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Create Sharks · Local capital, local mentors

Every city has its sharks. Most of them just aren't on TV.

You don't need a TV show or a fund to back the next great company. You need conviction, experience and a seat at the table.

Create turns the best hotel lobbies in the city into Create Hubs for its sharpest builders. We are bringing together the investors and operators our members should meet first, from first-check angels to the funds that lead rounds.

We would love you to be one of them.

The Create founding team

Become a Create Shark What you get
CreateShark

Your name here

Founding Create SharkAll Create Hubs

The Shark card. Recognized at the front desk of every Create Hub.

Who is a Create Shark?

Capital is one way to back a founder. Experience and open doors count just as much.

The fund

Leads rounds

Venture partners and family offices who see Create's best founders first and co-invest alongside other Create Sharks.

The angel

Backs people early

From a first check to leading the round, into founders you have met in person and watched work.

The operator

Has done it before

You have built, scaled or sold a company, and you know where the potholes are.

The expert

Saves months

A lawyer, doctor, engineer or marketer whose know-how a founder cannot get anywhere else.

The connector

Opens doors

First customers, key hires, partners and press. One introduction can change a company.

First time?

Sit beside a seasoned Create Shark at Demo Night before you ever write a check. Learn how they read a pitch, ask questions and size a deal.

Investing in private companies is often limited to accredited investors. We will walk you through what applies to you; mentoring and introductions are open to everyone.

What you get

The best founders in the city, before anyone else.

The card

VIP at every hub

The Shark card opens every Create Hub. Priority seating, a host who knows your name, and full membership on us.

Founders

A first look

A short weekly digest of founders Create has met and vetted, filtered to what you invest in or advise on.

The stage

Demo Night

Host or judge six curated pitches a month in front of the city's most ambitious builders.

Concierge

Time well spent

Office hours and meetings booked for you at any hub. You turn up; the rest is handled.

What we ask

A few hours a month, and your honest opinion.

  • Office hours · one or two sessions a month at a hub near you
  • Demo Night · a seat on the panel about once a quarter
  • One introduction · bring another great Create Shark
  • No fees, ever · and founders never pay to pitch

Founding Create Sharks

Every kind of shark, in every sector our founders build in.

The first Create Sharks in each city are named on the Create site at launch, with their permission, and keep the title of Founding Create Shark for good.

Where our founders are building

Health and life sciencesCybersecurityAI and softwareClimate and energyFintechConsumer and retailDeep tech and hardwareReal estateEducationSocial impact

Request a seat

Tell us how you would like to help.

Two minutes. We reply within 48 hours.

  1. Request a seatTell us what you invest in, advise on or can open doors to.
  2. Coffee with the teamAt a Create Hub, within a week of applying.
  3. Your first Demo NightMeet the founders, and your Shark card is waiting.
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