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Stop funding the learning curve.

Your team shouldn't have to teach founders how to be ready for your capital. DGC verifies founders over 12 weeks before they reach you, so by the time they enter your intake or investment review, the hard work is already done.

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ACCELERATOR-AGNOSTIC · 3 COHORTS A YEAR · 3 DEMO DAYS · STRUCTURED REPORTING

SOURCE: You refer or we source
ASSESS: Stage, fit, readiness baseline
PREPARE: 12-week sprint on the POEM Framework®
VERIFY: Data Room + readiness indicator
DELIVER: Verified founders into your pipeline

Your challenge

Finding investment-worthy founders costs you more than you think.

You're reviewing hundreds of applications, running intake sessions and spending programme hours on basics founders should already know. Most arrive without proper documentation, validated metrics or a real understanding of what investors expect. That's your team's time, your programme's quality and your deal flow, slowed down.

Our solution

DGC verifies founders before they reach you.

We are an independent verification layer. Founders complete a structured sprint on the POEM Framework®, build a verified Digital Data Room and receive an Investor Readiness Indicator. You receive progress reports throughout and a verified output at the end.

What you receive

Less vetting. Better founders. Faster decisions.

Data Room verification

Every founder's Digital Data Room is checked for completeness, structure and alignment with investor due-diligence standards, including consistency of metrics and authenticity checks where applicable.

Structured founder enablement

Founders are prepared on the POEM Framework® by stage and readiness level: operations, metrics, organisation, economics and the documents investors expect.

Readiness filtering

DGC acts as a pre-screening layer. Only founders who meet the readiness criteria are flagged for your review.

Advisor & AI infrastructure

Resident advisors, weekly live sessions, community Q&A and AI documentation tools, all included in the sprint.

Standardised signals

The Investor Readiness Indicator combines learning completion, Data Room verification and execution consistency into one comparable signal.

Ecosystem visibility

Showcase your programmes and opportunities to founders in the DGC network who match your focus, and collaborate with aligned partners.

How founders reach you

Four ways in. One verified output.

01 · ACCELERATORS & PROGRAMMES

Pre-qualify your pipeline

Bring in pre-cohort or pipeline founders to be prepared before programme entry. DGC manages their readiness sprint so only investment-ready founders progress into your programme.

02 · ANGEL INVESTORS

De-risk a decision

Sponsor founders you have invested in or are considering, so they are properly structured and documented before you commit further.

03 · NETWORKS & SYNDICATES

Receive referrals

DGC refers founders who align with your thesis but don't yet have sponsorship. You choose whether to sponsor and prepare them before engaging on investment.

04 · SELF-SPONSORED FOUNDERS

Access verified founders

Founders who enrol independently become verified, investment-ready founders who can enter your pipeline or be matched to relevant partners.

Partnership models

Flexible to your model.

Whichever route you choose, you receive structured progress reports throughout, verified founders at completion, and a consistent, standardised output for your due diligence and decisions.

MODEL A

Full cohort sponsorship

Sponsor a group of founders through the DGC readiness sprint and receive the whole cohort's progress and verification reporting.

MODEL B

Partial sponsorship

Subsidised arrangements for cohorts of ten or more founders, shared between the partner and the founders.

MODEL C

Referral partnership

Refer founders who fund their own participation. You still receive progress reporting and the verified output.

Reporting you can act on

Weekly or milestone-based progress reports
Founder progress dashboard and Data Room completion percentage
Execution performance status and recommended next steps
Cohort-level view to inform programme and investment decisions
Data Room access for diligence, arranged on founder consent

Annual partnership

Three cohorts. Three Demo Days. A year of verified founders.

Annual partners get recurring access to every cohort and Demo Day, plus the option to set partner-specific criteria that DGC builds into founder assessment.

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