Startup community, Founder-in-Residence program and Accelerator
Abstract: Startup community, Founder-in-Residence program and Accelerator
Here’s a quick overview of various programs and accelerators available for AI startups:
(1) Community, fellowship, cofounder matching
| Name | Type | Link | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Grant — grants for open source projects | open source | https://aigrant.org/ | rolling |
| On Deck | networking + perks | https://www.beondeck.com/ | one cohort per quarter, summer cohort application due by 3/22 |
| Z fellows | networking + 10k | https://www.zfellows.com/ | open till end of March? |
| YC co-founder matching | networking | https://www.startupschool.org/cofounder-matching/ | rolling |
| The Residency | free house | https://www.livetheresidency.com/ | rolling |
| PMF Method, First Round | product market fit | https://pmf.firstround.com/levels | 5/7 |
| Inception Studio | exclusive community | https://www.inceptionstudio.org/apply | rolling |
| Plug and Play Tech Center | exclusive community | https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/legacy-join/ | rolling |
| South Park Commons Membership | free office + perks + exclusive community | https://www.southparkcommons.com/apply | rolling |
| Menlo Fellows | exclusive community | https://menlovc.com/menlo-fellowship/ | rolling |
| Pear VC Female Founder Circles | exclusive community | https://pear.vc/female-founder-circles/ | 03/01, 2024 Spring Cohort |
(2) Founder-in-Residence
These programs provide a -1 to 0 process for aspiring founders to learn whether they want to start a company, explore different ideas, and find potential co-founders.
| Name | Type | Link | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afore Capital Founder-in-Residence program | -1 to 0 | https://www.afore.vc/residence | rolling |
| Founders, Inc. The First Check Fellowship | -1 to 0 | https://f.inc/fellowship | rolling |
| Boost | -1 to 0 | https://www.boost.vc/contact | rolling |
| unshackled VC residency | -1 to 0 | https://www.unshackledvc.com/residency | 3/1 |
| Conviction Embed | open to -1 to 0 | https://embed.conviction.com/ | 3/1 |
| Antler residency | -1 to 0 | https://www.antler.co/apply#location | rolling |
| O’Shaughnessy Fellowships | -1 to 0 | https://forms.osv.llc/fellowships2024? | 4/30 |
| Soma Capital Fellowship | open to -1 to 0 | https://www.somafellows.com/ | 5/6 |
| Menlo Labs Entrepreneur in Residence | open to -1 to 0 | https://menlovc.com/menlo-labs-entrepreneur-in-residence/ | rolling |
| AI2 Incubator | better to have an idea | https://www.ai2incubator.com/ | rolling |
| Founder.university | better to have an idea | https://www.founder.university/ | rolling |
(3) Accelerator
Prestigious accelerators are like top-ranked programs at prestigious universities: they’re hard to get into, but being rejected by those programs doesn’t mean you can’t successfully run your company.
3.1 Berkeley alumni fellowships
| Name | Link | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Skydeck | https://skydeck.berkeley.edu/ | 2/18 |
| the house fund | https://www.thehouse.fund/ai-accelerator/ | 4/12 |
| uclaunch | https://www.uclaunch.com/apply | 2/2 |
[To Be Continued]