Dare to Lead
Wayfair people investing in Wayfair people
Our Mission
Our mission is to support 100+ Wayfair alumni founders by EOY 2026
This group was started by former and current Wayfair employees, interested in supporting startups founded by Wayfair alumni. We want to help spur innovation amongst this group of smart, big dreaming, hard working people. Just like the original PayPal mafia, we are here to support hundreds of new Wayfair alumni startups with capital, mentorship, and more. Let's do this.
Value to Wayfair Alumni Founders
We provide access to capital from experienced Wayfair Operators, past and present.
Take a spin through all of the founders.
Value to Investors
Invest on a per deal basis.
Access + Education
$0 in fees & 0% carry
We are a syndicate. Which means, you can choose which companies you’d like to invest in. See something you like? Invest away. 100% of your investment will go to the company. All members who run Wayfund operations do so on a pro-bono basis, and because of this we charge $0 in fees and 0% carry.
Value to Founders
Your support network from Pre-seed to Series A
We will do our best to help increase your probability of success.
Apply to Get Involved
I’m a founder
Are you a Wayfair alum who has founded a company, or in the process of getting one off the ground? We want to hear from you.
I want to be a member
Are you a Wayfair alumni who wants to become an investor, mentor, or join our newsletter as a subscriber? We want to hear from you.
"Over time, not only can Wayfair become quite large in Boston, which will help the economy and help us draw in people from all over the country to make Massachusetts a net winner, but frankly I think it’ll help the ecosystem in indirect ways, like people going on to start their own companies." - Niraj Shah, CEO & Founder of Wayfair (from Boston Magazine article).