Five formats. One calendar.
Workshops, founder office hours, firesides, member dinners, and the Autumn Summit. Some are open to all members, some are Flame+, one is Inferno only.
Plus the quarterly Pitch Competition — five finalists, live judging, real funding.
Mark the calendar
Autumn Summit — NYC, Oct 13–15.
Three days. Workshops, talks, the Q4 pitch competition finalist showcase, and the kind of dinners where you end up cancelling your morning flight.
3
Days
12+
Sessions
5
Finalists
TBD
Ticket
The calendar
Upcoming events.
No events scheduled yet.
Workshops, firesides, and dinners will appear here as they are announced.
Pitch. Get funded.
How it works
Three stages.
01 · Apply
Submit your application.
One form, one deck, three short videos answering specific prompts. About 90 minutes of work. Applications reviewed in two weeks.
02 · Get selected
Five finalists move forward.
Joelle and the judging panel select the cycle’s five finalists. Selected founders get a pitch coaching session before the live event.
03 · Pitch & win
Six minutes. One winner.
Six-minute pitch, six minutes of Q&A. Judges deliberate live and announce the winner the same day. Non-dilutive grant wired within seven days.
The rhythm
Quarterly. Ramping to monthly.
We’re starting with one cycle per quarter and moving to monthly once application flow stabilizes. Every fourth cycle is a bonus round with a larger prize pool.
CYCLE 01
Fall 2026
Standard prize
CYCLE 02
Winter 2026
Standard prize
CYCLE 03
Jan 2027
Monthly cycles begin
CYCLE 04 · BONUS
TBD+
Larger pool · every 4th
First cycle launches Fall 2026 alongside the platform. From January 2027 we move to monthly, and every fourth cycle is a bonus round with a larger prize pool.
Eligibility
Flame members apply free.
No fee. No limit.
Flame and Inferno members can apply to every cycle at no cost — quarterly now, monthly when we ramp. This is one of the core Flame benefits.
- •No application fee
- •Re-apply each cycle, no limit
- •Priority feedback on rejected applications
- •Non-dilutive grant — no equity taken