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EXPEDITE APPLICATION

A senior reviewer on your application in 48 hours. A written decision in one business week. Fully refundable on portfolio selection.

High Application Volume

Application reviews currently take 4–6 weeks from submission. Every application is evaluated manually by our investment team. Expediting your application is entirely optional — it will be read with the same depth either way.

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APPLICATION DETAILS

Use the email, phone, and Expedite ID from your original application so we can match your payment to your case.

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WHY WE CHARGE FOR THIS

Honestly, we'd rather not charge founders at all. Applying to Black Capital is always free. This fee exists for one reason: to fund the real costs of pulling work forward.

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Manual Review

Every Black Capital application is read by a human — never an algorithm. Expedited applications pull senior partner hours from active portfolio work.

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Third-Party Costs

Founder background verification, KYC, AML compliance checks, and accelerated diligence tooling — all of which we pay for in real money.

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Legal & Compliance

Fast-track decisions require expedited legal sign-off and compliance review, especially for cross-border ventures.

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Equal Treatment

Founders who don't pay receive the same depth of review. We just don't subsidize fast-tracking by slowing down anyone else's queue.