RaiseIQ Is Calling All Vertical B2B SaaS Founders

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RaiseIQ is a venture studio accelerator tailored for professionals and entrepreneurs with deep industry knowledge and innovative B2B SaaS ideas. The program provides significant support for startups, including strategic mentoring, development services, and a focus on vertical SaaS industries. Over the course of 18 months, founders gain essential resources to scale and grow sustainable businesses.

Key Program Features

  • $500,000 in development services:
    RaiseIQ partners with DevSquad, providing $500,000 worth of development services, covering everything from MVP development to scaling. Founders benefit from strategic support in product management, user testing, and design to bring their SaaS product to market.
  • Up to $500,000 in perks:
    Startups also get up to $500,000 in perks from top-tier partners like Google Cloud, AWS, and HubSpot. These perks offer access to crucial cloud infrastructure, marketing tools, and customer relationship management solutions to accelerate business growth.
  • 18-month strategic program:
    The program takes founders through a structured process designed to help them break even, transition to independence, and scale successfully. By the end of 18 months, you’ll have a self-sufficient company with its own development team, ready to tackle long-term growth challenges.
  • Vertical SaaS focus:
    RaiseIQ specializes in vertical B2B SaaS startups – those targeting niche industries with innovative solutions. These industries often have outdated, ineffective solutions that are ripe for disruption, and RaiseIQ focuses on providing modern, user-friendly alternatives that lead to long-lasting customer relationships and profitable, recurring revenue.

Program Structure:

  1. Application
    Founders submit details about their industry expertise, product idea, and experience.
  2. 30-Day Product Strategy Sprint
    Shortlisted founders go through rapid prototyping and user testing to validate their concept.
  3. 6-Month Development
    Teams work with product managers and developers to build and launch an MVP.
  4. 12-Month Product-Market Fit
    Focus on customer engagement, iteration, and refining the business model.
  5. 18-Month Break-Even & Independence
    Goal: financial sustainability with an in-house team ready to scale.

RaiseiQ’s Model

Raise iQ operates on an equity-based model, where in exchange for its services, the studio takes a stake in the company and receives a share of distributed profits. Founders have control over when and how much profit to distribute as their business becomes profitable.

Unlike traditional venture capital firms, Raise iQ does not require startups to raise additional funding or pursue an exit strategy. The program emphasizes sustainable growth, allowing founders to focus on building long-term, profitable businesses without external pressure.

Raise iQ is powered by DevSquad, a Salt Lake City-based development agency. Startups work directly with a dedicated team of product strategists, UX designers, technical product managers, senior developers, DevOps engineers, and QA testers. The development process follows structured methodologies tailored for SaaS startups, ensuring an efficient path from MVP to a scalable product. 

For more details and to apply, visit: RaiseiQ Application

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