Screenshots

See The Slingshot in action

Venture selection screen showing eight AI sectors to choose from

Choose Your Venture

Select from eight AI sectors, each with unique market dynamics and challenges

Founder profile selection screen with different archetypes

Choose Your Background

Select your founder profile, each bringing different strengths and perspectives

Main game dashboard showing cash, runway, valuation and team metrics

Track Your Progress

Monitor cash, runway, valuation, team capacity, and competition rankings in the main dashboard

UK city selection map for choosing startup location

Choose Your Location

Select where to build your startup across UK cities, each with different ecosystems and trade-offs

Strategic milestone selection with risk and reward options

Set Your Milestones

Choose strategic milestones that balance risk and reward across different timelines

Angel funding term sheet with equity and valuation details

Raise Capital

Review term sheets from angels, negotiate equity and valuation, and secure funding

Victory screen — all three milestones complete, with exit options and a journey report

Complete the Journey

Finish all three milestones, then weigh your exit — cash out, scale up, or sell — and download your personalised journey report.

Personalized journey report with leadership style analysis

Get Your Personalized Report

Receive a detailed case study of your entrepreneurial journey with leadership style and key metrics

Cap table showing equity distribution among founders and investors

Track Equity Ownership

Monitor cap table with founder, investor, and team pool equity percentages

Team hiring interface with salary and equity sliders

Build Your Leadership Team

Hire department heads for Research, Product, and Sales with salary and equity negotiations

Market Opportunities (Where to Play) screen — opportunity set, attractiveness map and agile focus dartboard

Weigh Your Markets — Where to Play

Map your market opportunities by potential and challenge, then choose how far to back each one.

Innovation grant application interface

Apply for Innovation Grants

Pursue UK and EU grant funding with different bid sizes and effort levels

Trajectory benchmarking screen — opt in with a nickname and level, or a class join code, to compare anonymously

See How You Compare — Trajectory

Opt in to benchmark your choices and outcomes anonymously against other founders worldwide, with join codes for class cohorts.

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