# A Hybrid Model > How Regenerate Capital works: one relationship with four instruments. Invest, incubate, accelerate and acquire, paid in equity, cash, commission or in-kind. URL: https://regenerate.capital/model/ Language: en · Other language: https://regenerate.capital/fr/modele/index.md Publisher: Regenerate Capital (https://regenerate.capital) · Updated: 2026-09-25 --- [Home](https://regenerate.capital/) / Services A hybrid model # One relationship. *Four* instruments. Capital and operating work, structured together. You pick the door that fits your stage, and the studio stays the same. Regenerate Capital uses a hybrid model: capital plus operating work in one relationship. Four instruments (invest, incubate, accelerate, acquire) are combined case by case, and the studio is paid in equity, cash, commission or in-kind, agreed in writing before work starts. The premise ## Advice is cheap. Accountability isn’t. Most founders raise from people who have never built anything. Many end up with money and no help, or help from advisors who bill hours and disappear. We close that gap. Every engagement pairs capital or equity with a written scope of operating work. When we invest, we work. When we work, we own part of the outcome. Start with one instrument and add others as you grow. A studio company becomes an investment. An acceleration client often becomes one too. The practices ## Pick the door. The studio stays the same. 01 ### Invest Pre-seed to Series A capital with an operator attached. Studio cheques typically up to $100K, with larger rounds built alongside our syndicate and partners. - Studio cheques up to $100K - Round-building with the syndicate and GDA Group - Investor intros and pitch positioning [The investment practice](https://regenerate.capital/invest/) 02 ### Incubate Your idea, our team. For founders with a strong idea who need co-founders, a first product and a path to capital. - Founder-led or studio-originated - Co-founder matching and structure - A 90-day path to raise-ready [The incubation practice](https://regenerate.capital/incubate/) 03 ### Accelerate Embedded operators for companies already moving, from five people to fifty. - Board advisor with equity - Fractional COO, CMO or Chief of Staff - Remote-first scaling playbooks - Distribution sprint (SEO, GEO, community) [The acceleration practice](https://regenerate.capital/accelerate/) 04 ### Acquire M&A and exits. Buy-side, sell-side, and patient acquisition of community businesses, backed by our capital partners. - Buy-side and integration - Sell-side and exit readiness - Community business acquisitions [The M&A practice](https://regenerate.capital/acquire/) Engagement structures ## What you get, and what we take. Indicative only. Every engagement is decided case by case and agreed in writing before work starts. - Instrument · What you get · What we take · Typical duration - Capital · A studio cheque, round-building, investor introductions and a seat at the table · Equity, SAFE or token warrants, case by case · Long term, through the next rounds - Advisory equity · Strategy, pattern recognition, introductions and accountability · Advisory equity with vesting · Monthly sessions plus on-call support - Fractional leadership · An embedded COO, CMO or Chief of Staff · Cash, equity or a mix · Set days per week, 3 to 12 months - Formation · Thesis or co-founders, founding capital, structure, first team, AI stack · Co-founder equity agreed at formation · Through the first institutional round - Distribution · SEO, GEO, community and partnerships that get you found · Equity, cash or in-kind · Sprints of 6 to 12 weeks, then ongoing - M&A and exits · Buy-side, sell-side, exit readiness and transaction capital · Commission, equity or cash, case by case · Typically 3 to 12 months per transaction [See every service](https://regenerate.capital/services/) Process ## From first call to embedded partner. 01 ### Discovery call Thirty minutes, no obligation, to understand the company and the support you actually need. 02 ### Alignment check We check fit: our experience, our network and the value we can add at your stage. 03 ### Written engagement Investment, advisory, fractional role, formation or transaction, with scope and timelines in writing. 04 ### Build together We join the key meetings and connect you to capital, customers and talent. Who it’s for ## Founders the studio is built for - Founders with a great idea who need the right team to reach market and raise - Companies between idea and Series A, often raising their first institutional round - Founders who need operating depth, not just advice - Teams building for global markets, from anywhere - Owners of profitable community businesses looking for a growth partner What you get ## What arrives with the studio - Operators who have held the CEO, COO, CMO and Chief of Staff roles - Introductions across GDA Group, Techstars, Founder Institute, Outlier Ventures and Holt Xchange - Playbooks for remote-first hiring, onboarding and hypergrowth - A distribution engine: SEO, GEO, community and partnerships - An AI-native operating stack that lets a small team act like a large one Questions ## Straight answers. ### How do you get paid? Case by case, in equity, cash, commission or in-kind, depending on what we bring. It’s always agreed in writing before work starts. ### Do I have to give up control? No. You run the company. We take a minority position or an advisory seat, and we earn our influence through the work. ### How many companies do you take a year? A few. We say no far more than yes, because every company needs real hours from real operators. ### What if I only need capital? We’re probably not your best fit. Our capital always comes with operating work, because that’s where we add the most. ### Do you work outside Québec? Yes. We’re based in the Eastern Townships and work remote-first with founders anywhere, in English, French and Spanish. ### What happens at exit? We plan for it early. Through the Acquire practice and our partners, we help prepare, position and run the process, all the way to IPO or sale. Work with the studio ## Building something worth growing? Tell us what you’re building and what you need. We read every application, and every founder gets an answer. 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