SPC Founder Fellowship, Spring 2027

$1M in the last round investmentNot open yet

  • Needs your click to submit

SPC says Spring 2027 Fellowship applications open later this year; no date is stated.

South Park Commons' funded path for founders ready to start a venture-scale company, with an eight-week in-person bootcamp in San Francisco, New York City or Bangalore and an open-ended residency after. SPC takes Fellowship applications twice a year; Fall 2026 is closed and Spring 2027 opens later this year. The Fall 2026 terms were $1M: $400K for 7% upfront and $600K guaranteed in the next external round.

Who can apply

  • in person

What the form asks

  • Which best describes where you are in your journey today?: where you are in your journey
  • Full Name: your full name
  • Email: your email
  • Phone number: your phone number
  • LinkedIn profile: your LinkedIn profile
  • Where will you be based?: where you will be based
  • How did you hear about the application?: how you heard about SPC
  • Please briefly elaborate on the above: optional
  • What personal or professional product, project, or achievement are you most proud of? Please link us to it and briefly tell us about it.: your proudest achievement with a link
  • Share 2-3 artifacts that illustrate your ability to do high-quality work.: 2 or 3 linked artifacts of your work
  • Regardless of the outcome of your application, would you like to stay in touch with SPC to hear about future events, updates, or interesting roles at SPC companies?: optional
  • Anything else to add?: optional

Rules

  • SPC accepts Founder Fellowship applications twice a year. Fall 2026 closed on August 2; Spring 2027 opens later this year.
  • Fall 2026 terms: $400K upfront for 7% on a standard SAFE, plus $600K guaranteed in your next external funding round, and up to $1M in credits from companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, GCP and AWS.
  • Fellows are funded the day they sign investment terms, then join an eight-week in-person bootcamp in a small cohort, followed by a residency with no fixed end date.
  • Fellows work from SPC's offices in San Francisco, New York City or Bangalore during the bootcamp.
  • You do not need an idea, but you must show how you generate ideas. Solo founders can apply; SPC prefers solo applicants who can build and prototype.
  • No industry restriction; the requirement is the ambition to build at the frontier.
  • Founders not ready for funding can apply to the Member Residency: six months, no cost and no equity.
  • SPC aims to make application decisions within a month.
All programs

Sources:program page