Velocity Pitch Competition

April 29, 2025 - A 12-week sprint to unicorn speed

Back a Stallion: $500-$1000 bets on Kentucky's most ambitious founders

What Is It

The Velocity Pitch Competition is a 12-week competition where every team must get to customers and revenue. On April 29th, contestants pitch their ideas and their 12-week roadmap. We select 5 teams/founders to back, prioritizing roadmap ambition over idea quality.

What You Get

• A seat in the founders room with mentors (including Dan and others)
• Weekly accountability and mentorship to execute against your roadmap
• Starting budget of $500
• Weekly funding based on execution:
- • First 2 weeks: $50/week
- • Next 3 weeks: $75/week
- • Next 4 weeks: $100/week
- • Last 3 weeks: $250/week
• Weekly stack ranking based on velocity
• Winning team receives $10K MFN investment and investor intros

More Info

Our Vision

Short-term Goal

Show early founders what unicorn speed looks like (both within the competition and the broader community of founders who are watching).

Mid-term Goal

Create population density of high-performing founders.

Long-term Goal

Make Louisville the Bay Area of the Midwest by launching unicorn after unicorn until the short and mid-term goals are being hit on autopilot. It's a flywheel for founder innovation.

Apply Now

Applications are now open for the Velocity Pitch Competition. Submit your application to be considered for this exciting opportunity.

Key Dates:

April 29, 2025 - Competition Kickoff
May 1st, 2025 - Initial Pitch Day
12-week competition period