Founder Friendly Labs (FFL) is the equity-free startup accelerator for experienced professionals.

Peer Mentoring & Perks

As part of our equity-free startup accelerator, startups get access to valuable resources like peer mentoring and 100% discount off the first year of Carta's Build or Grow plan w/ 409A valuations and 83(b) electronic filing. We understand founders are busy, so we offer a low-commitment experience.

200+ Startups

Since 2011, over 200 startups have been through FFL, including Carta (Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, USV), MasterClass (Fidelity, NEA, Bloomberg Beta), Moloco (Tiger Global, Samsung Ventures), ClipMine (acquired by Amazon), Aviate (acquired by Yahoo), and Pixelapse (acquired by Dropbox).

Experienced Professionals

Our founders include veterans from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Twitter, LinkedIn, eBay, Netflix, HP, Cisco, Oracle, IBM, and Sequoia Capital. They are experts in AI, Machine Learning, Marketing, Productivity, Marketplaces, Deep Learning, IoT, NLP, VR, Financial Planning, Insurance, and more.