About Takeoff

Built by founders who learned the expensive way.

Takeoff was built by people who had to solve the fundraising problem the hard way first. The point is founder-side credibility, not another vendor biography.

The people behind the platform

Fundraising judgment plus systems execution in the same room.

Enough proof to know who is in the room, without turning the page into a resume or exposing the operating machine.

Capital experience
$40M+

Experience across founder-led companies, investor campaigns, and capital-formation work.

Operating history
35 years

Fundraising pattern recognition from the founder side, shaped by real capital-formation pressure.

Systems depth
Fortune 500

Complex product, data, and reporting infrastructure experience.

KB
CEO and co-founder
Ken Berenger
Founder operator with capital formation experience and the scar tissue that created Takeoff.
AJ
Co-founder and CTO
AJ Fikejs
Systems architect behind the infrastructure, reporting, and marketing operating discipline that makes the model work.
Founder operators reviewing a raise folder and operating map
Trust material

Built by people who know the pressure.

The founder story stays grounded in operating judgment, capital-formation pressure, and the work of building the system.

Mission

Founder-first. Partner-aligned. Anti-extraction.

Takeoff exists because the old fundraising model asks founders to bleed cash before the raise proves itself. The better path starts with clearer economics and a private fit conversation.

01

Tell the truth

Put the economics and tradeoffs in the open.

02

Protect the method

Keep the public site clear without giving away the operating machine.

03

Move to action

Use the walkthrough to decide the cleanest next move.

Start the conversation

Your idea deserves more than a listing and an email blast.

Talk to a founder-side team. Get a clear next step for your raise, even if the answer is that Takeoff is not the right lane.