Admission process v2.1
How admission works
Membership is earned, and so is a place in the portfolio. Both tracks run on published clocks: five business days to completeness, thirty days to a written decision, and ninety days for a new engagement to show something real. A decision is never delivered without reasons.
Advisers
Admission requires a unanimous decision of the Adviser Admission Board.
- 1
Nomination
A Core Adviser puts a name forward, or a candidate names the member who knows their work.
- 2
Completeness review
The Founding Partner checks eligibility and completeness within five business days.
- 3
Board convened
An Adviser Admission Board is convened within ten business days.
- 4
Structured review
References taken directly, a live mock founder session, conflict and employer review, and an availability check.
- 5
Decision
Unanimous admission, deferral with reasons, or a decline — inside thirty days, in writing.
- 6
Manifesto and activation
The candidate signs the Core Adviser Manifesto, then takes a probationary engagement before full standing.
Companies
Admission requires a majority decision of the Startup Admission Board.
- 1
Nomination
A member brings the relationship in and is recorded as Deal Initiator.
- 2
Qualification
Completeness and qualification review within five business days.
- 3
Capacity and conflicts
Adviser capacity confirmed and conflicts checked against the register before the board sits.
- 4
Board review
The Startup Admission Board applies six tests: need, capability, quality, terms, conflicts and ownership.
- 5
Decision
A majority decision inside thirty days, with written reasons either way.
- 6
Team and needs map
A Manager and two to four advisers are assigned, and a ninety-day needs map is agreed within fifteen days.
Commercial terms in one line
No cash fees. Compensation is a single success-triggered cashless warrant granted to the collective's SPV, at the tier set by capital raised to date under Section 7 of the Charter. No adviser holds direct equity, voting or governance rights in a company we advise.