The next generation of founders

Powered by General Catalyst, we are a student team building and empowering the largest network of student founders.

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Rough Draft by the numbers

  • 26 student partners and alumni

  • 90+ startups backed

  • 150+ student founders

  • 550+ jobs created

  • $230M+ follow on capital raised

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Mentors

  • Adam Leibsohn

    Adam Leibsohn

    Giphy

  • Camille Fournier

    Camille Fournier

    Raconteur

  • Elias Torres

    Elias Torres

    Drift

  • Ellen Rubin

    Ellen Rubin

    ClearSky Data

  • Katie Rae

    Katie Rae

    MIT's The Engine

Partners

  • AWS

    AWS

  • Google Cloud Platform

    Google Cloud Platform

  • HubSpot

    HubSpot

  • Silicon Valley Bank

    Silicon Valley Bank

  • WeWork

    WeWork