Founder VC builds the systems that make founders faster, stronger, and globally scalable.
Capital is just one tool in our toolbox.
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The Startup Infrastructure Advantage
Founders don't fail because they lack information. They fail because startup resources are fragmented. Too many disconnected programmes, portals and tools.
Founder VC builds the missing infrastructure layer that connects founders to what they need, from first sales to funding and global expansion.
- Less time and money lost finding what already exists
- Access to global sales channels
- Capability-driven capital for scalable growth
The Three Layers of Startup Infrastructure
1. What Founders Want (Live)
Founder operating system
Outcome: Save, make and raise money
A free, neutral reference platform for New Zealand founders, and a model that can be built for other ecosystems.
2. Sales Channels (Live as advisory)
Operator-led growth
Outcome: Faster market access and revenue growth
Advisory for founders, investors, and the organisations that support founders.
3. Capital & Exits (Coming)
Capability-led funding model
Outcome: More founders reaching an exit
Why Founder VC Works
Capability before capital. Infrastructure first, funding second.
- Founder-first design. Systems built around how founders actually work.
- Operator-led. Built and advised by people who have scaled, sold and invested in startups.
- Global advisor network. Specialists brought into each engagement where the work needs them.
- Volume logic. Success is measured by how many founders we help, and how quickly.
Work With Founder VC
Founders and startups: go-to-market, fundraising decisions and exit readiness, with deep experience in EdTech and Asia.
Investors: founder-facing programmes that founders want, and that bring the right founders to you earlier.
Governments and ecosystem builders: building founder support that founders actually use, based on what we learned building What Founders Want.
Meet the Managing Partner
Lane Litz was employee #6 at VIPKID, which grew from 10 students to 700,000+ and a $1.5B USD valuation. She co-founded Chatterize, acquired by Edumaxi in 2022, was a Venture Partner at Icehouse Ventures, and built What Founders Want.
Proof of Concept: New Zealand 🇳🇿
What Founders Want shows that founder infrastructure can be built and run at very low cost.
- Around 70,000 sessions since April 2025
- 2.5 min average session duration
- No paid marketing. Runs on about $200 a month.
New Zealand is the prototype ecosystem, proof that founder-first infrastructure works.
Get in touch
Tell us the decision in front of you and when it needs to be made. We'll read it properly and come back to you with whether we can help, how, and what it would involve.
If we're not the right fit, we'll say so, and point you to someone who is.
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