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Access jobs and co-build opportunities. After you submit, browse ventures and express interest in the Talent Portal.

Access jobs and co-build opportunities

Our backend generates keywords from these profiling applications to create matches and suggestions of venture builds within the studio ecosystem of founders, talent, and mentors. You can update your profile at any time. Share enough for us to understand your track record — then explore live ventures in the Talent Portal.

I want to co-build (talent / FiR) application

Access jobs and co-build opportunities. After you submit, sign in to the Talent Portal to browse and express interest.

Contact

Who you are

Name

LinkedIn URL

Phone / WhatsApp (optional)

African focusWhere are they based and what about Africa is most important to them.

0 / 800 characters

Business school affiliationSouth African business schools you currently attend or graduated from.

How did you find us?

Intro video

Start with your video

An intro video is required to apply. Other answers can be refined later in your portal profile after submission.

Intro video (required)

Record in-app (up to 3 min), upload MP4 / WebM / MOV (max 1000 MB), or paste a URL.

Video guidance

Length: 1–2 minutes

Format: Selfie-style or seated, landscape

Style: Natural and conversational — no need for anything overly polished.

Teleprompter · Talent narrative

00:00 / 01:30

Who you are and the skills you bring.

Next · Industries or venture types you want to co-build in.

00:00 — Who you are and the skills you bring.
00:20 — Industries or venture types you want to co-build in.
00:45 — A proof point from past work.
01:10 — How you want to contribute on a founding team.

Upload file

In-app recording isn't available in this browser — upload a file or paste a URL.

Or video URL

Draft with AI

Fill empty answers from your intro video and LinkedIn profile. Existing answers stay as you wrote them.

Add a LinkedIn URL or upload the intro video first.

V · Profile

Background and ambition

Background & track recordWhat you’ve shipped, led, or built. Track record over titles.

0 / 1200 characters

Unfair advantageWhat makes you unusually able to co-build?

0 / 800 characters

Why nowWhy is this the moment for you to co-build?

0 / 800 characters

Time commitment

Openness to studio co-build

Problem spaces you’re drawn toSectors, customer types, or problems you’d obsess over for years.

0 / 800 characters

Where you want studio leverage

0 / 600 characters

Skills & rolesComma-separated — e.g. product, GTM, fintech, mobile

0 / 200 characters

Why 4|>layWhy access jobs and co-build opportunities via 4|>lay?

0 / 800 characters

CV / resume (optional)PDF or Word — optional. Helps matching across the studio ecosystem.

After you submit, sign in to the Talent Portal with the same email to browse ventures and express interest.