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The first SaaS accelerator designed for bootstrappers. A @microconf fund. Applications for Fall 2024 are open now until September 15th.

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TinySeed
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Looking for community, mentorship, and a bit of funding to help you grow your B2B SaaS? Applications are open for the TinySeed accelerator: Get your application in before the September 15th deadline! ๐Ÿ“…
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TinySeed
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We are very excited to announce the newest TinySeed mentors: Jason Fried and DHH of Basecamp, Patrick Campbell of Price Intelligently, and Courtland Allen of Indie Hackers. @dhh @jasonfried @patticus @csallen
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TinySeed
6 years
At the sound of the bell๐Ÿ”” TinySeed applications are now open! And for the first time you can also check out our epic list of mentors at , and our investment terms at
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TinySeed
5 years
๐ŸŽ‰ Applications are now open for our 2020 accelerator batch. Blog post: Start your application:
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TinySeed
6 years
We're making our first hire at TinySeed! This position is remote and one of very few we will open. Come see how we get it done. ๐Ÿ’ฅ
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TinySeed
4 years
๐ŸŽ‰ Weโ€™re thrilled to announce the startups in our 2020 accelerator batch. See the lineup here (+ video announcement by @robwalling ):
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TinySeed
5 years
We added a new official TinySeed mentor today! So honored to bring on @aprildunford , the author of Obviously Awesome and startup market strategy + positioning expert.๐Ÿ’ฅ
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TinySeed
3 years
We are over the moon to announce the new arm of our fund... ๐ŸŒ TinySeed Europe ๐ŸŽ‰ A dedicated arm of our accelerator with a local Program Manager to support founders in European timezones. โžก๏ธ
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TinySeed
4 years
Applications are now open for our 2021 SaaS accelerator batch! ๐Ÿš€ Our announcement + program information: โžก๏ธ Direct application link: โ“ Questions? Sign up for our free webinar () or send us a DM!
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TinySeed
3 years
We're incredibly excited to announce the 18 startups we accepted to our 2021 Spring accelerator batch today. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ See the complete list here: Our announcement video: More details in thread:
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TinySeed
3 years
Do you run a SaaS startup with revenue? Apply for TinySeed, the first startup accelerator designed for bootstrappers. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Applications are now open for our Fall 2021 accelerator batch. ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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TinySeed
3 years
For a brief moment, most of the TinySeed team ( @robwalling , @einarvollset , and @tracymakes ) were in the same time zone! First time seeing eachother in person since January 2020. ๐Ÿ’ช
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TinySeed
2 years
We've added 26 startups to the TinySeed portfolio family! ๐ŸŽฅ See our announcement livestream and the list of companies in our Fall 2022 accelerator programs here:
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TinySeed
5 years
๐Ÿ”ฅ Applications to join the next TinySeed cohort will open on Friday! Interested? Add your name to our email list if you havenโ€™t already:
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TinySeed
5 years
We're excited to add @asiamatos (CEO and founder of DemandMaven), as our newest TinySeed mentor. Welcome aboard and thanks for helping out our founders! ๐ŸŽ‰
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TinySeed
5 years
TinySeed foundersโ€™ newest meeting spot. ๐Ÿโ›ฑ
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TinySeed
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We're proud to announce that two founders from our inaugural accelerator program in 2019 are now official mentors with TinySeed. ๐ŸŽ‰ Thank you to @TheCraigHewitt and @mattwensing for being such valuable members in our community, and for spending so much of your time giving back!
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TinySeed
4 years
Weโ€™re thrilled to sponsor @women_make_ , a community of women founders and makers. ๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป Sign up: ๐Ÿ’Œ Join their newsletter:
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TinySeed
3 years
Applications for our Fall 2021 accelerator batch will open on August 9th! โžก๏ธ This is the first year we are running two batches simultaneously, offset by half a year, and weโ€™re excited to double the number of startups we get to support each year. ๐Ÿ’ช
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TinySeed
4 years
In the last 15 months, weโ€™ve backed 23 fast-growing SaaS companies, and would have funded dozens more from nearly 1600 applicants. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Now we're raising our second fund. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Blog post: Investor application:
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TinySeed
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Jason Fried
6 years
If youโ€™re bootstrapping a business on the side, and think youโ€™d be able to make a lot more progress if you could focus on it full time, check out @tinyseedfund . Theyโ€™re open for applications:
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TinySeed
4 years
Applications are closed for our third accelerator batch โ€” very excited to review! Thanks to everyone who took the time to apply. ๐Ÿ™
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TinySeed
3 years
Our Fall 2021 accelerator batch is here! We narrowed down an astonishing amount of applications to 18 startups (and 34 founders) that we started working with yesterday. ๐Ÿ”ฅ See all the startups here: Full list of startups in thread ๐Ÿงต
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TinySeed
4 years
As we've been raising our second fund (), we've become aware of an issue in SEC regulations that has major consequences, especially affecting emerging funds and underrepresented groups. Read the full post () โ€” highlights in thread:
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TinySeed
3 years
Now announcing: The TinySeed Syndicate. ๐Ÿ”ฅ The TinySeed Syndicate will invest in TinySeed companies who raise additional funding as well as other exciting investment opportunities that fall outside our core thesis: More info in thread ๐Ÿงต:
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TinySeed
4 years
We're delighted to announce that we're sponsoring @DiversifyTechCo , a collection of resources for underrepresented people in tech. ๐ŸŽ‰
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TinySeed
4 years
Super big new year news: The applications for our third batch will open next week. ๐Ÿฅณ ๐Ÿ‘€ We posted a preview of the application here: ๐Ÿ˜Ž We also reviewed what it's like being a TinySeed founder here: Shares appreciated!
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TinySeed
2 years
Applications are now open for TinySeed's Fall 2022 SaaS accelerator programs. ๐ŸŽ‰ If you're an ambitious SaaS founder looking to accelerate your growth, we'd love to see your application. Read more about the program here: Apply:
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TinySeed
6 years
Applications open January 18th! Find out more about how we're structuring things:
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TinySeed
4 years
The sheer volume of acquisition news in mainstream tech press can make you think that you hear about most of the startup acquisitions that happen. This tweet by @patio11 resonated strongly with us, so we did some research:
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Patrick McKenzie
4 years
People do not widely assume in the software industry that they would be able to name every legal firm with $10M in revenue, but they assume that every software company with $10M in revenue is on the top of HN or TechCrunch at least weekly, and that just isnโ€™t true.
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TinySeed
1 year
Welcome to the Spring 2023 TinySeed Accelerator Batch! ๐ŸŽ‰
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TinySeed
5 years
Curious about TinySeed? Listen to this episode of (hosted by @steveofmcleod ) where @TheCraigHewitt chats about his experience applying for and being accepted into the inaugural batch. ๐Ÿ”Š
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TinySeed
5 years
Save the date! Applications for the next TinySeed accelerator batch will open November 1st.
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TinySeed
5 years
We're excited to announce that is a part of the TinySeed inaugural 2019 batch. Full announcement:
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TinySeed
3 years
After a full day of masterminding, TinySeed founders took to the sky for some inspiring views at our most recent retreat.
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TinySeed
4 years
โ€œWe invest in such a way that a life-changing outcome for the founderโ€”say getting to $10 million ARR and selling the company for $65 millionโ€”is something the founders, us and our investors would celebrate." @einarvollset on (Thanks @vmalu !)
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TinySeed
5 years
Today is the final day to apply for TinySeedโ€™s 2020 batch. Blog post: Apply here:
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TinySeed
2 years
Applications are open now for TinySeed's Spring 2023 remote accelerator programs, designed to help ambitious SaaS bootstrappers worldwide grow and scale their company. Start your application here: Learn more: ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€
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TinySeed
4 years
We're thrilled that @SamuelHulick , onboarding expert and founder of @UserOnboard , is now an official TinySeed mentor. ๐ŸŽ‰
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TinySeed
5 years
Weโ€™ve extended the application deadline for TinySeedโ€™s 2020 batch, now ending on Monday at 11:59pm Eastern US. More info:
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TinySeed
5 years
Attending @PIRATESummit in Cologne, Germany this summer? Don't miss @robwalling speaking about TinySeed on June 27th. ๐Ÿš€
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TinySeed
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We're pleased to announce that @BuilderPrimeCRM (TS S2020), the project management platform + CRM designed for home improvement contractors, has secured their Series A funding round led by Blueprint Equity with participation by TinySeed. ๐ŸŽ‰
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TinySeed
4 months
Our Spring 2024 Americas kick-off retreat is in full swing now in San Diego, California. Photos from our opening dinner. Weโ€™re taking full advantage of our environment while weโ€™re here! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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TinySeed
2 years
We're so excited to welcome @devbasu as a TinySeed mentor ๐ŸŽ‰ A true expert on B2B SaaS acquisition and growth strategy-- we're glad to have you aboard Dev!
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TinySeed
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Weโ€™re at #microconfus24 @MicroConf ! Curious about our bootstrapped-friendly SaaS accelerator? Program directors @tracymakes and @alexmcquade are available for questions. ๐Ÿ’ช
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TinySeed
3 years
This collaboration between two TinySeed companies is pure ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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Derrick Reimer
3 years
Your wish is my command! ๐Ÿช„ @savvycal natively integrates with @SquadCastFM now. A match made in podcast scheduling heaven!
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TinySeed
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Poor @einarvollset had to leave @MicroConf early, so the TinySeed/MicroConf team had to improvise:
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TinySeed
5 years
๐Ÿ”ŠReminder: We opened applications for our 2020 batch last Friday! Weโ€™re so pleased to see so many awesome applications already. Email us at hello @tinyseed .com if you have any questions or respond/DM to us here!
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TinySeed
5 years
In July we held our first founder retreat in Minnesota. We navigated some (literally!) buggy situations, but overall it was a smashing success. ๐ŸŒณ Click here for the full recap, lessons learned, and photos from the retreat:
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TinySeed
4 years
We're raising our second fund, and are looking for investors to join us in our mission to provide funding and mentorship to startups who aren't interested in the game of "unicorn or bust". Some highlights from our investment thesis ():
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TinySeed
3 years
Join us as we announce our Fall 2021 accelerator batch. ๐Ÿ”ฅ @robwalling and @tracymakes will be doing a YouTube livestream event and taking questions โ€” set a reminder to join at 2pm ET tomorrow here:
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TinySeed
2 years
Three years ago we had 11 companies jumping into a brand new accelerator. Last night we held our pre- #microconf TinySeed banquet and itโ€™s truly amazing to see the strength and numbers in our ecosystem today.
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TinySeed
1 year
Applications for our SaaS accelerator programs are open! Are you looking for: โ€” A community of ambitious, like-minded founders? โ€” Mentors to advise you on important decisions? โ€” A support network for the next year and beyond? Apply here:
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TinySeed
4 years
Applications for TinySeed's third accelerator batch close in just four days! We collected some of the big wins from our Batch 1 and Batch 2 founders in thread:
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TinySeed
4 years
Have you signed up for @MicroConf Remote yet? This innovative remote conf features @robwalling and TinySeed founders @RockwellFelder @Zach__Moreno ( @SquadCastFM ) @scrumhive ( @ScatterSpoke ) and @AndyNMartin ( @BlueRithmRocks ). ๐Ÿ”ฅ Airs Sept. 1. Sign up at
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TinySeed
5 years
Our general partner @robwalling will be holding @IndieHackers office hours on May 22nd. ๐ŸŽ‰ Share your current challenges for a chance to get some personal one-on-one feedback:
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TinySeed
5 years
TinySeed mentor @Steli laying down some truth bombs in an in-person retreat mentorship session.
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TinySeed
5 years
Weโ€™ve learned a lot while running our first application process, and one of the hardest lessons was the difficulty in building a diverse cohort of founders. Some thoughts on our diversity numbers, and what weโ€™e doing differently next time:
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TinySeed
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The secret is out! We held our first internal TinySeed-community-only conference and retreat last January in Cancun. Say hello to TinyFest ๐Ÿ–๏ธ (Yes, we're trying to give you FOMO!)
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TinySeed
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๐Ÿš€ Ready to take off? Applications for TinySeed's Spring 2024 SaaS accelerator programs are now open. Start your application today: Read about the program:
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TinySeed
1 year
We recently added six new mentors specializing in product, marketing, and pricing to our mentor network. ๐ŸŽ‰ Our blog post: More below ๐Ÿ‘‡
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TinySeed
4 months
Announcing the Spring 2024 TinySeed Accelerator Batch! ๐ŸŽ‰
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TinySeed
4 years
Heads-up: Applications for our 2021 accelerator batch will open in January. ๐ŸŽ‰
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TinySeed
2 years
TinySeedโ€™s program director @tracymakes led a panel with TS founders @ZachInSpace ( @SquadCastFM ), Lisa Tran (Kioskbuddy), and @derrickreimer ( @savvycal ) to chat about our accelerator program at #microconf #growth22 . ๐Ÿ’ช
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TinySeed
5 years
TinySeed founder @robwalling is launching TinySeed Tales on @startupspod , a new series following the highs and lows of a startup founder over several months. S1 features @TheCraigHewitt of @CastosHQ ; add the podcast to your podcast feed using this link:
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TinySeed
4 years
What did we learn from the first cohort of our accelerator for bootstrappers? TinySeed cofounder @einarvollset was interviewed on the @upsidefm podcast and chatted about lessons learned, our fundraising process and progress, and more. Listen in here:
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TinySeed
3 years
Weโ€™re proud to have you as an investor!
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Christopher Gimmer
3 years
Sending our first wire transfer to @tinyseedfund today. Proud to be investing in early-stage founders building sustainable software businesses.
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TinySeed
4 years
TinySeed founder @robwalling is on German local TV judging a startup competition () for @PIRATESummit . See him in the top right of the screen in the screenshot below. ๐Ÿคฉ
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TinySeed
5 years
Our second in-person retreat is happening now and the conversations are ๐Ÿ’ฏ. Donโ€™t forget that applications for our 2020 cohort are opening on November 1st!
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TinySeed
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We've invested in 22 companies in our Spring 2023 accelerator batches, spanning 12 countries (new record!) across two programs. ๐Ÿš€ Who are they? Read on:
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TinySeed
4 years
Todayโ€™s the final day to submit your application for our remote, year-long, SaaS accelerator!
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TinySeed
4 years
Applications are now open for our 2021 SaaS accelerator batch! ๐Ÿš€ Our announcement + program information: โžก๏ธ Direct application link: โ“ Questions? Sign up for our free webinar () or send us a DM!
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TinySeed
2 years
It may _look_ boring, but magical things happen when we get our founders in a room to talk about their businesses. โœจ ๐Ÿ“ธ Photo from our TinySeed founder event (today!) prior to @MicroConf starting tomorrow.
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TinySeed
2 years
Biggest launch congratulations to @mattwensing and @usesummit ! ๐ŸŽ‰ Check them out below:
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Matt Wensing ๐Ÿ™
2 years
After 12 months of early access ending in 5 months of intense product work, I'm thrilled to share that is officially open for general access as a low-code platform for embeddable calculators, forecasts, and simulations. โšก๏ธ @usesummit
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TinySeed
2 years
Applications for our Spring 2023 programs will open for two weeks on February 6. ๐ŸŽ‰ Have questions? Want to get a feel for the team? @robwalling , @tracymakes , and @alexmcquade will be hosting a YouTube livesteam on Feb. 8. Click "Notify" here:
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TinySeed
4 years
We had such a great year with our inaugural batch of founders. Excited to see how they grow in years to come. ๐Ÿฅฐ
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Peter Suhm
4 years
Just finished the last @tinyseedfund cohort call! What a year it's been! ๐Ÿ™
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