First things first—why are you watching?
Maybe you’re rallying behind one of our founders. Maybe you’re an investor, mentor, partner, or stakeholder following their journey. Or maybe you’ve heard about Next Founder Up and just want to see what all the excitement is about.
Whatever brought you here, we’ve got a way for you to be part of the action.
🎟️ Want to Help a Specific Finalist Win?
Purchase a Virtual Angel Ticket to unlock the full interactive experience and help shape the outcome of the competition.
Your ticket includes:
- Access to the interactive livestream
- 50,000 LaunchBucks to deploy to the finalists through LaunchKings
- Your LaunchBucks count toward determining the 2026 CodeLaunch U.S. Champion
Purchase your Virtual Angel Ticket:
Please note: Virtual Angel Ticket sales close at 5PM CT on August 26th, one hour before the livestream begins at 6PM CT, to allow time to activate your LaunchKings account.
▶️ Just Want to Enjoy the Show?
Watch the Next Founder Up Season 1 livestream on YouTube—completely free.
You’ll experience every pitch, every surprise, and find out who becomes the 2026 CodeLaunch U.S. Champion.
Anyone watching can join the action in LaunchKings, deploy their LaunchBucks, and watch the startups compete. But LaunchBucks from casual viewers are for fun only, and don’t determine the winner.
Watch live on YouTube:
Shortly after the finale episode concludes, we’ll share the final LaunchKings deployment totals for both Virtual Angel Ticket holders and free viewers across all six startups on our social media channels.
🔐 Virtual Angel Activation Details
So you’re in it to win it!
Here’s how your LaunchKings activation works as a Virtual Angel Ticket holder:
- Purchase your Virtual Angel Ticket through Luma.
- Before the livestream, you’ll receive an email with your unique LaunchKings activation code.
- Open LaunchKings using the link in the email, or the QR code shown during the show, and enter your activation code to unlock your 50,000 LaunchBucks.
- During the livestream, deploy your LaunchBucks to your favorite finalist or finalists.
- In the final moments of the livestream show, the U.S. Champion will be revealed!
- After the competition concludes, we’ll reveal the final LaunchBucks totals for all six startups—including both Virtual Angel Ticket totals and Casual Viewer totals —across our social media channels.
