A 5-week pre-accelerator in Madrid (Sep 2026). The -1 to 0, before anyone funds your 0 to 1.
Built on two ideas:
01 Pre-everything - we back founders before the traditional milestones. Before you have funding, traction, a product, or even an idea - because of your mindset, energy, or potential.
02 Community as Infrastructure - the community itself becomes part of your startup stack, not just a social layer.
Anyone pre-idea to first sales who is serious about building something B2B. You don't need a project. You don't need an idea. You need the will to build.
Already fundraising or running consistent GTM? You're too mature - a full accelerator is a better fit.
Pitchless has helped founders across multiple cities go from zero to traction.
1,000+ founders have come through Pitchless across 30+ events. Many went on to build something real.
We look for people who were always going to do this. Not the polished CV - the relentless builder who's been making things their whole life, with or without the right room around them. We find those people and give them the room, the reps, and the network.
Most accelerators want traction before you walk in the door. Manifest starts before you even have an idea.
No funding required. No traction required. No full-time commitment required. That's not a lowered bar - it's a different philosophy entirely.
Manifest isn't easier than a traditional accelerator. It's just earlier.
Three structured phases - Crawl, Walk, Run - with real hackathons, real constraints, and real milestones. You don't pitch your way through. You build your way through.
Investor and accelerator intros for founders who hit their milestones.
The focus is on distribution, not just building. You ship fast, then you sell.
A network of founders who are building alongside you - and alumni who become part of your startup stack long after the programme ends.
Evening-first, from 18:00 onwards. Built for founders who are still building their lives while building their companies.
The pre-everything stage is where environment changes outcomes the most. It's also where almost no one is building structured support.
