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Frequently asked questions

Do you only work with Web3 startups?

No, we work with all startups as long as we believe the product makes people’s life better.

While we believe that decentralized technologies will help make systems more transparent and accessible, we find the best outcome comes when we use the right technologies for your use case – not through force-fitting Web3 or blockchains when there is no tangible benefit to users. In fact we’d rather not work on a project that integrates decentralized technologies for the sole purpose of creating soundbites or pleasing investors.

Do you work with AI startups?

Yes – as long as the product makes people’s life better!

We have a soft spot for all transformational technologies that will disrupt the status quo and make people’s life better, and that includes AI. We’ve started working with projects that uses AI in consumer applications (e.g., music, gaming) and would be more than happy to learn more about your startup!

Do you invest in startups?

Not at the moment.

Right now, we help founders on their fundraising journey in crafting the narrative, researching the investor landscape to target the right VCs, creating the pitch deck and other collateral, and practicing pitches.

As we scale up Apium, we may start our own fund or syndicate to directly invest into startups. But that’s still in an early stage.

How do projects typically work with Apium?

We start with a discovery call to understand your needs and whether Apium would be a good match.

Product engineering

If there is mutual interest, we typically work with a 6-month commitment where our engineers become part of your team. We could recommend how we work together, but ultimately that’s your call on how you’d like to structure the day-to-day. The exact number of engineers will depend on the scope and timeline, and coule be ramped up flexibly as your roadmap evolves. After the initial 6 months, our collaboration continues on a month-to-month basis

Investor preparedness

At the moment we only assist startups we have already partnered with in product engineering. That helps make sure we have a good understanding of your team, product, and intended users. We suggest to start working together as soon as you have plans to raise funds even if it’s months out in the horizon. That way we can get to know you, your vision, and your product in-depth and craft a unique narrative

Developer tooling

We typically start with understanding whom your ecosystem targets and known pain points. As each blockchain ecosystem has different developer tooling readiness, we tailor what needs to be built based on your priorities and existing tooling available

Do you take equity as payment?

It depends on a case-by-case basis.

We understand that early stage startups may not have much cash on hand. If you’re building a product we deeply believe in and you have not received any funding, we may consider collaborating on the basis of deferred payment or taking equity. But that would be exceptions not the rules.