We know what kills startups because we've lived it

We work alongside founders to drive real growth - bringing genuinely world-class talent to solve the hardest problems - for the kind of people whose ambition makes us want to stay awake at midnight alongside them.

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Launchpad: how we drive your next round

Launchpad starts the minute we wire. Three connected systems, working as one. It's how we ensure speed - and a strong next round.

Launchpad. Define the end state & work back.

End state first. The state of being at next-round raise - who you are, and when. Pin down the pillars that must be true for that end state to be believable. Back-cast each pillar into a roadmap of milestones. Ship a working growth model on top - pace, conversion, capital fit. Lock the 3–5 levers inside the model that actually move the outcome.

BADbrain. The intelligence layer behind Launchpad.

It monitors how the assumptions inside your growth model are tracking, analyzes what's drifting, and flags what matters - early. The loop: Monitor → Analyze → Flag → Route → Act. AI hypothesis, human judgement, measurable plan.

When something is working, BADbrain leans in. When something is breaking, it routes the right GTM expertise to you before it becomes the thing that kills the round.

GTM Elite Squad. Operators on call when a lever needs hands.

Senior operators who've scaled GTM at unicorns. Deployed in focused 1–2 week sprints when a specific pillar or lever needs hands-on execution.

Launchpad sets the path: end state at next round, pillars to make it true, back-cast milestones, growth model and levers. BADbrain watches the assumptions: monitors the model, analyzes drift, flags what matters, routes in GTM expertise. The Elite Squad brings the hands: operators on call, plug into the right lever, outcome tracked back to the model.

How the three forces work together

Your co-pilot team

Partners in the loop - every step from today to your next round.

Team behind BADideas.fund

Founder at Bricks4Schoolz (acq. by CLCN). 250+ investments as a VC and angel. Your end-to-end partner on the journey & your champion inside the fund.

Ben Leblois

General Partner

BADideas.fund

Advisor to 15 scale-ups ($100M+). Early operator at Innovaccer ($3.2B) & Shef (YC). Your growth partner on the road from today to next round.

Suhas Ghante

Leads Launchpad

Co-founder, CPO at Nordigen (acq. by GoCardless). Runs BADbrain - the AI intelligence system partnering with you on growth.

Roberts Bernans

Leads BADbrain

Hear it from
Launchpad graduates

We think the Launchpad model speaks for itself - but it's better to hear it from the founders who've been through it. Recent portfolio founders on Launchpad: