Spring 2026 Accelerator Q&A: Watch the Recording
The TinySeed accelerator team (Rob Walling, Tracy Osborn, and Alex McQuade) hosted a live application info session to answer questions about the Spring 2026 application round.
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Questions Answered:
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(13:20) Can you please clarify the requirement to reincorporate as a Delaware C corp? UK-based here and not 100% comfortable with how the US is going lately.
(15:20) Can existing SaaS participate?
(15:50) Which stage does the product have to be in?
(17:00) What % of your applicants are pre-revenue? And how many get in?
(19:30) What does the typical week look like, as it relates to tinyseed, for a new cohort member?
(21:30) What’s the funding amount and how much of the company are you asking for?
(22:30) I have only one client, paying $1,000 per month for my SaaS, but a TAM of around 400 potential clients in North America. I haven't spent time selling, but am ready to get started. Thoughts?
(24:30) For a Delaware C Corp would we have to move accountants?
(25:25) We are a UK Ltd who have received some grant funding. If we were to re-incorporate as a US C Corp, we would have to pay grants back. Is there an option to keep the Ltd as subsidiary of the C Corp?
(26:50) Is an app in the PropTech space that serves B2B and B2C sufficient? Or does our B2C involvement get frowned upon? B2B is the main driver.
(28:10) When is your next application window this year? When is the next batch?
(29:45) How often do companies pursue VC rounds after program vs bootstrapping further?
(31:10) Is it compulsory to have a team to apply or not?
(33:45) Do you have any recommendations for bootstrapping founders looking for mentoring/assistance that are not looking for funding?
(36:25) I have an LLC and I’m currently in the process of obtaining a U.S. investment visa. If we work together, I won’t be able to change the entity structure until the visa process is completed. Should I wait for the next application round, or can I apply now? It’s a B2B SaaS doing $60k MRR.
(38:00) Have you ever funded a startup from Africa?
(39:00) How close should we be to breakeven and / or paying dividends? And, by when do selected companies usually know which choice to take: Acquisition (Sale) vs Profit.
(41:00) If a company is in a SMB niche, how do you evaluate whether the target market size is big enough (and what’s a convincing way to estimate it)?
(42:25) What about solo founders, not full-time on the product?
(43:50) What are your top 5 success stories and how many were bootstrapped solo founders?
(47:10) You said your target exit is $10M. Backing into that, what does that mean in terms of revenue and growth need to be for that. I realized this is nuanced but any guideline would be helpful.
(49:20) Is the funding dilutive? Can it be secondary?
(50:25) If for some reason a founder wants to buy back the equity at a later point rather than exit- maybe the business fails or doesn't reach a 5-10mil exit. What would happen? Is there minimum return, etc?
(51:05) When does the accelerator start? How many months after applications close?
(51:27) Curious – at what stage does TinySeed funding create the most leverage for a SaaS business?
(52:25) How flexible are you on the term sheet (Liquidation Preference): Pro-Rata (Pari Passu) distribution instead of 'Greater Of' protection for example?
(52:45) It’s great that you’re pushing for optionality. Love that! Instead of the overly glorified VC route. Why do you think you’re still able to run tinyseed while others like Indie VC or Calm Fund hasn’t.
(54:00) Will you work with a 100% start up ready to start from scratch?
(54:40) How does the team think about a recent pivot causing a big spike in growth, but not around long enough to understand what churn will be? is this seen as a risk vs steady low churn?