# Apply with Fons

Canonical URL: https://fons.vc/apply-with-fons

## Route inbound founders through Fons

Apply with Fons is a button for VC funds to place on their contact, submit-a-deck, or founder application pages. Founders click it from the fund's website and are directed into a fund-specific Fons intake route instead of sending another unstructured deck or free-form email.

## The problem

Most submit-a-deck pages create messy, incomplete inbound. A contact form or deck upload tells investors too little, while a free-form inbox creates extra analyst work. Funds need a cleaner route from founder interest to structured company profile, supporting evidence, and review context.

## How it works

1. The fund adds the button: place Apply with Fons on the fund's contact, submit-a-deck, or founder application page.
2. Founders enter from that page: inbound founders click through from the VC's site and begin a fund-specific Fons intake route.
3. Fons structures the submission: the founder creates a company profile with team, product, traction, GTM, market, capital context, deck, and supporting evidence.
4. The fund reviews cleaner inbound: the VC receives comparable startup profiles and can request missing evidence before deeper diligence.

## What changes

For VC funds, Apply with Fons replaces loose deck drops with structured intake. Inbound arrives as comparable company profiles instead of disconnected emails, forms, and attachments. For founders, the route makes it clearer what evidence to provide. For diligence, evidence requests become specific to the claims in the profile.

## Pre-launch status

Fons is in private build. Fund-specific Apply with Fons destinations are not live yet. VC funds can request access at https://fons.vc/for-vc#request.