No distractions. Full commitment._
Plus58 is a venture-backed founder residency. We deploy $150K into 6 elite founding teams per cohort, house them inside a fully managed, high-intensity residence, and wrap them in the infrastructure, programming, and network that gives them the highest possible probability of building something that matters.
Do 1 year of work in 12 weeks.
When an Olympic athlete prepares for the Games, they do not cook their own meals. They do not manage logistics or worry about their physical environment. Every variable that could steal focus from performance is removed — not as a luxury, but as the operating system of elite performance.
That is exactly how we think about Plus58. From the moment a team joins, they are relieved of everything except building. The house is not an amenity. The house is the product.
Most pre-seed investors write $150K checks for 3–6% of a company. We write the same check and hold 15–20% because the program equity closes the gap. The edge is not cheap. It is controlled.
Venezuela is one of the few places on earth where you can build a fully serviced, high-intensity founder residency at a fraction of what it would cost anywhere else — and do it credibly, because we already own the infrastructure to make it work.
+58 is Venezuela's international dialing code. It is a direct line. A signal. A connection to the place where we operate and the founders we back. It is precise, technical, and global — exactly like the program.
This is not a co-working space. This is not a typical accelerator. This is a controlled investment environment, and control is the alpha. Every variable that could steal focus from building is removed by design.
High-protein, structured meals always available. Food is fuel and fuel is productivity.
Gated property, 24/7 guard, cameras, controlled access. Dedicated drivers for all transportation.
Fiber, Starlink, and LTE. Venezuela's notorious volatility never touches the founder experience.
US entity formation, banking setup, accounting, and payment rails embedded from day one.
Cleaning, laundry, and house maintenance handled invisibly. Founders never think about it.
Generator and battery backup power. Stable water infrastructure. Zero operational surprises.
Plus58 runs a structured weekly cadence designed to create the conditions for compounding execution. Every week is designed so that the path of least resistance is always to keep building.
Teams accountable to each other, not to a distant mentor. Short, sharp, and direct.
Inside each company's metrics, hiring, product prioritization, and go-to-market motion.
Informal trust and cross-pollination that accelerate learning across the cohort.
Structured accountability to LP-visible progress markers. No hiding from the numbers.
Curated, warm introductions to pre-seed and seed investors actively looking for deal flow in Latin America and globally. These are not cold emails. These are handoffs.
Institutional ownership across banking, real estate, and real assets creates a natural pipeline of enterprise customers. A credible path to a first customer before you leave the house.
Institutional presence in Venezuela gives founders navigating local regulatory environments a partner who already has the relationships.
Structured working sessions with domain experts, former founders, and regional operators. Not a speaker series. Actual working sessions with people who have built companies.
Every cohort ends with Demo Day: a high-stakes, invitation-only event bringing together 50+ top-tier investors, operators, and strategic partners — pre-vetted, pre-briefed, and present because they want to write checks, not fill seats. Every founding team gets a stage, a story, and a room that is already paying attention.
That number is a standard, not a target. The best programs in the world are defined not just by what they give founders, but by who they let in. A sub-2% acceptance rate means every team in the house is genuinely exceptional.
The intake filter is not a gatekeeping exercise. It is the first and most important risk management decision we make.
Every team in the house is genuinely exceptional.
The peer pressure environment is self-reinforcing — no weak links.
LP capital is concentrated into a pre-screened, high-conviction cohort.
The brand compounds with every cycle: the harder it is to get in, the more the best founders want in.
Plus58 is open to early-stage founding teams from anywhere in the world. We do not filter by nationality, industry, or background. A team based in Berlin, Bogotá, or Miami is just as welcome as one already on the ground in Caracas. What unites every team we accept is a willingness to build out of Venezuela — whether their product serves the Venezuelan market, the broader Latin American region, or a global audience entirely.
Do I need to be incorporated?
No. We prefer you aren't. Setting up a new entity from scratch is simpler and cleaner — and we help you do it right.
What are the investment terms?
$150K on a standard YC post-money SAFE, plus a 10% equity stake for the program infrastructure. 20% total.
Is there a right of first refusal?
Yes. Plus58 retains a pro-rata right of first refusal on future financing rounds, selectively exercised.
How competitive is it?
Fewer than 2% of applicants are accepted per cohort. The bar is the product.
At the end of twelve weeks, every company in the cohort presents to a curated room of over 100 world-class VC and private investors, operators, and strategic partners. This is not a school showcase. It is a high-stakes, invitation-only capital event — and it is the moment the residency was built toward from day one.
Learn about Demo DayOrientation & Foundation
Company setup, legal structure, product thesis sharpening, and cohort integration.
Build Sprint
Heads-down building. Daily standups, weekly product reviews, and mentor working sessions.
Market & Traction
First users, first revenue, investor narrative construction, and pitch rehearsals.
Demo Day Prep
Final polish, investor outreach, Demo Day rehearsals, and media preparation.
We curate the audience. Every seat is filled by someone with the authority and appetite to write a check. No tourists.
Demo Day is closed to the public. Attendance is by invitation from Plus58 only, preserving the signal-to-noise ratio for every company presenting.
Plus58 and its institutional partners — Epakon Capital and Arqos — actively participate as follow-on investors for companies that demonstrate exceptional progress.
We are not pitching a concept. We have the properties, the banking relationships, the operational expertise, the network, and the team to execute this now. If you are ready to build from the most focused place on earth, apply for Cohort 1.
Fewer than 2% accepted per cohort