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Startups

Published 24 March 2026By Jordan Morris

Every Founder on IgniteAI has a startup profile. It is your startup's public presence in the community — the first thing coaches, investors, squad members, and other founders see when they want to understand what you are building.

Your startup profile is created automatically when your Founder role application is approved. You can edit everything after approval.

What is on a Startup Profile

  • Name and tagline — the one-line description of what you build
  • Description — a fuller explanation of the problem you solve and how
  • Stage — where you are right now: Idea, MVP, Growth, or Scale
  • Industry — one or more industries from the platform list
  • Logo and cover image — visual identity for your startup
  • Social links — website, Twitter/X, LinkedIn
  • Team members — everyone working on the startup
  • Pitch deck — uploaded documents, with version tracking
  • Updates — posts you publish to share progress, milestones, and more
  • Followers — the count of members following your startup

Startup Stages

Stage What it means Idea You have a concept but have not built anything yet MVP You have a working prototype or early product Growth You have customers and are scaling up Scale You are expanding rapidly and growing revenue

Managing Your Team

How to Add a Team Member

  1. Go to your Startup page and click Manage Team.
  2. Search for the person by name or email.
  3. Enter their role at the startup (e.g., Co-founder, CTO).
  4. Click Add Member.

How to Remove a Team Member

  1. Go to Manage Team on your startup page.
  2. Find the team member and click Remove.

Uploading a Pitch Deck

IgniteAI stores your pitch decks with version tracking — every upload is saved.

  1. Go to your Startup page.
  2. Click Upload Pitch Deck.
  3. Select a PDF from your device.

Each version is timestamped. You can see view counts to know how many people have opened each version.

Growth Logs

Growth logs let you record raw metric data for your startup over time.

  1. Go to your Startup page.
  2. Find the Growth section.
  3. Click Add Log Entry.
  4. Enter the metric name, value, date, and any notes.
  5. Click Save.

Following Startups

Go to the startup profile page and click Follow. To stop following, click Unfollow.

Tips

  • Update your stage when it changes. Investors and coaches filter by stage.
  • Keep your pitch deck current. Upload a fresh deck before every major outreach push.
  • Post updates consistently. Startups that post weekly updates attract more followers and better coaching matches.
  • Add your team. A startup with visible team members is more credible to investors.

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