Everything you need to know.
We put 10% of our profits into funding people’s dreams. We know how hard it is to start, and how often the only thing missing is a small cheque and someone who believes in you. So that’s what we do. You tell us your dream, the community backs the ones they believe in, and we fund them.
£5,000 a dream. It’s about what it takes to get started, and it’s the same for everyone. Some months we fund a few dreams, some months a lot more, depending on how much is in the pot that month.
Pitch your dream, tell us what you want to build and what would help. It goes up on HelpBnk for the community to get behind, so rally your people, tell your story, get them backing you. That support helps guide the decision, and Simon and the team make the final call.
Anyone, anywhere. This isn’t a UK thing. If you need a kickstart for a dream, an idea or a business, this is for you.
Whatever moves your dream forward. We won’t tell you how to spend it, but we will help you think it through, because this is your shot and we don’t want you to waste it. Tell us in your application what you need it for. There’s no right or wrong answer. Just make the most of it.
You don’t have to convince a panel. The community gets behind the dreams they believe in, and that backing helps guide the decision. Simon and the team make the final call, weighing the community’s support alongside each dreamer’s story and circumstances. And funded or not, you’re now part of a community of dreamers, with access to the support and tools to get going, and you can always pitch again.
Once winners are announced, we’ll invite you to your first free mentoring session, a chance to meet us properly and talk through how we can help bring your dream to life. After that session, we’ll release your £5k. From there you’re part of it: ongoing mentoring, a monthly session with other funded dreamers, learning, the tools we rate, and the community. We’d love to stay in touch and follow your journey too, just to cheer you on and share your story if you’re up for it.
You’ve still started. You’ve made a pitch and put your dream where people can see it, and that’s worth more than any single grant. Your first customer might be watching. So might a partner, a mentor or someone who can open a door. Stay in the community, watch the how-to-pitch tips, and pitch again any time. The door stays open.
No, just one grant per dreamer. We want to back as many different dreamers as we can, so once you’ve had your turn, the next dream gets its chance.
That’s allowed. We’ll point you to content and a community that helps you find your dream. Come back when it clicks. The door stays open.
Don’t worry about being polished. Watch a few other dreamers’ pitches for a feel of it, then just be clear about the problem you’re solving and the help you need. You never know who’s watching, your first customer, a partner, someone who can open a door. Say it simply and say it honestly.
Yes. You’ll need socials to pitch and to rally support, so we ask for them up front.
We pledge 10% of our profits to help dreamers in different ways. DreamFund gets a share of that 10% to fund dreams directly. Right now it’s our own money. Over time we’ll open it up so other businesses can back dreams too.
No. It’s a gift. No repayments, no interest, no equity, nothing. You never pay it back. If you do well one day, we’d love you to sign our pledge to give back when you’re profitable, so you can help the next dreamer the way you were helped. But that’s a choice, not a condition. No pressure.
No. Every penny reaches a dreamer. We cover the running costs ourselves, nothing is skimmed.
Never. It’s a gift, not an investment. We have no claim on anything you build or earn.
Every month. How much goes out depends on what’s in the pot that month.
We show it live on the page. Whatever’s allocated to the fund that month is what’s going out to dreamers, no hidden maths.
No. The money is unconditional. No milestones, no spending checks, nobody on your back. We would love to stay in touch though, to see how you’re getting on, share your journey and let the community cheer you on. That’s an invitation, never a requirement.
Both, if you want it. The money is yours, no strings. On top of that you’re invited into something that genuinely helps people get further: a mentor, a monthly session with other funded dreamers, and access to online learning and tools we rate. The dreamers who do best are the ones who build alongside their peers and lean on the community. That’s how you succeed. No judgement, take what helps.
Yes. You can fund dreams now, or pledge a share of future profits to back dreams later. Either way you join the people backing the next generation, and you follow the real dreamers your money helps.
Yes, and we’d love you to. You can back the dreamers you believe in on HelpBnk. A vote, a comment, a share, it all helps someone get going.