We Help Founders

Get Funded Scale Faster Extend Runway

Starting up isn’t easy. 

You just put together a team, started building something to bring to market, and then things got hard. 

Raising capital, conflict on your team, keeping everyone on the same page moving in the same direction, hiring, valuations, deals, developing and implementing processes, personal problems, legal stuff, and scaling fast – challenges with any of these things can easily sideline your project, and your dream.  

We know, we’ve been there.  

We’ve also done it differently, better - and succeeded.  

We are your team of seasoned professionals and founders that will help you with the details, the hard stuff, so that you can focus on executing your vision. 

Starter Packages

Foundup offers a range of services designed to support early-stage founders in emerging tech sectors, including AI, Blockchain, Fintech, and Metaverse. Our packages are tailored to address the specific challenges faced by startups at different stages of their journey, from pre-seed to series A. We provide strategic guidance, operational support, and resources to help founders focus on actualizing their vision and achieving success. 

These starter packages are just the beginning - select startups will gain the opportunity to receive funding from our venture capital partners.

  • The Get Funded package is designed to help pre-seed startups navigate the challenging landscape of securing venture capital funding. Our team of experts will work with you to refine your pitch, develop a compelling vision, and ensure that your team, operations, finances, and marketing strategies are optimized to attract investors.

    Key areas of focus include:

    - Refining your problem statement and solution

    - Optimizing your team structure and identifying key roles

    - Developing a clear understanding of your operational requirements

    - Creating a financial plan that accounts for costs and resources

    - Crafting a compelling pitch deck and marketing strategy

  • The Scale Faster package is tailored for startups that have achieved product-market fit and are ready to scale their operations. Our team will work with you to identify bottlenecks, streamline processes, and implement systems that enable rapid growth.

    Key areas of focus include:

    - Analyzing and optimizing your operations for scalability

    - Developing a comprehensive financial plan to support growth

    - Implementing effective team management and communication strategies

    - Refining your marketing strategy to drive customer acquisition and retention

  • The Extend Runway package is designed for startups that have successfully raised funding and need to maximize the impact of their capital. Our team will work with you to optimize your operations, minimize costs, and extend your runway to ensure long-term success.

    Key areas of focus include:

    - Identifying and addressing operational inefficiencies

    - Implementing cost-saving measures and optimizing resource allocation

    - Developing a cash flow forecast model to assess financing needs

    - Analyzing product and customer trends to improve profitability and revenue

    - Implementing meaningful KPIs and tracking systems to measure progress

  • We understand that every startup is unique, and we offer personalized support to address specific needs and challenges. Our Custom package is designed to provide tailored guidance and resources to help you overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.

    Furthermore, all our packages can be customized from low to high touch.

    1. Low-touch: For startups with a strong foundation and minimal support requirements, our low-touch service provides strategic guidance on what to give attention to, and energetic enhancements so you can do so at genius levels of execution.

    2. Medium-touch: Our medium-touch service is designed for startups that require more hands-on support. This includes regular check-ins with our team of experts, personalized guidance on key areas of focus, and access to our network of mentors and industry professionals.

    3. High-touch: For startups that require comprehensive support, our high-touch service provides end-to-end guidance and implementation assistance. This includes weekly meetings with our team, custom-tailored strategies, and hands-on support in executing key initiatives.

    Regardless of the level of service delivery, our team is committed to providing the expertise, resources, and support needed to help early-stage founders in emerging tech sectors succeed. We understand the challenges you face, and we're here to help you navigate the complexities of the startup landscape and achieve your vision.

What Makes Us Different

Foundup is the brainchild Drisya Vilaya and his team, with the ultimate goal of releasing the power of the Executive Leadership Coaching and energy work Drisya developed for the C-suite into contexts of high impact - startups.

Given that startups are usually cash-strapped; by contrast with the typical Executive Coaching contract of our parent company, Drisya Vilaya LLC, with a client in the C-suite: Foundup is almost a passion project.

Startups get services they would typically never have access to at a price point and payment methodology that agrees with the considerations of starting up.

Imagine having a team of seasoned advisors, CEO, COO, CFO, CMO - all of whom happen to also be world class Executive Coaches and change workers. Not only do they give you top-tier insight and council (low-touch), execute for you on the strategies they recommend (high-touch), they also assist you in the transformational processes you need to go through in order to be able to achieve at high levels, quickly, and with quality. Normally, a thing like this would be out of most people’s reach - if you could even find it.

At Foundup, this kind of value is exactly what you get.

This places one of the leading change work methodologies plus high-level strategic and tactical expertise directly in the hands of the people who want to change the world: founders like you.

Our secret sauce is truly unique, and uniquely potent. The Executive Coaching and energy work of Drisya Vilaya establish genius levels of capacity in the Foundup leadership team and their service to you. Likewise, all the strategies and tactics we recommend to you through each starter package or beyond, you will likewise be empowered to execute at the same levels of genius capacity through the Executive Coaching and energy work provided to you.

Get ready to get out of your own way, and to say goodbye to what wasn’t working.

This is Foundup.

About Us

At Foundup, we're driven by an unwavering commitment to support the creative power of entrepreneurship. We believe that businesses exist to give something useful to society, by and for people, not the other way around. 

  Our mission is to empower startup founders to build great businesses that create long-term value. We understand that great businesses are built by great people, and startup growth is built upon team growth. We never sacrifice long-term value for short-term results. 

  Our values shape everything we do at Foundup: 

  1. People First: We put people's well-being at the forefront of our decision-making. 

2. Giving: The purpose of every business is to give, not to receive. Money is a consequence, not the goal. 

3. Radical Transparency: We cultivate internal clarity and communicate our true intentions with the world. 

4. For the Long Run: We're dedicated to building for the long run, never sacrificing long-term value for short-term results. 

  At Foundup, we support risk-takers and adhere to the highest standards. We believe in the power of entrepreneurship to change the world for the better. 

We're Foundup. We Help Founders. 

  • Gizem Oksuz Gulec

    CO-FOUNDER & HIGH-GROWTH CFO

    Gizem is a strategic advisor with private equity experience, and is passionate about personal growth and achievement. She helps early-stage startups in emerging tech scale efficiently by growing revenues, profits, and cash flow, implementing operational excellence, and securing funding. Her expertise enables high-growth companies to succeed in fast-paced environments.

  • Drisya Vilaya

    CO-FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE COACH, ENERGY WORKER & CEO

    Drisya Vilaya, through 15 years of contemplation, Advaitic self-inquiry, and 10,000+ hours of personal and client-focused Neurolinguistic Programming, has discovered the direct relationship between personal congruence, self-knowledge, and transformation. This internal work has expanded his vision and ability to embody genius in service of achieving results; and he aids startups in doing the same.

  • Hugo Peck

    CO-FOUNDER, ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE & COO

    Hugo is a mission-driven entrepreneur with over a decade of startup operations experience. With a diverse background in business and physics, Hugo is passionate about empowering founders and their teams to excel, streamline operations, and generate substantial value for all stakeholders through mentorship and candid support.

Working With Us Is Easy

Fill out the ‘help us get to know you form’ and then book your FREE High-Level Strategy Session (be sure to complete the form as that is required for the Strategy Session).

In that session we will determine if we are good fit for working together while also giving you our experienced perspective on where you are at and what you want to accomplish.

If we are fit, we will outline next steps for your Starter Package.

Contact Us

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