Build something that matters.
ARC is the startup track inside ARC — where founders and co-founders build ventures, connect with mentors and investors, and take their idea from zero to funded.
Free to join · Pending admin approval · Students can register as founders
Two roles, one mission
Founder
You have the idea and are driving it. Create your venture, build the team, publish your founder passport, and pitch to investors in the network.
Register as FounderCo-founder
You're joining an existing venture or looking for one to build with. Set your skills, join a founding team, and co-own the journey from day one.
Register as Co-founderRun an incubator? Host pre-incubation, incubation, and accelerator cohorts on Arc.
Universities and incubator departments host programs, review founder pitches, and track venture milestones. Incubator accounts live on the talent product — sign up there, then run your programs from the university dashboard.
Self-signup creates a university tenant; arc-helm is for institutional partnerships managed by Arc staff.
The founder journey
From idea to investor — structured, AI-assisted, and tracked.
Register & build your founder profile
Sign up as founder or co-founder. Complete your profile — vision, skills, sector, and the problem you're solving.
Form your founding team
Founders invite co-founders. Co-founders discover ventures that need their skills. Team profiles are public on the founders directory.
AI generates your pitch materials
Arc AI drafts your investor thesis, one-pager, and mentor matching brief from your venture data.
Connect with investors and mentors
Your venture is surfaced to matched investors and mentors in the network. Track intros, sessions, and term sheets in one place.
Built for builders
Founding team directory
Public profiles for every founder and co-founder. Search by sector, skills, and stage.
AI investor thesis generator
Paste your venture details — get a structured investor thesis with market sizing and competitive moat.
Mentor matching
Get introduced to mentors by sector and stage. Sessions are scheduled and tracked inside ARC.
Milestone tracking
From MVP to seed round — log milestones, attach evidence, and show progress to your stakeholders.
Deal flow, not noise.
Investors and mentors get curated introductions to ventures that match their thesis — no cold pitches, no spreadsheets. Your preferences drive the matching engine.