Become a Founding Academy
Help shape how jiu-jitsu gets taught, and get the benefits reserved for the academies who join first.
You're not just getting software. You're helping build the platform.
Founding academies work alongside coaches who care about how jiu-jitsu is taught, and get benefits reserved for early adopters.
Founding academy benefits.
Custom branding
Your logo, your colors, your academy name. The app wears your gym's identity.
Founding profile
A Founding Academy profile featured on the MatNotes website.
Early access
First to new features, with a direct line to shape the product roadmap.
Locked-in pricing
Founder pricing held for as long as you remain a customer. It never goes up on you.
Priority support
Questions answered first. You're building this with us.
Bring other academies, earn more.
Every academy you refer that becomes a paying customer moves you up the founder rewards.
What are the premium features?
- Full white-label: your own web address and a fully branded app, beyond the standard logo and colors.
- AI curriculum tools: your technique library auto-transcribed and searchable, as they roll out.
- Advanced coach insights: retention trends and where the room gets stuck, across your whole roster.
- First in line for every new feature.
What a Founder Ambassador gets
- MatNotes free for life: ten academies is real recurring revenue, so you stop paying, for good.
- Every premium feature included, always.
- 20% recurring commission on every academy you send us after this.
- A featured academy profile and Ambassador badge on our site.
- A direct line to the roadmap, with a quarterly say in what we build next.
Good to know.
How does billing work?
Month-to-month. Cancel anytime. No contracts, no lock-in.
What do students get?
They review techniques and ask questions right beneath every video.
How long does setup take?
Typically under 15 minutes: film a technique, invite your gym, done.
Who owns our content?
You do. Your academy owns its content and curriculum, always.
Apply as a Founding Academy.
Tell us about your gym. We review every application personally and reply within a couple of days.
Application received.
Thanks for applying to join the founding 100. We'll review it and get back to you within a couple of days at the email you gave us.
Build a better learning experience for your students.
Become one of the first academies shaping the future of jiu-jitsu instruction.
Apply as a Founding Academy