Founder fellowships and startup programs
Explore fellowship-format programs for founders, identified through stable classifications and program identity.
28 opportunities · Updated 2026-08-22
How we selected these
Programs appear for an exact fellowship tag or type, or a standalone fellow token in the stable name or identifier.
Opportunities
South Park Commons Founder Fellowship$1M total · US and India / SPC offices · rollingHF0Current standard terms not publicly specified · US / San Francisco · openThiel Fellowship$250k grant over two years · Global · open1517 FundCash grants plus angel-to-seed investment; no current standard amount published · Global · openZ Fellows$10k for 1% · Global (remote) · rollingDorm Room Fund$90k–$250k · US / university founders · openLatitudSAFE; current standardized amount and ownership not published · Latin America · openNucleate0% equity program support · Global · openSequoia Open Source Fellowship0% equity grant support · Global · rollingSoma Capital FellowsCurrent standard terms not publicly specified · Global · openBreakthrough Energy FellowsPhilanthropic R&D funding; current award amount not publicly standardized · Global · unknownOn Deck (ODF)No guaranteed cash investment · Global; one-week onboarding in San Francisco · unknown776 Foundation Fellowship$100k grant paid quarterly over two years · Global · unknownActivate Fellowship>$300k in living stipend, R&D funds, and benefits over two years · US communities plus Activate Anywhere · unknownAnzisha Venture Building Fellowship$140k annual support/prize pool; individual awards vary · Africa · unknownBessemer Fellowship Program (paused)Current standard terms not publicly specified · US / Canada historically · closedCabal Fellowship (unverified; former domain unrelated)Current standard terms not publicly specified · Unknown · unknownContrary Research Fellowship (startup accelerator label obsolete)No startup investment published · Global · unknownEmergent Ventures (Mercatus)grant · Global · unknownGreylock XCurrent standard terms not publicly specified · US · unknownHalcyon Incubatorstipend (equity-free) · US (Washington DC) · unknownInteract Fellowship0% equity community program · Global · closedKleiner Perkins FellowsCurrent standard terms not publicly specified · US · closedLightspeed FellowshipCurrent standard terms not publicly specified · US · closedLocalhost (Replit)Current standard terms not publicly specified · Global · unknownNeoCurrent standard terms not publicly specified · US · unknownRough Draft VenturesSAFE terms; standardized amount not published · US student network · closedUnreasonable Group0% equity program support · Global · unknown