Pre-registration is open ahead of Race 2027 (Q1 2027). Register your interest in The Qualifying Races or The Championship Races.
The TIR Founder Network

The network that grows with every race.

The TIR Founder Network is being built now. Every graduate of either race becomes a founding member, from the day they are accepted, for the life of their company.

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The founding cohort

The ventures that come through Race 2027 will be the founding Championship cohort of the TIR Founder Network, and Qualifying Races graduates join the network too.

Race 2027 takes up to 40 teams to 10 finalist places.

What network membership includes

From the day you are accepted. For the life of your company.

Continued assessment access.
Every graduate retains access to their assessment and scores after their race ends.
The backing pathway.
For ventures backed in either race, the relationship continues. For those not yet backed, the door stays open: re-assessment and progress can re-open it.
The annual TIR Innovation Summit.
Once a year, the full network convenes for a closed event of peer sessions, roundtables and a portfolio showcase. The first Summit follows Demo Day 2027.
Peer network.
A cohort bound by the same assessed process. A foundation generic communities lack.
Priority access.
First sight of new Fountech Labs programmes ahead of public announcement.

For researchers and academic founders

The TIR Founder Network was designed with Saudi Arabia's research institutions in mind. You do not need to have left your post to begin: The Qualifying Races are virtual and self-paced, built for exactly this.

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Register your interest

Not ready to apply yet? Register for the TIR Dispatch:

  • Programme updates and Race 2027 announcements
  • Early access to The Deep Tech Reports
  • Invitations to pre-programme briefings
  • First notification when the next Championship Races open
Register for the TIR Dispatch
The Championship Races. Race 2027. Q1 2027. The Qualifying Races, open now.

Join the founding network.

Every graduate of either race becomes a founding member.

Pre-register now