The Blank Collar Family · Pre-seed

We're the pre-seed VC arm of Blank Collar — built for the AI era, based in Switzerland. Up to CHF 50K in capital, the knowledge from theblankcollar.com, and a fully-configured blankcollar.ai. Pick the tier that fits where you're at.

Pre-seed cheques up to CHF 50KDecisions in 14 daysKnowledge from theblankcollar.comFree, configured seat on blankcollar.aiPitch deck, data room, business model — co-builtHands-on, not hands-offPre-seed cheques up to CHF 50KDecisions in 14 daysKnowledge from theblankcollar.comFree, configured seat on blankcollar.aiPitch deck, data room, business model — co-builtHands-on, not hands-off
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01Manifesto

The biggest problem founders face isn't getting the cheque. It's the pitch deck, the data room, the business model, the first hires, the pricing — the things first-time founders shouldn't have to figure out alone, but always do.

Blank Collar VC writes the cheque, then gives you the knowledge from theblankcollar.com and configures blankcollar.ai — our agentic OS — for your company. We don't do the work for you. We make sure you can.

02b — Behind the fund

We're notcareer investors.

Blank Collar VC is run by founders who built, scaled, and exited their own startups. We sat through the pitch reviews, lost the term sheets, hired the wrong first three engineers, and finally figured out what actually moves the needle.

Now we invest what we wish we'd had: a cheque, the playbooks for the hard things, and an OS that codifies it all so you don't spend year one re-learning what we already know.

Built

Started companies from a spare laptop and a one-page deck.

Scaled

Wrote the first JD, the first SAFE, the first investor email.

Exited

Closed the round, sold the company, paid out the cap table.

Now

Investing what we wish we'd had on day zero.

02The Stack

Built like an OS. Capital makes the next layer possible. Knowledge makes the layer above it useful. Agents make all of it scale.

L3

Agentic OS

blankcollar.ai

We set up your agentic OS so the knowledge above runs as automation, not advice.

L2

Knowledge

theblankcollar.com

Hands-on help on the things first-time founders shouldn't have to figure out alone.

L1

Capital

blankcollar.vc● You are here

Up to CHF 50K, pre-seed, founder-friendly terms.

Together = a complete startup
02bTiers

Different stages need different things. Pick the tier that matches where you're actually at — capital, knowledge, OS, or all three.

Funded · Post-incorporation

The OS Pass

For founders who already have capital but want the brain.

No cheque
Knowledge Agentic OS Capital
  • Full access to theblankcollar.com playbooks
  • Configured seat on blankcollar.ai — your agentic OS
  • Network intros for follow-on rounds
  • Light advisory equity (≤ 0.5%) or fee-based
Apply for The OS Pass
Most picked
Pre-seed · First-time or repeat

The Full Stack

Capital + knowledge + OS. Most first-time founders pick this.

Up to CHF 50K
Knowledge Agentic OS Capital
  • Up to CHF 50K on founder-friendly SAFE
  • Pitch deck, data room, business model — co-built
  • Configured agentic OS, day one
  • Warm intros to seed / Series A when ready
Apply for The Full Stack
Pre-seed · You've done this before

The Cheque

Capital, minimal interference. We get out of your way.

Up to CHF 50K
Knowledge Agentic OS Capital
  • Up to CHF 50K on a clean SAFE
  • Decision in 14 days, max
  • Quarterly check-in only — your call
  • Network intros remain open if you want them
Apply for The Cheque
03The First-Time Founder Toolkit

Eight modules we co-build with you in the first weeks. We share what we've learned, then we wire it into your blankcollar.ai agents so it keeps compounding.

01

Pitch deck

A narrative that opens doors, not a 30-slide PDF that closes them.

02

Data room

The 12 things investors actually want — pre-built, kept tidy.

03

Business model

Unit economics, pricing, moats — defensible from day zero.

04

Cap table & SAFEs

Clean structure now so the seed round doesn't unravel later.

05

Fundraising plan

Investor list, sequence, story, timing — built like a sales pipeline.

06

Hiring playbook

First five hires, JDs, comp ranges, scorecards.

07

Customer discovery

The interviews that surface real demand, not polite enthusiasm.

08

Pricing & packaging

What to charge, why, and how to change it without losing customers.

04In practice

Day one, you're no longer guessing. We share what works across ten domains every founder eventually needs, then we configure your agents on blankcollar.ai so the knowledge runs as automation.

  • Knowledge — pitch deck, data room, business model, fundraising, hiring, sales, pricing, finance, legal, brand.
  • Agents — research, outreach, ops, reporting, support. Configured for your stack.
Knowledge we share (human)Agents we set up (bot)
05Process

Step 01~5 min

Apply

Send us a paragraph and a link. No deck required, no warm intro needed.

Step 02≤ 14 days

Decision

We respond in 14 days max. Yes, no, or honest reason why.

Step 03≤ CHF 50K

Capital wired

Up to CHF 50K, founder-friendly terms. SAFE or equivalent.

Step 04Week 1+

Knowledge transfer

We sit with you on the hard stuff — pitch deck, data room, business model, hiring.

Step 05Free, forever

OS configured

We set up blankcollar.ai for you. Your agents, your memory, codifying our knowledge.

06vs Traditional pre-seed

The difference isn't cheque size. It's what arrives the day after.

Feature
Traditional pre-seed
Blank Collar VC
Cheque size
CHF 50K – 250K (often diluted)
Up to CHF 50K, founder-friendly
Decision time
Weeks of meetings
14 days, max
After the wire
Quarterly check-ins
Hands-on help on the hard things
Pitch deck & data room
“Send us when ready”
Co-built with you, week one
Business model help
Intros to advisors
Pricing, unit economics, moats
AI / automation
“Have you tried ChatGPT?”
We set up blankcollar.ai for you
Hiring help
Intros to recruiters
Playbooks, JDs, comp benchmarks
Board involvement
Observer seat
None at this stage
Network
LP intros
Knowledge + agents + portfolio
07b — FYI

We know a lotof investors.

Not a sales pitch — just useful to know. After years of building and exiting our own startups, we've kept the contacts: seed funds, Series A, family offices, the right angels.

We don't co-invest, and we're not selling a "network." But when you're ready to raise the next round, we'll make warm intros to the right ones — directly, not via a portal.

Direct
Relationships, not a portal
Pre-seed → B
Across follow-on stages
Warm only
We make the intro, not you
08Terms

ChequeUp to CHF 50,000
StagePre-seed / Day 0
GeographyGlobal, remote-first
SpeedDecisions in 14 days
OwnershipFounder-friendly terms
PlusKnowledge + Agentic OS
Now reviewing applications

One paragraph, one link. If it's a fit, we'll move fast — capital, knowledge, and the OS, ready to deploy.