Step 1: iIdeation Committee ( Approx.7 days) 

• SHAPE team and LPs present pre-screened startup ideas

• Ideas are challenged and refined

• Committee votes to shortlist 3 high-potential concepts

• These move to the feasibility stage

Step 2:Feasibility Study + Slideware + Business Plan (Approx. 30 days) 

• SHAPE’s structuring & research team, with LP support, conducts full validation

• Deliverables:

1. Market & competitor analysis

2. Technical & operational feasibility

3. Financial model

4. Slide deck

5. Complete Memorandum of Information

• Projects are validated or invalidated at this stage

Step 3: Founding Team Recruitment + LP Advisory ( Approx 30 days) 

• SHAPE headhunts and hires a tailored executive/founder team with a validation committee

• Offers up to 20% equity with vesting, tied to performance milestones

• One LP or industry expert is assigned as startup advisor-in-residence

• Governance protocols are defined

Step 4: Vehicle Setup + Initial Cash Injection (Approx. 10 days)

• Legal setup of the operating vehicle

• Average €1M equity injection, deployed progressively

1. Includes potential bonuses and public innovation grants

• Capital phased according to performance checkpoints

• SHAPE retains ~80% equity for high leverage