1/3 of all startups are flying solo

For the first time in history, solo founders now start over 1/3 of new companies.

That's a 53% increase from 2019. We partnered with Carta to study fundraising, dilution, ownership, hiring, and outcomes across tens of thousands of companies.

The data confirms what we suspected: solo founders are raising comparable rounds, hiring strong teams, and building iconic companies. This is just the start.

The State of Solo Founding features exclusive data and commentary from two dozen founders who've raised $250M+ along with the investors who backed them.

Get the full report here.

Julian

P.S. What data about solo founders are you most curious about? If we don’t already have it, we’ll get it for the future.