Are you a founder ready to build?
DoLabs helps you go from idea to investor-ready in just five weeks.
A five-week programme where expert AI engineers and brand strategists collaborate with you. You’ll leave with an MVP, a brand, and a pitch deck.
Cohort #1 starts Wednesday, 12 August. Limited spaces available.
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You’ve done the workshop. Where’s the product?
There’s no shortage of accelerators in New Zealand. Workshops, cohorts, mentors. Some are genuinely good. They’ll sharpen your thinking, challenge your assumptions, and connect you with people who've been where you're going.
Then the programme ends and you walk out with clearer thinking, better slides, and the same to-do list you walked in with. Nobody built anything. That part was always going to be yours.
DoLabs exists to change that.
We build it with you.
A five-week programme where the building happens inside the room. Expert AI engineers from Do AI, and brand experts from KISSLabs working on your product every week. Not workshopping it. Building it with you.
Our goal: You leave with a working MVP, a unique brand, and a go-to-market story ready for investors.
The DoLabs playbook for founders who are tired of talking about it.
Five weeks. One goal.
Problem, product and AI learning
Product narrative
System design
Build and brand
Demo day
Every company leaves ready to go to market.
Two studios. One programme.
Do AI kept meeting founders with strong ideas and no story. KISSLabs kept meeting great stories with nothing built. Two halves of the same problem. So we teamed up.
Week six.
You present.
We fill the room.
Demo Day brings together angels, VCs, and potential customers. Every founder runs a live demo and delivers their pitch. You come in with something worth showing. That's the whole point.
Each intake is capped at six companies.
DoLabs is for founders who are ready.
You’re a fit if you…
Probably not right if you…
One cohort. Four grants. Cohort #2 pays full price.
Questions founders ask
How is DoLabs different from an accelerator?
Most accelerators coach from the sidelines. We build with you. Every week there are expert AI engineers, designers, and product people working with you your product. Not workshopping it. Building it.
Why build the product and the brand at the same time?
Because they're not separate things. The product tells you what the brand needs to say. The brand tells you whether the product is solving the right problem. Build both at once and everything fits from the start, nothing gets retrofitted.
What do I actually leave with?
A working MVP, a product roadmap, a complete brand identity and messaging framework, and an investor-ready pitch deck with a live demo. Nothing theoretical. You can show it, explain it, and sell it.
Will I be able to keep building after the four weeks?
Yes, and that's the point. You build alongside us, so you leave knowing how the thing works and how to keep going. Capable, not just delivered to.
What does it cost?
The Founder Programme is $25k per startup. Every company in the inaugural cohort receives a $10k Founding Cohort Grant, so the founding four invest $15k. For context, most founders would spend $50-100k at a dev shop and still not know how to touch the thing afterwards. So get in quick!
Why does the first cohort get a grant?
Because you're the proof. The founding four are the companies whose demos and results every future cohort gets sold with. We're funding $10k of each place in exchange for being first. Cohort two pays full price.
When's the next intake?
The inaugural cohort starts on Wednesday, 12 August. Four companies. Book a fit call and we'll walk you through the schedule.
Ready to build your thing?
The inaugural cohort starts 12 August. Four places, each carrying a $10k Founding Cohort Grant. This is the only cohort that gets one. Join today.
Or email: hello@dolabs.co.nz
