The fastest way
to Silicon Valley.

A residency in San Francisco for those who want to start massive companies.

Apply Now

Who is this for

Start at stage 0.
Build the foundations of a generational company.

For non-US founders at the very beginning: pre-idea, pre-team, or just getting started.

The Program

Live with us in San Francisco.
Build with peers.
Raise from the best.

We invest a $250k first check and help you close your first round (alumni have raised from Sequoia, Founders Fund, Benchmark, Index…)

Built by Entrepreneurs First

$16B+ in portfolio value

Cleo (unicorn) • Aztec Network (a16z) • Gensyn (a16z) • PolyAI (Khosla) • Neptune Robotics (Sequoia) • Magdrive (Founders Fund)

As part of EF, we're backed by

John CollisonStripe Demis HassabisDeepMind Daniel GrossSafe Superintelligence Nat FriedmanGitHub Reid HoffmanLinkedIn Mustafa SuleymanMicrosoft AI

and many others.

Home Residency FAQ Meet Us Apply