Not every project is the right fit—and that matters.
Sixty8 evaluates more than project cost. We look at the business, the founder, the opportunity, what needs to be built, and whether our involvement can create meaningful value.
Start with the minimum requirements.
These requirements determine whether a project can enter the Sixty8 partnership evaluation process. Eligibility is the beginning of review—not approval.
Approved Project Value
Investment consideration generally begins with projects valued at $10,000 or more.
Business Contribution
Entry-tier investment projects generally require at least a 25% contribution from the business; higher-value projects require more.
Business Opportunity
There should be a legitimate product, service, company, customer need, or commercial opportunity behind the project.
Evaluation & Documentation
Applicants must be willing to provide information reasonably needed for review and enter appropriate written agreements before investment work begins.
Qualification is about whether the opportunity makes sense for both sides.
Sixty8 evaluates the people, market, economics, feasibility, and strategic fit—not just whether a project clears a dollar threshold.
Founder & Business Commitment
Meaningful time, financial participation, preparation, responsiveness, and willingness to actively move the business forward.
Market & Customer Opportunity
An identifiable customer, a credible problem or need, and a reasonable path to reaching the market.
Revenue Model
A credible explanation of how the business intends to generate revenue and why customers would pay.
Project Feasibility
Scope, technology, timeline, dependencies, and available resources must be realistic enough to execute.
Sixty8 Strategic Fit
The opportunity should align with capabilities Sixty8 can materially strengthen through design, technology, strategy, AI, automation, or related expertise.
Financial Readiness
The business should be able to make its required contribution and have a credible plan for operating after the project is built.
Growth Potential
We consider whether the project can create additional customers, recurring value, stronger operations, new markets, or future opportunities.
What tends to make an opportunity stronger?
These signals are not guarantees, but they often show that a founder has moved beyond an idea and begun building the foundations of an actual business.
Signals we like to see
- You've already invested time, capital, research, product work, customer development, or operations into the idea.
- You can clearly explain the customer problem and who experiences it.
- There is evidence people may buy: leads, pilots, interviews, pre-orders, sales, or credible research.
- The revenue path, pricing, sales channel, or commercial activity can be explained clearly.
- The requested project can realistically be built within available technology, time, and resources.
- Sixty8 can materially improve the opportunity—not merely make it look better.
Early does not mean unqualified
- Pre-revenue businesses may still qualify when the opportunity and plan are credible.
- First-time founders can qualify when preparation, judgment, commitment, and follow-through are strong.
- Limited startup capital does not automatically disqualify a business.
- No existing website may simply mean building the foundation is part of the project.
- No internal technical team may be exactly where Sixty8 creates the most value.
- Early stage matters—but so do evidence, feasibility, and founder commitment.
A good idea can still be the wrong investment for Sixty8.
Evaluation also means recognizing when the timing, economics, risk, project scope, or relationship is not right.
Below partnership size
The work may still make sense as Kickstart or a traditional Sixty8 project.
Model is not defined enough
If there is no clear customer, offer, or revenue path, more planning may need to happen first.
The project is not realistic
Scope, contribution, timeline, or technical requirements may need to change before execution is responsible.
Required participation cannot be made
Investment is intended to represent shared commitment, not replacement for all business funding.
Sixty8 is not the right partner
Some businesses may be strong opportunities but require capabilities outside the areas where Sixty8 can create meaningful value.
Ownership or IP is unclear
The business should have the rights needed to commercialize the product, content, technology, or assets the project depends upon.
Material information cannot be verified
Evaluation depends on accurate information about the business, ownership, project, and opportunity.
The activity is unlawful or unacceptable
Sixty8 will not participate in projects that require illegal, deceptive, or prohibited conduct.
Qualification happens in stages.
We start with basic eligibility and move deeper only when the opportunity continues to make sense.
Initial Eligibility
Project value, contribution ability, and basic business requirements.
Discovery
Understand the founder, business, goals, and requested project.
Business Review
Market, customer, revenue model, readiness, and opportunity.
Project Review
Scope, feasibility, timeline, technology, and approved project value.
Sixty8 Fit
Determine whether our capabilities can materially strengthen the opportunity.
Investment Review
Determine whether to approve, modify, finance, redirect, or decline the opportunity.
Evaluation does not always end with a simple yes or no.
Sixty8 may recommend a different structure, contribution, project scope, or relationship based on what the evaluation reveals.
Partnership Candidate
Sixty8 may propose an Equity, Revenue, or Hybrid Partnership structure.
Modify The Structure
The opportunity may require a larger contribution, reduced scope, different timeline, or revised commercial terms.
Good Project, Different Relationship
Sixty8 may be willing to build the project without participating as an investor.
Decline The Engagement
The project or business may not be appropriate for Sixty8 at the current stage or under the proposed structure.
Understand the partnership before you apply.
Tell us what you're building.
Share the business, the opportunity, what you need Sixty8 to build, and what you already have in place. We can determine whether the project should move into partnership evaluation.