About Cap Sherpa

We Don’t Just Help Founders Raise Capital. We Build the Ones Who Actually Do.

Cap Sherpa is a premium venture accelerator and investor readiness firm co-founded by Shaye Larsen, Jeromy Stallings, and Rob Frechette—operators, closers, and strategic thinkers with decades of combined experience building companies, raising capital, and navigating what it really takes to win investor trust.

Our mission is direct: deploy $1B of aligned capital into the hands of visionary founders—and equip them with the tools, systems, and confidence to raise it well.

We’ve sat in every seat: founder, investor, closer, builder. We’ve raised millions, coached thousands, and helped high-potential startups break through the noise. Now, we do that with precision—through a structured system that transforms clarity into capital.

Cap Sherpa doesn’t chase hype. We build the structure, story, and strategy that moves founders from almost ready to investor backed.

What We Do

We lead founders through the real investor journey—from idea to close—with a process designed for traction, trust, and results.

Pitch Ready™ Program – Our 21-day investor readiness sprint. Includes full business plan, pitch deck, talk track, and video delivery. Built to convert.

Investor Ready Programs – A 3-tier program tailored to your raise stage and investor strategy. From visionary first-timers to experienced fundraisers.

Sherpa Compass – Strategic positioning and investor psychology decoded. It’s not branding—it’s clarity that gets funded.

SIR Score™ – Our proprietary scoring system that shows exactly where you stand—and what to fix before you pitch.

Pitch Pro LIVE – Our flagship virtual event. Real feedback, real funders, real momentum.

Everything we do is structured for execution. No fluff. No templates. Just expert guidance and investor-grade deliverables.

Who We Work With

Cap Sherpa works exclusively with serious, coachable, mission-aligned founders who are ready to raise. We serve operators across SaaS, CPG, tech, sustainability, wellness, and more—early-stage to pre-Series A. If you're building something real—and you’re tired of spinning in pitch limbo—we’re your team.

Whether you’ve raised before or you’re trying to break into the investor conversation, we help you speak the language, sharpen your story, and get investor-ready in record time.

Our Founders

Shaye Larsen

Visionary strategist and entrepreneurial mentor, Shaye is known for emotionally intelligent marketing and a deep understanding of investor psychology. He has led renowned campaigns, disrupted multiple markets, topped the Apple App Store, and partnered with some of the world’s leading companies.

Jeromy Stallings

Investor relations expert, operational leader, and trusted relationship builder. Jeromy drives backend delivery, is trusted by some of the most active and powerful investors in the world, and ensures founders lead with polish, confidence, and integrity. Top brands like Quicken and Jacuzzi rely on him to scale and stand out.

Rob Frechette

Elite closer, sales strategist, and trusted high-stakes communicator. Rob leads founder conversations from curiosity to conviction, combining honesty, urgency, and deep respect to guide critical decisions. His growth strategies are used globally by billion-dollar companies to drive meaningful outcomes.

Work With The Best

Dana Flanagan

Global real estate strategist and media personality with 23 years of experience elevating luxury brands and developments across North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Dana has built deep relationships with UHNW individuals, family offices, and global investors, making her a powerful connector for visionary founders and developers. As a television host and producer, she blends storytelling, branding, and capital strategy—helping projects stand out, attract elite investors, and create lasting momentum. The go-to Sherpa for luxury ventures, hospitality, and lifestyle-driven capital raises.

Wes Cross

Designer of the Batmobile and some of the most iconic cars in Fast & Furious and Avengers. From jet packs and skateboards to drones, engines, and turbos, Wes is more than a world-class engineer—his deep network, investor relationships, and multidisciplinary background make him the ultimate Sherpa for bold, technical ventures. Has brought some of the world's greatest armor technologies to market and is the go to product specialist for some of the world's most prominent brands.

Mike Demko

Proven SaaS founder, GTM strategist, and Fortune 500 partnership leader. Mike specializes in transforming big ideas into scalable systems, with a career spanning enterprise alliances at Oracle, Intuit, and Merck to bootstrapping SaaS companies from zero to launch. His expertise in AI-powered solutions, automation, and intelligent agents helps founders sharpen their story, streamline their operations, and deliver real-world value investors can trust. Also a former professional soccer player and a global market expansion expert.

Together, we have created a system that blends story, psychology, and execution—so founders don’t just look ready. They are.

Our Values

Clarity Over Hype – Because investors fund what they understand.

Traction Over Theater – No pitch cosplay. Just credible signals and real growth.

Alignment Over Ego – We help founders attract capital that fits.

Execution Over Advice – Strategy is nothing without action.

Networked Scale – No one raises alone. We bring the right allies to the table.

Our Vision

We believe the next generation of iconic companies won’t come from pedigree.

They’ll come from clear, coachable, courageous founders—the kind who aren’t just dreaming… they’re building. Cap Sherpa exists to find them early, shape them fast, and launch them strong.We are Sherpas for the investor journey.

Let’s summit together.

Want to work with us?

We partner with visionary founders who are serious about raising capital—and serious about getting it right. If you’re building something bold, solving a real problem, and ready to show up with integrity and traction, we’ll help you craft an investor-grade narrative, polish your pitch, and open doors to aligned capital. We don’t coach. We build. And we do it with precision.