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Email to Founder University

Hi Kelly and Lukas,

Thank you for taking the time to review our application. We're so delighted to have received an acceptance from you. It means a lot to me and the team that you'd include us in your 9th cohort.

I'm a big fan of the All In Podcast and This Week in Startups, so I leaped at the opportunity without considering whether I'd be a good fit for Founder University. After a deeper look at the program, I don't think we'd be a good fit.

My cofounders and I have been trying to get our technology into mostly fintech companies for over five years, and there is a lot of interest in nKode. Despite this interest, companies are unwilling to do so with a technology that has yet to be widely adopted or has the backing of a trusted identity provider.

This year, we have shifted our focus to finding a strategic partner (like Okta or Microsoft) with the credibility to back nKode as a secure authentication technology.

Here's our ask: can we set up a meeting with you or someone on your team to help us find a strategic partner?

Thanks, Donovan