YC for Main Street

Exited owners paying it forward.

A private fellowship and capital engine for SMB owners targeting an operational, partial, or full exit within 24–36 months.

An exited owner shaking hands with a Main Street SMB owner outside a brick storefront

The Fellowship Curriculum.

A free SMB Accelerator hosted on Boostrapper.ai, facilitated by exited owners. Zero fluff, high leverage.

APPLICATIONS
Rolling · Application only
MODULE 01

AI Readiness.

Replace manual support with autonomous agents. Modernize the legacy stack to multiply your EBITDA before listing.

MODULE 02

Capital Readiness.

Move from commingled funds to institutional-grade accounting. Prepare for the due diligence of PE buyers and SBA lenders.

MODULE 03

Exit Readiness.

Build the management layer that makes you redundant. Sell the system, not your daily labor.

Operating System / Platform

Hosted on
Bootstrapper.ai

The Fellowship runs on the same platform built for 36.3M Main Street SMBs — chapters, ProfitFlows, equity scorecards, capital readiness, and an exit marketplace.

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01

Chapters.

Local cohorts of operators meeting weekly. Peer accountability replaces consultant theater.

02

ProfitFlows.

Operator-grade dashboards that map every dollar from revenue to owner distribution.

03

Equity Scorecards.

Live valuation tracking against the levers that move multiples — concentration, churn, owner dependency.

04

Capital Readiness.

Diligence-ready data rooms, QoE prep, and lender packages produced as a by-product of operating.

05

Exit Marketplace.

Curated buyer access for partial recaps, full sales, and SBA-backed transitions.

06

AI Agents.

Autonomous workflows for sales ops, support, and finance — built into the operating loop.

The power of the
common table.

$50M+
Committed Capital
140+
Exited Mentors

"This isn't a networking group. It's a deal machine for owners who built real things."

— Founding Partner

Capital Pathways.

  • A.

    Angel Investment Club

    Deal-by-deal review by our community of exited owners. Direct participation, transparent terms..

  • B.

    Ownable Capital Fund

    Our pooled discretionary fund for rapid deployment, bridge financing, and partial exits..

  • C.

    Syndicated SBA Partners

    Preferred SBA 7(a) and 504 routing through our traditional ownable capital partners..

What you get — at no cost

Teach.
Train.
Equip.

The Fellowship is a learning loop, not a quiz. Every step gives you something concrete to keep — whether you raise capital with us or not.

Others make money from programs. We make money from actually doing deals. That's why every benefit below stays free.

01 · Snapshot

Ownable Snapshot + Good Standing.

A one-page picture of your AI-, Capital- and Exit-readiness — generated as a by-product of the Fellowship work.

02 · Library

Three Operator Books.

Exit With Ownership, Ownable, and the Ownable Handbook — the playbooks behind every deal we underwrite.

03 · Cohort

Operator-Led Chapter.

A local cohort facilitated by an LTEM-certified Ownable Integrator. Operator-led, not coach-led.

04 · Diagnostic

AI / Capital / Exit Readiness.

Three readiness scorecards updated continuously — the same diligence buyers and lenders ask for.

05 · Network

Exited Owner Mentors.

Pattern-matched 1:1 access to operators who have already lived your exit — partial, operational, or full.

06 · Capital

Direct Path to the Club.

Fellowship completion is the application. No cold pitches, no warm intros required.

★ COMPLETION BONUS
A reserved seat at the Exited. deal table.
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The Capital

Three pathways
to ownable capital.

Every Fellowship graduate is reviewed across all three. We route to the path with the lowest dilution and the highest probability of close.

Angel Investment Club
Pathway A

Angel Investment Club.

Deal-by-deal review by our community of exited owners. Direct participation, transparent terms, operator-led diligence.

Typical check · $50K – $500K
Ownable Capital Fund
Pathway B

Ownable Capital Fund.

Our pooled discretionary fund for rapid deployment, bridge financing, and partial exits. One decision-maker, one term sheet.

Typical check · $250K – $2M
Syndicated SBA Partners
Pathway C

Syndicated SBA Partners.

Preferred SBA 7(a) and 504 routing through our traditional ownable capital partners. Conventional debt, white-glove packaging.

Typical facility · $500K – $5M
$50M+
Committed Capital
140+
Exited Mentors
24–36mo
Target Exit Window
0%
Program Fees