Learn how to raise capital from a founder who's raised $1 billion+.
Peter Diamandis heard "no" 99 times before raising $100M for XPRIZE. After 25+ companies and a billion dollars raised, here's the exact playbook he uses to turn rejection into funding.
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Why this course
You have a vision that could change the world. Investors keep saying no.
For purpose-driven entrepreneurs ready to turn world-changing ideas into funded ventures.
A good idea is not a fundable one. Fundraising is its own craft—with patterns, frameworks, and a vocabulary you either learn or burn cash discovering the hard way.
Peter Diamandis has started 25+ companies and raised more than $1 billion. He's also been told no thousands of times. The difference between the founders who get funded and the ones who give up isn't the idea, the deck, or the market. It's a craft.
This course is the playbook: how to find a Massive Transformative Purpose, build credibility before you walk into the room, tell a story investors can't say no to, and close the round.
This isn't theory. It's the battle-tested playbook from someone who's been in the trenches.
What you'll walk away with
Four shifts. One fundable founder.
01 / Purpose
Find your Massive Transformative Purpose.
Use AI tools and Peter's own frameworks to articulate the mission that separates fundable ventures from forgotten ideas.
02 / Fluency
Speak the language of every investor type.
From friends & family to Series A. Understand what each investor actually wants—and how to deliver it on the page and in the room.
03 / Story
Build a deck investors can't ignore.
Study 1,000+ real pitch decks—Uber, Airbnb, Facebook—and the storytelling patterns that raised $150M for Colossal and $220M for JUST.
04 / Grit
Turn rejection into fuel.
Internalize the "99 Nos to 1 Yes" and "Line of Super-Credibility" frameworks Peter used to raise $100M for XPRIZE—and $100M from Elon Musk.
The fundraising craft
Six moves every founder has to nail before the term sheet.
By the end of the course, you'll have the frameworks, scripts, and pattern recognition to run a real round—not just talk about one.
→ Move 01
Articulate a Massive Transformative Purpose worth funding.
The 12-word sentence that decides whether a check writer leans in or politely passes. Build yours with AI-assisted exercises pulled from Peter's playbook.
→ Move 02
Map the funding stack from friends & family to Series A.
What each investor type actually buys at each stage—and the language, traction, and risk profile that gets a yes versus a polite no.
→ Move 03
Birth above the Line of Super-Credibility.
The single move that turned XPRIZE from a side project into a magnet for $100M. Engineer the moment your venture starts attracting capital instead of chasing it.
→ Move 04
Build a pitch deck off 1,000+ real examples.
Tear-downs of the decks that raised Uber, Airbnb, Facebook, Colossal, and JUST. The slide order, the omissions, and the storytelling beats investors pattern-match for.
→ Move 05
Find and reach the 2,500+ investors that actually fit.
Directory access plus a process: how to qualify, warm-intro, and sequence outreach so you spend your scarce time on the rooms that will actually write.
→ Move 06
Convert 99 nos into 1 yes—and then close.
The rejection frameworks Peter built across 25+ companies, plus the negotiation tactics for getting a term sheet over the line without giving away the company.
Your instructor
Peter H. Diamandis
Founder, XPRIZE · Executive Chairman, Singularity
Meet your instructor
25+ companies. $1 billion+ raised. One playbook.
Peter Diamandis is the founder of XPRIZE, executive chairman of Singularity, and one of the most prolific entrepreneurs of the exponential era. He's started more than two dozen companies, raised over a billion dollars in capital, and shaped how an entire generation of founders thinks about moonshots.
In this course, he opens his actual playbook—the frameworks, the deck templates, the investor directories, the rejection stories, and the closing tactics—everything he's used to fund his own ventures and coach hundreds of other founders to fund theirs.
$1B+
Capital raised across his ventures
25+
Companies founded and funded
99
Nos before XPRIZE got to yes
Program rundown
72 videos. 9+ hours. The complete fundraising playbook.
Move at your own pace. Each module pairs short video lessons from Peter and guest founders with templates, real pitch decks, and exercises you can apply to your own round the same week.
01Find your Massive Transformative PurposePeter DiamandisFoundations
Before the deck, before the round, before the first email: the work of articulating an MTP that's big enough to attract capital and tight enough to communicate in a sentence. AI-assisted exercises and tear-downs of MTPs that worked.
The MTP framework, in Peter's own words
AI-assisted exercises to sharpen your statement
Knowledge check + apply-to-your-venture exercise
02The investor stack: F&F, angel, seed, Series APeter DiamandisCore module
A guided tour of every check writer you'll ever meet. What each one buys, what they're scared of, what stage you should be at when you walk in—and the right language for each conversation.
03Birth above the Line of Super-CredibilityPeter DiamandisPositioning
The single positioning move that flipped XPRIZE from "interesting idea" to "where do I send the wire". How to engineer credibility before the round opens—and why most founders skip this and pay for it later.
04The pitch deck, tear-down by tear-downPeter DiamandisStorytelling
Forensic walk-throughs of decks that raised real money: Uber, Airbnb, Facebook, plus modern winners. Slide order, what gets cut, the narrative arc, and the editing principles you can copy.
05Live pitches that raised $150M+Guest foundersCase studies
Recorded pitch sessions from Colossal ($150M) and JUST ($220M), with founder commentary on what they did, what they cut, and the questions that almost killed each round.
06Find your investors: the 2,500+ directoryPeter DiamandisOutreach
Inside Peter's working directory of active investors plus the workflow on top: how to qualify, sequence, warm-intro, and follow up so a 200-name list becomes 8 real meetings.
0799 Nos to 1 Yes: rejection as fuelPeter DiamandisMindset
The mental frameworks Peter built across 25+ companies to survive rejection without warping the venture. How to read a no, when to update the deck, when to push back, and when to walk.
08The Elon Musk pitch: closing the roomPeter DiamandisClosing
The full breakdown of how Peter raised $100M from Elon Musk for XPRIZE. The setup, the pitch, the moment of decision, and the closing principles you can lift into your own room.
Singularity Digital app
Take Fund Your Purpose with you.
The Singularity Digital app gives you full access to every enrolled course, offline downloads, and a continuous-play queue so a commute, flight, or workout turns into a working session on your round.
Fund Your Purpose is a game-changer. A practical, step-by-step guide on securing funding—the modular design made it easy to engage with, and I highly recommend it for anyone serious about their ideas.
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Kevin
Founder / CEO
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An incredible program that gave me invaluable insights and strategies to propel my startup forward. The support and knowledge were crucial in refining our mission and attracting investors.
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Lucas
Founder
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This program was instrumental in advancing my startup, offering invaluable strategies and support. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to elevate their business effectively.
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Austin
Founder
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Fund Your Purpose
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What's inside
9+ hours of content across 72 video lessons
1,000+ real pitch decks from Uber, Airbnb, Facebook, and more
Directory of 2,500+ active investors
Live pitches from founders who raised $150M+
Mental frameworks for rejection and setbacks
Singularity Credly badge on completion
For teams
Bring Fund Your Purpose to your whole founding team.
Group discounts, course customizations, and collaborative learning management. For executives and talent leaders who want to future-proof their organization.
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