is missing and what comes next.
04 / The process
Selective by design.
01Apply
Tell us about your company, stage and goals.
02Fit call
A 20-minute conversation about what you need now.
03Diagnostic
Review materials, traction and the gaps to address.
04Offer
Agree on the program, scope, fee and enrollment.
05Do the work
Weekly sessions, 1:1 reviews and execution.
06Exit review
Assess progress and leave with a next-step plan.
Cohort 1
8–10 places planned. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Cohort 01 dates announced at the free masterclass on October 3.
05 / Outcomes
Evidence you can use.
Fundraising Accelerator
Leave with the deck, model, data room, investor map and a plan for outreach. The investor list is a research deliverable, not a promise of 20–30 conversations.
Startup Growth Sprint
Leave with a defined customer profile, a go-to-market plan and a way to track qualified opportunities, conversion and revenue discipline.
Results depend on the product, market and founder execution. We do not promise funding, revenue, introductions or a fixed number of meetings.
06 / About the founder
Built by an operator.
Reynold O'Connor
Reynold has spent a decade in startup ecosystems, including work at T-Hub and the MATH AI/ML Centre of Excellence, alongside enterprise sales and corporate innovation.
Connor Ventures starts with a pattern he has seen often: promising products held back by weak fundraising preparation or an unstructured path to customers. The programs are built for close, practical work on those gaps.
07 / Terms
Clear terms before you commit.
Indicative fees
- Fundraising Accelerator: from ₹75,000 + applicable GST per startup
- Growth Sprint: from ₹1,00,000 + applicable GST, depending on track and scope
Exact fees and payment schedule are agreed after the fit call and diagnostic, before enrollment. No payment is taken to apply.
What is included
- Live working sessions and 1:1 reviews
- Templates and program materials
- Final review and next-step report
Installments may be available; the agreement sets the schedule.
08 / Questions
Before you apply.
Do you take equity or a success fee?
Standard cohorts are fee-based, with no equity and no success fee.
Do you guarantee funding or revenue?
No. We provide structured preparation and direct feedback, not guaranteed investment, revenue or a particular outcome.
Can idea-stage startups apply?
The Fundraising Accelerator is for teams with a working product and early traction. A fit call can help determine whether another path is better.
Online or in person?
Live sessions are planned online. In-person elements in Hyderabad may be arranged when feasible and will be confirmed for each cohort.
What is the weekly time commitment?
Plan for around 6–8 hours a week across sessions, reviews and your own execution work.
Do you provide investor introductions?
We help build a relevant investor list and outreach plan. Introductions, if appropriate and available, are not guaranteed.
What if we miss a session?
Tell the team early. We will explain the catch-up options for that cohort. Weekly work and 1:1 reviews still matter.
How selective is it?
We plan cohorts of 8–10 companies and review each application for stage, fit and capacity.
The next step
Build the case.
Then take it out.
Connor Ventures · Hyderabad, India. Email: hello@connorventures.in (mailbox being set up) · Reynold on LinkedIn ↗