We believe web3 technologies will massively transform society and founders are the best ones to accelerate the innovation and adoption of these technologies.

That is why

we’re on a mission to revolutionize startup acceleration and capital formation, leveraging social capital and the web3 stack.

We’re different,

because

01

In addition to seed capital, we give you the battle-tested toolkits and resources needed to go from 0 to 1, with sessions and ofc hours focused on finding PMF and getting to default alive as a web3 startup

02

Throughout our 12-week program, we’ve designed surface areas to route you to experienced, domain-specific mentors in our network who are highly incentivized to help you because of our community reward mechanism

03

We expose you to a highly engaged and knowledgeable network for alpha and beta users

04

We get you ready for fundraising with multiple pitch deck reviews, speed mentoring and pitch practice sessions in prep for investor meetings

05

For founders who are ready to fundraise, we help curate your first several investor meetings with helpful investors from the GPC network

01

In addition to seed capital, we give you the battle-tested toolkits and resources needed to go from 0 to 1, with sessions and ofc hours focused on finding PMF and getting to default alive as a web3 startup

02

Throughout our 12-week program, we’ve designed surface areas to route you to experienced, domain-specific mentors in our network who are highly incentivized to help you because of our community reward mechanism

03

We expose you to a highly engaged and knowledgeable network for alpha and beta users

04

We get you ready for fundraising with multiple pitch deck reviews, speed mentoring and pitch practice sessions in prep for investor meetings

05

For founders who are ready to fundraise, we help curate your first several investor meetings with helpful investors from the GPC network

Program

Our program puts you in batches with other smart and ambitious web3 founders. We provide you with seed capital, resources and a tactical 12-week program geared towards gaining traction and mounting evidence of getting PMF leading up to your fundraising kick off with investors.

We bring all the founders together to meet one another, the GPC Core Team and Network Partners together for a three day IRL Orientation & Onboarding.

Here’s where you get plugged into into GPC network & resources, build deeper connections with fellow founders and get a chance to network with the GPC Network through a series of sessions, workshops and group activities.

Our veteran startup builders immerse you in everything we know about building companies, getting traction, fundraising, and how to get product-market fit in web3, in Week 1 Pillar Programming.

We have weekly group sessions with a structure that holds you accountable to your weekly objectives and ensures you’re making progress. We use office hours to surface your biggest challenges and help you get unstuck.

We have weekly group sessions with a structure that holds you accountable to your weekly objectives and ensures you’re making progress. We use office hours to surface your biggest challenges and help you get unstuck.

In addition, we’ve designed surface areas to route you to domain-specific experts in our network who are highly incentivized to help you.



We start preparing you for how to launch a successful fundraising process, which is different from a Demo Day. You’ll have a targeted investor CRM, a solid pitch deck, and know how to align your goals with the economic incentives of your investors.

The 12-weeks conclude with a Demo Day where you can present your startup to active investors and high-value members of our network. You'll have breakout rooms to network, raise capital, make partnerships, and get customers.

Post Demo Day, all founders come together for an IRL fundraising sprint in NYC, where you get dedicated support from GPC Core team and Group Partners regarding your fundraising strategy and conversations, aimed at helping you gain momentum as you start fundraising.

We continue to support you with fundraising and help you stay plugged into the GPC ecosystem via IRL events and meetups, Investor Day events to continue building bonds with mentors and investors.

weeks 0-1

Pillar Programming

In Week 0, we bring all the founders together to meet one another, the GPC Core Team and Network Partners together for a three day IRL Founders Retreat & Program Kickoff. Here’s where you get plugged into into GPC network & resources, through a series of sessions, workshops and group activities.

Our veteran startup builders immerse you in everything we know about building companies, getting traction, fundraising, and how to get product-market fit in web3, in Week 1 Pillar Programming.

We’ve pulled it all together for you, and it’s been battle-tested so you can ask questions and get tailored feedback from the core staff and your group partner.

weeks 2-10

Work weeks

We have weekly group sessions with a structure that holds you accountable to your weekly objectives and ensures you’re making progress. We use office hours to surface your biggest challenges and help you get unstuck

In addition, we’ve designed surface areas to specifically route you to domain-specific experts in our network who are highly incentivized to help you, with our network reward mechanics. 

weeks 11-12

Fundraising preparation

We start preparing you for how to launch a successful fundraising process, which is different from a Demo Day. You’ll have a targeted investor CRM, a solid pitch deck, and know how to align your goals with the economic incentives of your investors.

Your batch concludes with a Demo Day where you can present your startup to active investors and high-value members of our network. You'll have breakout rooms to network, raise capital, make partnerships, and get customers.

after

IRL fundraising sprint

Post Demo Day, all founders come together for an IRL fundraising sprint in NYC, where you get dedicated support from GPC Core team and Group Partners regarding your fundraising strategy and conversations, aimed at helping you gain momentum as you start fundraising.

We continue to support you with fundraising and help you stay plugged into the GPC ecosystem via IRL events and meetups, Investor Day events to continue building bonds with mentors and investors.

after

IRL fundraising sprint

Post Demo Day, all founders come together for an IRL fundraising sprint in NYC, where you get dedicated support from GPC Core team and Group Partners regarding your fundraising strategy and conversations, aimed at helping you gain momentum as you start fundraising.

We continue to support you with fundraising and help you stay plugged into the GPC ecosystem via IRL events and meetups, Investor Day events to continue building bonds with mentors and investors.

Testimonials

1/6

Gabriel played a huge role in Transak, both in getting us in the program and in pushing us to be better and more commercial.

Sami Start

CEO of Transak

2/6

Gabriel has been the person who has taught us lessons which we continue to follow at Coinshift.

My best quote ‘Traction solves every problem in a startup’ - By Gabriel Anderson

Tarun Gupta

CEO of Coinshift

3/6

I’m grateful to Gabriel for his unwavering support from day one of my startup journey co-founding Mona. From the seed of an idea to a Series A company, Gabriel was there every step of the way providing helpful feedback, insight, guidance, and inspiration. Any founders would be lucky to have him in their corner. 

Justin Melillo

CEO of Mona

4/6

Gabriel took a chance on us when no one else would. He is the most intense builder in the room and the kind of mentor that wills you to be a better founder. There’re scores of teams that build everyday with a drive and intensity learned from him.

Lindsey Winder

CEO of Hedgey

5/6

You have been a true mentor, Gabriel. You played such a crucial role in making sure Susmit and I grow during our early days starting Huddle01. You are an energy bomb and inspire founders like no one else. 

Ayush Ranjan

Cofounfer & CEO, Huddle01

6/6

Gabriel is a one-of-a-kind mentor who will go to insane lengths for the founders he backs. In hindsight, the best advice I got when I started Bagel wasn't from him, but it was about him. It was "Do whatever Gabriel says”.

Bidhan Roy

Founder, Bagel Network

1/5

Gabriel played a huge role in Transak, both in getting us in the program and in pushing us to be better and more commercial.

Sami Start

CEO of Transak

2/5

Gabriel has been the person who has taught us lessons which we continue to follow at Coinshift.

My best quote ‘Traction solves every problem in a startup’ - By Gabriel Anderson

Tarun Gupta

CEO of Coinshift

3/5

I’m grateful to Gabriel for his unwavering support from day one of my startup journey co-founding Mona. From the seed of an idea to a Series A company, Gabriel was there every step of the way providing helpful feedback, insight, guidance, and inspiration. Any founders would be lucky to have him in their corner. 

Justin Melillo

CEO of Mona

4/5

Gabriel took a chance on us when no one else would. He is the most intense builder in the room and the kind of mentor that wills you to be a better founder. There’re scores of teams that build everyday with a drive and intensity learned from him.

Lindsey Winder

CEO of Hedgey

5/5

You have been a true mentor, Gabriel. You played such a crucial role in making sure Susmit and I grow during our early days starting Huddle01. You are an energy bomb and inspire founders like no one else. 

Ayush Ranjan

Cofounfer & CEO, Huddle01

6/6

Gabriel is a one-of-a-kind mentor who will go to insane lengths for the founders he backs. In hindsight, the best advice I got when I started Bagel wasn't from him, but it was about him. It was "Do whatever Gabriel says”.

Bidhan Roy

Founder, Bagel Network

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For those who applied July 2024 onwards, we'll review your application and get back to you by Q1 next year.
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Network

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Juan Benet

Cofounder at Protocol Labs

product

engineering

research

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Kevin Owocki

Founder at supermodular.xyz

governance

engineering

community building and engagement

OH scheduling: email

Peter 'pet3rpan'

Founder at 1kx network

growth and GTM

community building

bd & sales

strategy

governance

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Evin McMullen

Co-Founder & CEO, Disco.xyz

strategy

product

research

GTM

OH scheduling: email

Sami Start

CEO of Transak

bd & sales

growth and GTM

strategy

product

fundraising

finance & tax

OH scheduling: calendar link

Aidan Hyman

Cofounder at Chainsafe

Research

Fundraising

bd & sales

Governance

Project/Operations Management

OH scheduling: other

Tarun Gupta

Founder & CEO at Coinshift

strategy

product

engineering

finance & tax

OH scheduling: email

Prashant Maurya

Cofounder at Spheron Network

bd & sales

product

engineering

fundraising

recruiting

community building

OH scheduling: calendar link

Ayush Ranjan

Co-Founder & CEO at Huddle01

bd & sales

growth and GTM

strategy

product

fundraising

marketing & content

OH scheduling: calendar link

Andrew Hill

Cofounder at Tableland

community building  

strategy

people & HR

fundraising

OH scheduling: email

David Post

Cofounder at Bankless Ventures

bd & sales

strategy

fundraising

growth and GTM

OH scheduling: calendar link

Ben Lakoff

Cofounder at Bankless Ventures

growth and GTM

bd & sales

strategy

fundraising

project/operations management

OH scheduling: other

Justin Melillo

CEO at Mona

bd & sales

community building

growth and GTM

product

fundraising

design

OH scheduling: other

Lindsey Winder

CEO at Hedgey

growth and GTM

strategy

product

fundraising

OH scheduling: calendar link

Pascal Ntsama

Co-founder at Canza Finance

bd & sales

product

strategy

design

fundraising

OH scheduling: other

Eric Tang

Founder at Livepeer

engineering

product

growth and G2M

OH scheduling: calendar link

Juan Benet

Cofounder at Protocol Labs

product

engineering

research

GTM

OH scheduling: calendar link

Kevin Owocki

Founder at supermodular.xyz

governance

engineering

community building

OH scheduling: email

Peter 'pet3rpan'

Founder at 1kx network

growth and GTM

community building

bd & sales

strategy

governance

OH scheduling: email

Evin McMullen

Co-Founder & CEO, Disco.xyz

strategy

product

research

GTM

OH scheduling: email

Sami Start

CEO of Transak

bd & sales

growth and GTM

strategy

product

fundraising

finance & tax

OH scheduling: calendar link

Aidan Hyman

Cofounder at Chainsafe

research

fundraising

bd & sales

governance

Project/Operations Management

OH scheduling: other

Tarun Gupta

Founder & CEO at Coinshift

strategy

product

engineering

finance & tax

OH scheduling: email

Prashant Maurya

Cofounder at Spheron Network

bd & sales

product

engineering

fundraising

community building  

OH scheduling: calendar link

Ayush Ranjan

Co-Founder & CEO at Huddle01

business development & sales

growth and GTM

strategy

product

fundraising

marketing & content

OH scheduling: calendar link

Andrew Hill

Cofounder at Tableland

community building

strategy

people & HR

fundraising

OH scheduling: email

David Post

Founder at Foresight Partners

business development & sales

strategy

fundraising

growth and GTM

OH scheduling: calendar link

Ben Lakoff

Cofounder at Bankless Ventures

growth and G2M

business development & sales

strategy

fundraising

project/operations management

OH scheduling: other

Justin Melillo

CEO at Mona

bd & sales

community building

growth and GTM

product

fundraising

design

OH scheduling: other

Lindsey Winder

CEO at Hedgey

growth and GTM

strategy

product

fundraising

OH scheduling: calendar link

Pascal Ntsama

Co-founder at Canza Finance

product

strategy

bd & sales

design

fundraising

OH scheduling: other

Eric Tang

Founder at Livepeer

engineering

product

growth and T2M

OH scheduling: calendar link

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About

Gabriel
Anderson

is the Founder & Managing Partner of GPC. He previously built and was MD of Tachyon where he was first check into, mentored and advised 90+ startups in web3 that have collectively raised ~$150M at $1B in total valuations.

He is a 4x founder with one previous exit in the Proptech space, 2x EIR and built a digital media business that scaled to 100M Uniques and a $10M run-rate business. His expertise is in early-stage growth, traction, biz dev, and fundraising.

Backed by
deep technical LPs

Juan Benet

Founder and CEO at Protocol Labs

Brad Holden

Investments at Protocol Labs

Ruben Amenyogbo

Web3 Startups & Builders Fund at Protocol Labs

Colin Evran

Ecosystem & Builders Fund at Protocol Labs

Backed by
deep technical LPs

GPC is backed by Protocol Labs, which is an open-source research, development, and deployment laboratory whose projects include IPFS, Filecoin and libp2p. This allows our founders to tap into PL’s incredible R&D network with deep expertise in computing, R&D, tokenomics, and distributed storage and computing systems, giving our founders unparalleled access to top talent in the web3 ecosystem. We also pipeline our founders into select fundraising events like FIL.VC through our respective investor networks.

Our values alignment and shared mission to support the most daring and ambitious founders make Protocol Labs the best partner for GPC.

Ecosystem Partners

FAQ

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Detailed
FAQs

Does the program provide funding?

Yes. We have a standard deal for all our companies. We invest $400,000 on 2 different SAFEs: An upfront $175,000 SAFE for 7% using a simple YC SAFE with a Val Cap and no discount, and another $225,000 contributed to your next round.

As part of our standard deal, we also enter into agreements with the company and founders setting out guidelines and rights, including what happens if the value accrues to a token, a participation right to invest in the company’s future financing rounds (also known as a pro-rata right), investing in crypto provisions, etc.

The result of this model is that we signal to the market that we are willing to invest at your “graduation valuation,” which is a very good signal!

How do the investment terms work if I have a token?

We want our incentives to align with our founders and the key stakeholders of the project. If value accrues to a token, then our terms move to the insider supply of the allocation alongside the founders and their early investors.

I’m actively fundraising now but the next batch doesn’t start for a while. What should I do?

Apply now and let us know in your application that you’re fundraising. If you’re selected we can start the investment process for your startup before the batch begins.

Is the program in-person or remote? And do I need to be in a specific location to apply?

We have a IRL Orientation & Onboarding at Week 0 of the program. We give you all the details of the IRL component one month in advance so you can make your visa and travel arrangements.

Weeks 1-12 are fully remote and there is an IRL Fundraising Sprint post Demo Day in NYC.

We typically meetup IRL at all major crypto conferences during the batch where we create opportunities for you to engage and network in person with our network, investors and community. We’ve found this greatly improves your fundraising and startup success.

What happens after I apply?

Our selection process begins by having member(s) of our network review your application. If you’re selected for an interview, we’ll ask you and your entire founding team to meet us virtually to get to know you and go a little deeper into what you’re building.

After we’ve had a chance to meet, the core GPC team regroups where we compare notes, make a final decision, and communicate that decision to you.

When will I hear back?

We are currently in Spring '24 cohort.
For those who applied July 2024 onwards, we'll review your application and get back to you by Q1 next year.

Who should apply to GPC Accelerator?

If you’re an ambitious founder building in web3, with a bias towards action and execution we want you to apply to the GPC Accelerator.

We back companies that have already gotten funding, to companies that are at the earliest stages. We recommend applying as soon as you have a founding team and an idea you’re excited about.

Do I need to be incorporated already?

Nope. While we can’t and don’t provide you legal advice, we do have an incredible network that can help you find legal counsel to help you incorporate. We invest in US Corps. Delaware C Corp is the standard and we’ll need you to start your incorporation process if you’re accepted to the cohort.

Just keep in mind we’re making an investment in your company, so you’ll need to have that complete before we can make the investment.

Do I need to be working on this full-time? What’s the time commitment to do the program?

Building a company is a full-time endeavor and we expect the founders we back to commit to working full-time on their company if accepted into the cohort.

Essentially we’re taking one year of company building and compressing it into 3 months. You’ll be surrounded by other founders who are all working just as intensely to build their company, and everyone in our network - us, our mentors and industry leaders are all highly motivated to help you succeed.

Weekly programming is 5-8 hours/week, including group sessions, lectures, 1-on-1 ofc hours, etc. The rest of the time you’re working on building your company.

We have founders that show up at different stages of their startup journey. Some have raised money and have traction, while others are just starting out. But whatever your company stage, our goal is to help accelerate you, prove real demand with real users and customers and prepare you for the next stage of investment and growth.

How can I improve my odds of being selected?

1. Clear articulation of the problem or core needs of a clear set of users and customers. The best founders we’ve met can clearly articulate their product because they’ve spend a ton of time on the problem, the market and/or the customer.

2. Clear evidence that you’re the right team/founder to build this. What do you know about the market or the customer that others don’t? Do you have a history of success or a life story that show grit and perseverance and pushing through to results? Why are you the right founder or team to build this?

3. A track record of bringing things into the world. The world is full of people with great ideas but short on execution. We look for people who can ship and create things, big and small. The act of creation takes effort, sacrifice, perseverance… all traits we see in ourselves and look for in world-changing founders.

4. Be sure to go through our tips to make your application stand out.

Do I need to be referred to get selected?

One of the best ways to get in front of us to to be referred by a member of our network. Our network is made up of people with high-integrity who are smart and ambitious and is one of the highest signals we have. That said, referrals are not mandatory. We want to back amazing founders no matter your background, your geographic location or your starting lot in life.

Why the Name Graph Paper Capital?

The story of Graph Paper and Engineering notebooks is an interesting one. These tools have been used for centuries by engineers, scientists, and mathematicians to create and document their ideas. They are versatile and can be used in many different ways. It's a simple yet powerful tool that has been used to launch some of the most groundbreaking technologies of our time.

We believe that all great ideas start with just a pen, a piece of paper, and that initial spark of inspiration. More often than not, the first physical manifestation of an idea, a blueprint for what's to come. Founders end up spending years of their lives creating, raising capital, and building their companies based on the ideas on that first piece of paper.

As founders and technologists ourselves, we’re obsessed with the incredible power that can come from those ideas on that initial piece of paper, and want to support world-changing founders in web3 with the financial, social and knowledge capital to change the world.

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