Application Settings

Configure everything a founder must complete before applying — branding, custom questions, required steps, pipeline stages and gates, interview scheduling, and onboarding emails.

What it is

This is the control panel for your entire application process — what founders see before they apply, what they must complete, and what happens once they're accepted. It's one long settings page organized into focused cards.

Branding

Set your logo, browser tab identity (title and favicon), and legal links (Terms/Privacy — shown instead of Venture OS's own when set). White Label (Enterprise-only) lets you fully rebrand the public application experience: primary color, email sender name, "powered by" text, and even a named AI advisor persona founders interact with during the process.

Required steps

Choose which Idea Book sections a founder must complete before their venture card unlocks for submission. You can also require a readiness assessment, an application survey (pulled from your Survey Hub), and a gap analysis — each toggled independently.

Extended application form and re-application

Turn on an extended form for more detail per applicant, set a minimum validation score gate (0–100) if you want evidence of testing before someone can apply, and decide whether a rejected applicant is allowed to re-apply later.

Custom questions

Add your own questions to the application form — free text, multiple choice, or other supported types — for anything your program needs that isn't already covered by the standard form.

Pipeline stages and stage gates

Define the stages your Applications board uses (name, color, order, terminal outcomes) and configure gates on any stage — score threshold or evaluator quorum — with whether a gate can be manually overridden.

Interview scheduling and meeting types

Set calendar links for interviews and committee interviews, and configure each meeting type's duration, required attendees, buffer time, and advance notice.

Onboarding emails

Write the email sent to a newly accepted venture at day 1, day 7, and day 30 — subject and body for each, so onboarding doesn't depend on someone remembering to send it manually.

How it fits your workflow

Configure this before opening applications for a new cohort or program; most sections you'll set once and revisit only when your process changes.

Getting started

Start with Required Steps and Pipeline Stages — those two decide what a founder experiences and how their application moves — then layer in branding, custom questions, and onboarding emails.