For investors and partners

Want to back a founder? Here's where you find one.

Not on WhatsApp forwards. Not in cold LinkedIn pitches. In a private room where MBF has already checked the founder. Some founders here are raising. Some want a partner: a franchise, a distributor, a supplier, a pilot. Some want a co-founder, or a sleeping partner who puts in money and lets them run it. Every one of them says which.

What you see

Every founder here comes with proof.

This is what you see on each founder in the MBF deal room. Not a deck they wrote about themselves. Their record, as the platform recorded it.

  1. Checked by MBF

    Before a founder gets in, our team checks their identity and background, their papers, and their numbers. If something is weak, we help them fix it first. If it doesn't hold up, they don't get in.

  2. Who backs them

    The people who have already put money behind this founder on the MBF platform. A real count, not a claim in a deck.

  3. Who talks about them

    The creators promoting this founder to their own followers. Creators are never paid by the founder, so this is a measure of who chose to tell the story.

  4. Where they rank

    Their position among the founders of their city, from the city leaderboard. It moves every week.

  5. The financials

    Revenue over the last twelve months, month-on-month growth, and margin. These sit behind a lock until you have deal-room access. Nothing financial is ever shown in public.

  6. What they want

    A backer, a partner, or a co-founder or sleeping partner. Some are open to more than one. The card says so, so you only spend time on founders who want what you offer.

Example for illustration. The founder, the company and the numbers are sample values.

Three kinds of founders

Three kinds of founders in the room.

Every founder says which one. You only spend time on the ones that fit what you want to do.

Seeking a backer

The founder is raising. You decide.

You read the record and the papers behind it, next to the founder's numbers from the platform. If it fits, you reach the founder from inside the room. The terms are between you and the founder.

  • Papers and numbers checked by the MBF team
  • Backers, creators and city rank, straight from the platform
  • You contact the founder yourself; MBF stays out of the deal
Seeking a partner

The founder wants to grow, not sell a stake.

They need a franchise in your city, a distributor for your region, a supplier, or a pilot with your company. You come in as a partner, not a shareholder, and their business grows where you are.

  • Franchise, distribution, supply and pilot partnerships
  • The founder sets the shape of the partnership; MBF helps put it on paper
  • Your city gets a business run by one of its own
Seeking a co-founder or sleeping partner

The founder wants a person, not just money.

Some founders need a co-founder: someone with a skill they don't have, who builds the company with them day to day. Others want a sleeping partner: you put in money and your name, take a share of the firm, and let the founder run it.

  • Co-founder: you join and run it together
  • Sleeping partner: you stay out of the day-to-day
  • The founder's numbers and background, checked by MBF before you meet

Some founders are open to more than one. Their card says so. Examples above are for illustration; the founders, companies and numbers are sample values.

How a founder gets in

The plan makes a founder eligible. Verification gets them in.

1

A selected plan

Only founders on selected MBF plans can ask to be in the deal room. A plan buys the review, never a place.

2

MBF verifies

We check the founder's identity and background, the papers, and the numbers. If something is weak, we help them fix it before it goes in.

3

The card goes up

The venture decides, not the plan. The card carries what the platform recorded and says what the founder wants.

Being in the deal room doesn't promise a founder any money. What happens after you reach a founder is between you and them. You can also meet founders in a closed room at every MBF city event, by invitation.

Your side of it

Get access. See everything.

Request access. Our head office calls you, then opens the room. You see every founder MBF has curated, with their record and their financials. Pick the ones that fit, and reach the founder from inside the room. No cold pitches. Nothing sold.

Step 1Request access

The form below. Two minutes. Say what you want to do: back, partner, or join.

Step 2Head office calls you

We check who you are and what you usually look for. Access is decided by people, not a payment.

Step 3The room opens

Curated founders, their social proof, and their financials unlocked. You reach the founder from inside the room.

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Tell us who you are.

Say whether you want to back founders, partner with them, or join one as a co-founder or sleeping partner. Our head office checks every request and calls you before opening the room.

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