Inside Hypergility: how Signal Equity decisions actually get made

Founders ask us "what do you actually look for?" The honest answer is: a meeting, two partners, four scores, one veto. Here's the inside view of how a Signal Equity decision actually gets made at Hypergility.

The meeting is 60 minutes. No deck required, but a written artefact (memo, prototype, customer note) must be shared 24 hours ahead. We read it.

After the meeting, two partners score independently on four axes — clarity, motion, integrity, bet-size — each 1–5. We compare scores before discussion to avoid anchoring.

Minimum to proceed: 14/20 combined, and no axis below 3 from either partner. One partner can veto without explanation; the other must accept it.

We say no roughly 8 out of 10 times. The most common reasons aren't the ones founders expect — integrity concerns and bet-size mismatch lead the list. Motion is rarely the problem.

Every decision — yes or no — is logged with reasoning. Any founder we say no to can request the written reasoning. We send it.

“The most useful thing we can give a founder we decline is the honest reason. The least useful is a vague maybe.”

Sources

1. Hypergility — Signal Equity