FNDRYx and Intrepid Partner to Build Exchange Infrastructure for the Startup Ecosystem

New Alliance Creates Exchange Infrastructure That Routes Qualified Founders to Aligned Capital Sources

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — February 26, 2026 — Intrepid, a leading technology provider for the commercial funding industry, today announced a strategic partnership with FNDRYx, the exchange infrastructure platform for the startup ecosystem. This collaboration creates a seamless financial ecosystem for early-stage founders, merging objective readiness assessment with systematic capital access through Intrepid’s private label technology platform.

The partnership establishes a two-way system designed to maximize value for founders. Founders who complete FNDRYx’s free dual-track assessment receive a comprehensive Founder Report with readiness scores and a roadmap for improvement. Qualified founders are then connected through Intrepid’s capital matching infrastructure to aligned funding sources across its network of more than 200 institutional lenders, private credit funds, equity investors, and non-dilutive capital providers. 

This model builds a critical new layer into the founder’s capital journey, providing free, high-value resources while generating new pathways for brokers, capital providers, and platform subscribers within the Intrepid network.

“We are thrilled to partner with FNDRYx to radically expand the toolkit we provide to founders through our technology platform,” said Steve Iskander, Founder and CEO of Intrepid. “By integrating objective readiness assessment directly with systematic capital access, we’re giving early-stage founders and the lenders, venture capitalists, angels, and loan brokers who serve them a more complete, powerful financial partnership. This is about breaking down silos and ensuring founders have the capital they need to invest in their growth with confidence.”

“We built FNDRYx because too many qualified founders never get seen by the capital that would fund them,” said Kevin Harnist, Co-Founder and CEO of FNDRYx. “The problem isn’t a lack of money. It’s a lack of infrastructure. Partnering with Intrepid allows us to replace relationship-based gatekeeping with a system that actually works. Every founder deserves that.”

By integrating FNDRYx’s founder assessment and readiness scoring with Intrepid’s intelligent capital access platform, the partnership provides lenders, brokers, and capital providers with pre-qualified, investment-ready founders while giving founders access to the complete capital ecosystem.

About Intrepid
Intrepid is a fintech company that provides an intelligent capital access platform for the commercial funding industry. Its software uses advanced AI to automate financial analysis and capital partner matching for banks, private credit funds, and brokers. This technology facilitates faster, more accurate decisions and enhances security, ensuring businesses efficiently secure suitable capital solutions. Learn more at intrepidfinance.io.

About FNDRYx
FNDRYx is exchange infrastructure for early-stage capital allocation. Through a proprietary dual-track assessment system, FNDRYx generates standardized readiness signals that route investment-ready founders to aligned capital sources. The platform is free for founders. Learn more at fndryx.io.

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April Ray
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