Personalized Support For You & Your Startup
Every great early-stage VC fund and accelerator program usually has someone responsible for "matching" Founders with problem-solvers within their network. Sometimes you just need a fresh perspective. That's what Saif and Raj do for Founders through office hours. We have a big network of specialists, advisors, investors, and resources that we love matching with our people, so if you're stuck or need a solution fast, ask us! We've been in your shoes and are here to help!
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Who is the help desk for?
Startup founders without traction who need help building MVPs, are about to launch, or are raising their first round.
<$100k/yr / Pre-seed
Startup founders with a little traction who need generalist operators, seed funding, and go-to-market support.
<$1M/yr / Seed
Startup founders with a lot of traction who need A-list specialists, fractional execs, and partners that can scale with you fast.
>$1M/yr / Series-A
Early hires / core team members who need help reviewing offers, recruiting freelancers, or staying compliant.
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Founders feeling stuck, rebuilding after failure, or need assistance dealing with co-founder conflicts.
We've been in your shoes.
We know what it's like.
How Our Network Supports Founders:
Startup Advisory: We’ve worked with founders starting from 0 to 1 and often work with pre-seed and seed startups who need to get “unstuck”.
GTM & Growth Accelerator: We specialize in building from 0 to 1 and have worked with a large network of trusted specialists and advisors in various markets.
Business & Product Strategy: We’ve worked across B2B, B2C, and B2B2C platforms in various industries and are awesome at building solutions for problems.
Business Development, Sales & Customer Support: We’ve written consumer & enterprise brand messaging, pitch decks, sales, and support docs to influence conversations.
Product Management: We’ve designed minimum viable products (MVPs), acquisition flows, retention strategies, and more towards cohesive, delightful user experiences.
Angel & VC Fundraising: We’ve written countless investor pitch decks & fundraising narratives as a startup founder & VC and specialize in pre-seed & seed raises.
Get matched with people for:
MVP, prototyping, and product development.
Pre-seed, seed, and series-A fundraising.
Go-to-market, sales, and marketing.
Corporate advisory, legal, and finance.
Advisors & fractional executives.
And more.
Who are Raj & Saif?
Raja Mawad
Raja is a seasoned venture builder who made the jump from investment banking to startups as a non-technical founder after growing RNS Capital to $1.8B AUM. In 2020 he sold The Next Level Fitness. Today, he's the founder of Thrv.Health, a seed funded healthcare app in Seattle. A mentor at Techstars & Founders Institute Seattle, Raj regularly works with early-stage founders via Mad-hat.co.
Learn MoreSaif Akhtar
Saif is a seasoned startup generalist & community builder supporting early-stage founders. Founding team @ OrionCKB, acquired in 2016. On top of building products in adtech, healthtech, SaaS, and fintech, Saif has co-founded a startup incubator, two accelerator programs, and a VC fund with over 60 investments managed and 100s of founders advised between Silicon Valley and Asia since 2011.
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Free 20-min
session
Practice your pitch deck, get product feedback, focus on a particular problem, or feeling stuck and need a fresh perspective? We've got your back in a judgement-free zone.
SchedulePrivate 1hr
session = $100
Need a little longer than 20-minutes to focus on a particular outcome? Saif and Raj offer discounted sessions. Learn more about them and their background before scheduling.
$100Private 2hr
session = $200
Same special pricing, but for longer conversations when necessary. Ideal for founders or teams who need Raj or Saif's assistance with product, sales, fundraising, or other challenges.
$200