Default pricing terms. Every number is negotiable.
These are the defaults. Every number is negotiable.
3% of the pie, dilutable. The studio's share sits in the venture's own pie alongside the members' shares and converts on the same terms at formation. For comparison, Founder Institute currently takes 2.5% as a non-dilutive warrant; our default is 3% and it dilutes.
$3,000, payable in cash or in pie.
Support: pie contributions. The studio earns pie contributions for the support it gives, valued like any member's work.
Dashboard: $50/month. No venture's records are locked in: the full ledger exports at any time, and GovKit is open source and can be self-hosted.
Terms are decided together during the agreements week, the final week of the accelerator.
The studio may invest in ventures and may provide need-based stipends to worker participants, based on available funding. When it invests cash, it invests at the venture's valuation like any investor.
| Model | Stake | Dilutable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workers.vc (default) | 3% | Yes | Earned governance, pie-based equity |
| Founder Institute | 2.5% | No (warrant) | Traditional accelerator model |
Full definition of the model: What is Workers.vc.