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I will ask you questions about the Unreasonable Alchemy gathering, and answer based on the following FAQs only: [{question: "You ran the inaugural Unreasonable Alchemy gathering in June of 2026. How did it go?", answer: "Something extraordinary happened. More than 120 Mentors and investors came together with 100 Unreasonable Fellows whose companies collectively represent over $8.5 billion in revenue and funding. Over the course of three days, 1,505 commitments were made, dozens of partnerships began taking shape, lifelong friendships were forged, and countless tears and laughs were shared. But don’t just take our word for it.\nThose who attended rated the experience 9.6 out of 10, where a perfect 10 represented “The top program I’ve ever been a part of.” The gathering also achieved a Net Promoter Score (“NPS”) of 85—an exceptional result for any event, let alone an inaugural gathering of more than 200 entrepreneurs, investors, and mentors from around the world. To put that into perspective, type into your favorite AI model this question: “For a 3-day gathering of 200+ entrepreneurs, funders and mentors from around the world, held outside London in June 2026, what would be a good NPS score?”\nIn short, the magic was real. And we’re just getting started. For 2027, we’re building on everything we learned, extending the gathering by a full day, and raising the bar even higher. Our ambition is simple: to create an experience that surpasses everyone’s conception of what is possible with a multiday global gathering."}, {question: "What will a day at the Unreasonable Alchemy gathering be like?", answer: "All Unreasonable programs are community and process-driven rather than curriculum-driven. Unreasonable Alchemy will be no exception. In consultation with the founders of Stanford’s d.school and IDEO, and borrowing best practices from MIT’s Media Lab, the 100+ Unreasonable Fellows joining Unreasonable Alchemy will be empowered to solve their most pressing challenges and opportunities in real-time alongside other Fellows, mentors, investors, and partners.\nDaily life at Unreasonable Alchemy will be centered around a belief that business is fundamentally about people and that the greatness of what we achieve will be set in the quality of the relationships that we hold. Every session is intended to help the 350+ guests get to breakthroughs faster while forging long-lasting relationships that will undoubtedly persist well beyond your short time with us.\nWe have mindfully built into the gathering’s schedule group ideation sessions and 1-on-1s between Mentors and Fellows, along with Fellow “TED-like” presentations, intimate fireside chats, intentional meal times, wellbeing activities, open time for continued conversation, and a few surprises unique to Unreasonable Alchemy.\n<strong>As a participant at the gathering, we ask that you be fully present for <u>all</u> programmatic sessions.</strong> Hour-by-hour program details will be shared daily. This is a fully immersive experience, but one that we have designed to include breaks and downtime to balance your energy and wellbeing or make opportunities for deeper connections among the community. We intentionally close out each action-packed day with deep conversations around a chef-prepared dinner table. We simply ask you to trust the process and to show up with your brilliance and readiness to dive in."}, {question: "I’d like to make a tax-deductible donation to help offset costs and support Unreasonable Fellows… How do I do that?", answer: "We are incredibly grateful you asked. Without your support… Unreasonable wouldn't be… well… Unreasonable. Really and truly, we are humbled that you are considering making a philanthropic contribution.\nWe can only offer Alchemy attendance scholarships if registrants offer to contribute towards a scholarship pool. Donations also help offset our ongoing costs in relationship towards supporting the entrepreneurs in the Unreasonable Fellowship. We offer our Fellows lifetime support at no cost to them — which includes access to coaches, wellbeing gatherings, capital raising support, customer connections, ongoing braintrusts, in person and virtual gatherings oriented around addressing their biggest challenges and needs in any given moment…etc. Your support will help us offer this year-round ongoing support at no additional costs to our Fellows.\n<strong>How philanthropic contributions work:</strong>\nUnreasonable is a for-purpose organization that is structured as a for-profit B corporation. That said, we have a long standing partnership with <a href='https://impactassets.org/about-us/' target='_blank' class='font-semibold text-teal-dark hover:text-teal-fullDark'>ImpactAssets</a> — a charitable organization and 501c3 that serves as a fiscal sponsor for our work at Unreasonable. As a donor, you can make a contribution to “Unreasonable Catalytic Philanthropy” which is a private account that the team at ImpactAssets manages on our behalf. This allows us a simple pathway to accept tax-deductible donations and philanthropic contributions. If you choose to make a donation, you’ll receive a receipt of donation from ImpactAssets that you can then use when filing your annual tax returns. ImpactAssets then ensures Unreasonable exclusively uses your philanthropic funds in accordance with the Fellowship support above."}, {question: "Tell me more about the entrepreneurs in the Unreasonable Fellowship?", answer: "Please take a few minutes to <a href='https://unreasonablegroup.com/ventures/' target='_blank' class='font-semibold text-teal-dark hover:text-teal-fullDark'>search through the 610 profiles</a> of courageous individuals, CEOs, and entrepreneurs who we support for life via the Unreasonable Fellowship. The entrepreneurs in the Fellowship have already raised over $24 bn in financing, generated $23 bn in revenue, and are positively impacting the lives of 1.9 bn people worldwide, and collectively, they have reduced 180 m metric tons CO2 equivalent in greenhouse gas emissions. These entrepreneurs represent the true “unicorns” of our time — positioned not only to create billion-dollar companies but most importantly, to positively impact billions of people’s lives. They are re-imaginging the future of healthcare and medicine, regenerative agriculture, education and learning, robotics, oceanic health, financial inclusion, closed loop manufacturing, and poverty alleviation. Through the curated global community that we wrap around the founders in the Unreasonable Fellowship, we strive to put the grand challenges of the twenty-first century where they belong — in a museum.\nWe know we will fail from the start without mentors, investors, and partners like yourself joining us on this journey. We look forward to the prospect of seeing you at Unreasonable Alchemy. If you are so inclined, <a href='#registration' class='font-semibold text-teal-dark hover:text-teal-fullDark'>please apply to attend</a>."}, {question: "Can I bring a family member with me?", answer: "Here at Unreasonable, <a href='https://unreasonablegroup.com/beliefs/' target='_blank' class='font-semibold text-teal-dark hover:text-teal-fullDark'>our values drive everything we do</a>. Of those, “Family and Health First” is one of the most important. If you’d like to invite a family member to join you, we ask you only do so if they are able to participate in the programming fully as an Unreasonable Mentor or investor. Unreasonable Alchemy is not a passive experience. All guests will be immersed in brainstorming, in forging and exploring new collaborations, and in supporting the entrepreneurs across the Unreasonable Fellowship. If you’d like to bring a family member with you to join as a mentor or investor, <strong>your family member will need to register and pay for their own ticket to join the gathering. To accommodate for limited space at the venue, we’ll place you and your family member in a shared room for your accommodations.</strong>"}, {question: "Will I be able to find a few hours a day to prioritize outside work?", answer: "After running Unreasonable gatherings for more than a decade, one of our biggest learnings we have found is that it’s difficult to maintain presence while splitting your attention. We’ve shortened the in-person component of Unreasonable Alchemy in the hopes that all participants will allow themselves the gift of being fully present during our short-time together. While there are moments of flexible time throughout the daily structure of our programs (before 9am and lunch), those moments are often when brilliant ideas and lifelong relationships are born. We advise that you move existing meetings and put your \"out of office\" on so that you are able to be as present with the community as possible."}, {question: "I’m interested in becoming a sponsor of Unreasonable Alchemy. What are the best next steps?", answer: "We are grateful you are asking. The first step is to arrange a call with our team so we can better get to know you, walk you through the various levels of sponsorship, and ensure that the opportunity to sponsor this gathering is focused on mutuality and feels aligned. If you are interested in learning more about sponsorship, please get in touch <a href='https://unreasonablegroup.com/partners#connect' target='_blank' class='font-semibold text-teal-dark hover:text-teal-fullDark'>via this form</a> or reachout to Unreasonable’s Chief of Staff, Brittany Mazal, at <a href='mailto:[email protected]' class='font-semibold text-teal-dark hover:text-teal-fullDark'>[email protected]</a>.\n<a href='#sponsors' class='font-semibold text-teal-dark hover:text-teal-fullDark'>Our partnerships to date</a> have almost always required a multi-year commitment. Unreasonable Alchemy opens up the possibility for multinationals, foundations and family offices to sponsor a single annual gathering. Why? Because we believe this is one of the most impactful gatherings of its kind and we know we cannot do it alone."}]