TL;DR
The Founders' Group (thefounders.group) is a startup accelerator and investor matching platform founded by angel investor Ben Wiggins. With 30+ personal investments in pre-seed and seed startups, Ben built this platform to offer free AI pitch deck analysis, match founders with 1,200+ angel investors, and run a Discord community of 400+ founders for mentorship and warm investor introductions.
Ben Wiggins — Angel Investor & Founder
Active angel investor with 30+ investments who built The Founders' Group to help early-stage founders raise
Ben is an active angel investor with 30+ investments in early-stage startups. After seeing too many promising founders struggle to get their pitch decks in front of the right investors, he built The Founders' Group to democratize access to investor feedback and warm introductions.
Active Angel Investor
30+ investments in pre-seed and seed stage startups across SaaS, FinTech, and AI verticals
Texas A&M MBA + Rice BA
MBA from Texas A&M Mays Business School (Finance & Analytics) and BA from Rice University
Community Builder
Hosts weekly pitch practice sessions and founder Q&A in our Discord community
Content Creator
Writes about fundraising strategy on Substack
What We Do
Three ways we help founders get investor-ready
Our Values
What drives how we work with founders
Transparency
We give founders honest feedback, even when it's hard to hear. Investors appreciate founders who know their weaknesses.
Accessibility
Fundraising knowledge shouldn't be gatekept. Our core analysis is free, and our community is open to all founders.
Community First
The best investor intros come from warm referrals. We build genuine relationships, not transactional networks.
Beyond Silicon Valley
Great startups aren't limited to the Bay Area. We started in Texas and actively serve founders across Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and the broader South and Midwest — regions with real traction but fewer resources.