The story

The rejection that turned
out to be recognition.

When the founder of Threshold was 17, he had dreams of building something in an industry he loved. He studied for it. He volunteered for years. He applied for apprenticeship after apprenticeship.

Every single one said no.

Then the last interviewer said something different. Not "you're not good enough." But: "You can't be our apprentice because you already know everything we'd teach you. You need to be our technician."

He'd crossed a threshold he didn't know he'd crossed. The rejection was recognition. He belonged there more than he realised.

Threshold exists because that moment is happening to someone right now. Someone who can't see what the person across the table can already see in them. We exist to close that gap.

What we are

The right room with
the right people.

We support, connect and develop people who are standing at the edge of something — people with the drive, the idea and the commitment, but not yet the room, the network or the confidence to walk through the door.

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Accessible Entry

No traction or revenue required. No pitch deck. No minimum stage. If you're building something with genuine passion, you belong here.

02

Psychological Support

Real work on imposter syndrome, confidence, and the internal barriers that keep capable people stuck. Not just a mentor intro — genuine, ongoing support.

03

Curated Community

Small, intentional cohorts of ten. People who belong together. Not a 10,000-person Slack group where nothing meaningful happens.

04

Investor Access

Real introductions to angels who understand that the highest-ROI bet is on people with passion — not people with pitch decks.

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Mission
Inside Threshold

What membership
looks like.

Every touchpoint is designed to create one feeling: finally being in the right room with the right people.

Quarterly

Peer Matching

Paired with an accountability partner at a similar stage. Someone who gets it. You hold each other accountable, rotating each quarter to keep perspectives fresh.

Quarterly

The Dinner

An in-person gathering. Good food, real conversation, the right room. No panels, no pitches — just ten people who are building something, being honest with each other.

Monthly

Curated Intros

Two to three strategic connections per month based on what you actually need right now. Not random networking — targeted, considered introductions that move the needle.

Ongoing

Async Community

A private space for the cohort. Monthly themes and prompts that drive discussion without founder bottleneck. The community guides itself — Threshold designs the conditions.

When you're ready

Investor Introductions

Real introductions to angel investors who believe in the human investment thesis. Not "networking events" — warm intros to people who understand early-stage founders.

Who it's for

People who can't
stop building.

You've had an idea that's had fifteen names and three business plans. You've taught yourself things nobody asked you to learn. You've put yourself in the position you're in now through sheer drive — but you feel like you should be further along.

You don't need someone to tell you what to do. You need someone to show you what you've already done. You need the right room.

Our investment thesis prioritises human. The highest ROI in early-stage investment is in people with passion and commitment — not people hungry for money, but people who cannot imagine not building this specific thing.

The founder

Built by someone who's been where you are.

Matt Parker is 21. He's a SaaS founder, a theatre technician, and the creator of Threshold Collective. He survived every rejection, a mental health spiral, and the moment where he almost walked away from the thing he was born to do.

He didn't. He went freelance with no plan and barely any money. The yeses started coming. People started asking for him. He built a career from nothing — and then turned around to help others do the same.

Threshold isn't built on theory. It's built on the lived experience of standing at the edge and having someone reach back to show you what was already true.

Matt Parker
Founder, Threshold Collective
21 Age
3 Ventures
UK Based
Now accepting applications

First cohort.
Ten places.

Threshold is opening its doors to ten young UK entrepreneurs for the founding cohort. Small by design. Intentional by nature. If you've read this far, you're probably exactly who we built this for.

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Places
UK
Based
2026
Cohort One
Apply for Cohort One

No pitch deck needed. Just tell us who you are and what you're building.

Find the
right room.

Not ready to apply yet? That's fine. If something on this page resonated — if you're building something and you felt seen reading this — we'd still love to hear from you.

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