4 weeks
Structured validation sprint
3+
Customer segments tested
1
ProofVault-ready evidence package
25pts
Average ProofScore uplift
What you build
Evidence you can take into any room.
A validated problem statement
Interview real customers, discard assumptions, and land on a problem that is provably real and worth solving.
Customer evidence
At least three validated customer segments with documented pain points, willingness to pay, and behavioural evidence.
A ProofVault submission
Every interview, hypothesis test and pivot decision is recorded. You leave with a full evidence trail, not just a deck.
An investor-ready narrative
Your problem, your evidence, and your path to solution - structured for an investor conversation, not a pitch competition.
Who it's for
Founders with an idea, not yet an evidence base.
- You have a startup idea but haven't spoken to enough customers to know if it's real
- You have been rejected by investors for "lack of traction" or "unproven market"
- You're building something nobody has asked you to build yet
- You want a structured process - not a mentor chat - to de-risk the next 90 days
From founders in residence
What founders say when it is over.
“The feedback was direct and honest, but exactly what I needed. It gave me clarity on our gaps and a structured understanding of what must be strengthened to move forward effectively.”
Founder in residence
Nas Financials
“The speakers made me realise the vitality of earning revenue before pitching, and encouraged me to show that viability and demand for my project exists, and that it solves an urgent problem.”
Alexander Wambugu
Founder, Vernaculearn
Who built the method
Founder of Startopia and creator of the ProofScaling method. A serial entrepreneur with 11+ years in venture building, investment and startup ecosystems, who has built five companies of his own.