More than 80% of startups fail to get from Seed to Series A
Let us improve your odds.
Less than 2 out of 10 seed-funded startups now clear the Series A bar. In today’s markets, customer traction is the only currency. Startup IQ improves your chances of achieving traction by finding the cracks in your Go-to-Market Plan — ICP, Problem-Solution Fit, Pricing, Sales Motion — and we’ll deliver pragmatic guidance to fill the cracks.
Today’s Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series-A Tech Founders must achieve higher benchmarks than ever before ($3 M ARR, airtight economics, AI-level efficiency) to have any hope for success. Choose our Founder’s GTM Office Hours for weekly live and interactive sessions with access to operators who've raised, built, and exited — so you can leap past the 80% who fail and either boot-strap or secure your next investment round on your own terms.
Who We Help
Venture losses or startup failures are not only caused by a flawed thesis at entry, but by insufficient scrutiny after the capital is deployed.
Investors often shift attention to new deals, fund activity, and broader portfolio demands, while founders continue to shape the narrative through updates and board materials.
The result is that visible growth can mask more serious issues underneath.
Startup Founders
If you’re a Seed to Series A tech founder, getting your Go-to-Market strategy right is the difference between scaling or stalling. Need to pressure-test your strategy? Save your runway? Get to traction faster? We can help.
Startup IQ partners with investors and founders to validate the foundational assumptions that determine whether a startup is ready to scale.
Our methodology is built around five critical “Fits”: Founder - Problem Fit, Customer - Problem Fit, Problem - Solution Fit, Product - Market Fit, and Business - Revenue Model Fit.
Collectively they reveal the true health of a venture beneath its surface-level traction.
Investors
Startup IQ partners with leading accelerators and incubators to give founders expert GTM support to turn ideas into scalable businesses. Adding Startup IQ to your teams will accelerate success and mitigate risk.
Accelerators
At Startup IQ, we help Venture Capital firms, Private Equity funds, and other early-stage tech investors boost portfolio performance by supporting their founders with expert Go-to-Market guidance.
Meet the Principals
Our team has spent decades learning from the mistakes you need to avoid. Trial and error is costly and burns valuable time. Work with us to do things right the first time.
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PRINCIPAL
Michael Queralt is a seasoned investor, business strategist, patent holder, and technology innovator with over 30 years of proven experience. His journey spans from pioneering secure, passwordless authentication solutions to advising and investing in disruptive startups. As a proud Y Combinator, FedTech, and NSF-I Corp alum, Michael thrives on identifying emerging trends and nurturing ideas that redefine industry standards. He’s mentored inventive startups to growth, including international startups looking to land in the US market.
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PRINCIPAL
Jack Nolan brings a distinguished four-decade career in professional enterprise sales. His extensive experience includes individual contributor excellence and global leadership roles at tech giants like IBM, AWS, SAP, and AT&T, as well as launching successful sales organizations, from scratch, with multiple technology startups.
Customers and Partners
Testimonials
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“Thank you for your guidance Michael, especially your dedication to narrowing down the value proposition to its essence."
Moritz Stellmacher
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“This year is going to be one of our best years in the 18 years in business. Again, thank you for helping me to evaluate the deal with the competitor.”
Maria Castellon
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“Thanks for everything so far, I can't believe how fast business has been taking off for me at this point.”
Howard Morgan
COO, CRMX
Simple and flexible pricing
Startup IQ Founders Office Hours is a subscription-based advisory service that provides early-stage founders with a live 90-minute virtual session each week.
The service is designed to help founders navigate the critical decisions that shape company performance, including go-to-market execution, customer traction, messaging, future round preparedness, and other emerging business challenges.
We offer a cost-effective way to extend practical, objective support to portfolio companies, helping identify execution risks early, mitigate issues before they become larger problems, and improve founder decision-making between financing milestones.
Our subscription also includes access to a private Slack channel for short questions in-between the weekly virtual meeting.
Monthly
$600
Weekly Virtual Office Hours
Access to Video Blogs and Interviews
Slack Channel Support
Investor Endorsements
Quarterly
$1,500
Weekly Virtual Office Hours
Access to Video Blogs and Interviews
Slack Channel Support
Investor Endorsements
Save $100 each month
Annually
$6,000
Weekly Virtual Office Hours
Access to Video Blogs and Interviews
Slack Channel Support
Investor Endorsements
Save $100 each month
Everything tailored to your changing context
Driven by curiosity, empathy, and understanding for the founder’s challenges.
Contact Us
If you have questions, we look forward to the opportunity to connect.
Michael Queralt | michael@startup-iq.com
(914) 450-0879
Jack Nolan | jack@startup-iq.com
(917) 509-8171