Apply to the studio
Tell us where you are.
We'll tell you honestly if we fit.
This is the front door to a studio partnership. It's seven questions and a few minutes — no deck, no business plan, no essay. It doubles as your intro-call booking, and it's read by a founder, not a form bot.
We're selective, and we're honest about it: when we decline, it's usually fit or capacity, not merit. Either way, you'll get a straight answer.
Who this is for
You'll likely fit if…
Entry Life partners with founders across four stages — pre-idea / pre-seed, seed, Series A & growth, and mature / expansion — so “early” and “not-yet-funded” are not disqualifiers. What matters more than stage:
You have a real venture, or a real decision in front of you
a product to build, a raise to get ready for, a company to stand up. Not a brief for a one-off deliverable.
You want a team that builds alongside you
not a vendor you hand a spec to. The studio model is a partnership; that's the point.
You're open to an honest no
if what you need is a contractor or a full-time hire rather than a studio, we'll tell you — and that conversation is still worth having.
What a partnership asks of both sides
What to expect if we work together.
One accountable team, three pillars
Strategy, technology and operations under one roof — most partnerships start with one pillar and grow into the others as the venture needs them.
A diagnosis before a proposal
The first conversation is a screening in both directions. If there's a fit, you get a proposal scoped to your stage; if not, an honest reason.
Alignment, not just invoicing
On select engagements we take equity alongside or instead of fees — we do better only when your venture does. The specific structure is scoped per engagement, never boilerplate.
Handover is designed in
The goal is a venture that runs without dependency on the studio — your team, your IP, your operating machine.
Before you start
How to make this quick and useful.
A sentence beats a document
For what you're building, a sector and one plain line is plenty. The call is a diagnosis, not a pitch — save the detail for it.
Pick the closest stage
Precision isn't required, and “not sure which is mine” is a normal first-call question, not a wrong answer.
Choose any pillars that apply
or “not sure yet.” Most founders don't arrive with this fully worked out; that's what the call is for.
You can edit before you send
the last step is a review screen — nothing submits until you press send.
No obligation, no mailing list unless you opt in. Your email is only used to reply to you.
Before you apply
Questions founders ask first.
Not really — and that's deliberate. This application and our contact form are the same short process; this version just walks you through it step by step. There's no separate essay application and no heavier hurdle. However you reach us, it's read by a founder and it books the same intro call.
No. A sector and a sentence about what you're building is plenty. The intro call is a diagnosis, not a pitch — there's nothing to prepare and nothing to impress.
It goes to a founding principal directly — a person, not a queue bot. If there's a fit, you'll get an intro call and, after that, a proposal scoped to your stage. If there isn't, you'll get an honest reason.
No. We partner across stages, from pre-idea through expansion — being early or not-yet-funded isn't a disqualifier. What matters is whether the studio model fits what you're trying to do.
Pick the closest, or choose “not sure yet.” Working that out is exactly what the first call is for — arriving with it unresolved is normal, not a problem.
We scope it to your stage on the call, and on select engagements we take equity alongside or instead of fees. If a studio isn't the right shape for you, we'll say so.