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SHARE IN A VENTURE

The sweat equity talent platform. Connect and build businesses together.

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FIND YOUR VENTURE

Featured startup opportunities

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Co-Pilot (co-founder)

Ignition Motor Club

Car storage is great, the car community is greater. We are creating the home away from home for petrolheads, the next soho house for the car collector.

UK, London, Kent or Surrey

16-24 hrs/Week

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Chief of Operations

Hibi Tea

We're an ambitious seed-stage start-up poised and ready to distrupt the Tea Market. Currently a visionary team of 2 with an innovative healthy tea product in development, we're on a mission to revolutionise the health-conscious beverage industry and make meaningful impact.

UK

8-16 hrs/Week

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Branding and Design

Used and Loved

Used and Loved is a second-hand search engine powering the creator economy, starting with curated second-hand fashion. Used and Loved is the first place in the world where second-hand style content creators can monetise from doing what they love: sharing their expertise to encourage more to move away from buying new.

UK

<8 hrs/Week

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Javascript โ€“ Technical Lead (Data / Fintech)

D-Risk IT

If helping to shape and technically influence a data focused startup in the Fintech, Investment and B2B Business Services space interests you, then make contact and letโ€™s talk.

UK remote

16-24 hrs/Week

Knowledge

What is sweat equity?

Sweat equity is the investment of time, effort and skills into a business in exchange for a share in the business. It forms the foundation of innovation and progress for those willing to get their hands dirty, and have the audacity to transform ideas into reality. 

Sweat equity allows those who contribute to share in the future success of the business. It also means you can develop your own skills, explore areas that really interest you and build out your own experience to support your own career ambitions.

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WHY SWEQLINK?

A platform for great startup ideas & great talent

80% of entrepreneurs self-fund their startup ideas because they're unable to access external funding. Sweat equity can be a way to offset this financial requirement, giving ideas the best chance to develop into businesses during those very early stages.

We help connect people who want to work for equity in a business with founders who want to pay in equity. As the business scales, you get rewarded for your contributions.

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Startups & Resources

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Trading Talent for Equity

Mickela Sonola (Community Liaison at Sweqlink) shares her experience of working for sweat equity from the perspective of the talent...

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For Talent: Why work for equity?

Sweat equity is more than just a contribution toward a business venture of project...

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For Founders: Sweat equity best practices

Accelerate your startup with sweat equity: Best practices to get you started

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For Founders: Startup offers

Discounts from trusted parters to help you grow your business

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๐Ÿš€ Featured Startup: DRisk.IT

DRisk.IT is making startup valuations more accessible and helping founders make stronger cases for investment

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