Keep your equity and your options.
Share your success.
A founder friendly alternative to equity, debt, or a SAFE.
Shared Success is a new founder friendly funding alternative to equity, debt, or a SAFE.
Define your needs
Whether you need marketing help, software development, legal services, funding, or something else, choose a Shared Success Agreement to reduce the upfront cash cost and align incentives with key partners.
Set the terms
Decide how much of your future revenue to put on the line and at what multiple. Find folks who share your vision and are willing to be patient. Skip the conversations about valuation and ownership.
Pay when you succeed
Repay contributors from your future revenue, ensuring that you succeed together. The faster your revenue grows the better their ROI, so everyone wins. It's not debt - if there's no revenue, no payments are due.
Most Recent Founders
View All →Eric Kramlinger
Entrepreneur, creative product/experience builder
Hello! I live in Rochester, MN, after growing up and living in Minneapolis. My professional focuses are Last Mile Products (software consulting/product company), The Shoe (beverage bar in Rochester, MN opening September 2025), and Quincy Street Studio (recording studio in Northeast Minneapolis).
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Zack Steven
I help ambitious entrepreneurs launch and scale. Creator of the Shared Success Agreement | CEO @ Cloudburst, SBC | Partner @ Monkey Island Ventures
I'm a lifelong entrepreneur and leader who is passionate about good design, big ideas, and strong communities. I am most energized by work at the intersection of entrepreneurship, equity, and technology. I find the path from napkin to traction exhilarating and have traveled it multiple times personally and with clients. I hold a degree in Studio Art from Grinnell College and have spent the past 20 years mastering the art of business in leadership roles across Product, Sales, Finance, and Operations for organizations ranging from startups to public companies. I hold several patents, am a Minnesotan on the Move award recipient, and have served on non-profit boards including MetroIBA, St. Paul Central High School Foundation (Chair), and Unity Church-Unitarian (President).
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Shannon Steven
Founder, Wonder Wander | Art + Tech + Equity | Insatiably Curious
Shannon Steven is an art teacher with a master’s degree in K-12 Art Education. Her passion for public art and making art accessible to everyone led her to create Wonder Wander. Her multi-faceted company includes a public art app, a weekly blog, and consulting services. Shannon believes that art-making is an innate human drive that should be accessible to everyone. Through adventure, technique building, mindfulness and art activities, and engaging play, she helps people experience an increased sense of wonder and the benefits that visual art can provide. She is an approachable and enthusiastic teacher who values wonder and curiosity and enjoys how the visual arts make these values accessible to everyone! Subscribe to her Weekly Wonder newsletter at https://weeklywonder.substack.com/
View ProfileColin Hirdman
Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Monkey Island Ventures
Entrepreneur and lover of life! Enjoy talking startups, blockchain, and all things founder related. I'm helping to create winwinGO!
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Christina Fair
Founder, Builder, Investor, Wellness Advocate, Mom, Wife and Friend
Matt Rowe
CTO, (Technical) IT Product Manager, Investor
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