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Entrepreneurs First
Entrepreneurs First Spring 2026
Amount
Up to $250K
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓Must have continuously outperformed peer group
✓Must have built products, organizations, or startups
✓Must aim to build a company in the U.S.
✓Individuals join at very start of founding journey
✓No finished idea required to apply
Your real odds
EF screens globally to fill a small cohort each cycle, so competition is steep across every office.
The program runs annually out of London, Bangalore, San Francisco, and other global offices, and the bar is individual excellence rather than a polished deck, though the selection process is rigorous throughout.
What it takes
Apply online1 to 2 hrs
Complete interview and selectionSeveral week
Attend residential retreat and match cofounders
Build with your team to Demo DaySeveral mont
Worth knowing
EF gives you an equity-free grant while you are still ideating, and only takes equity once you form a company, with investment up to $250K, so you can test cofounders and ideas before any dilution hits.
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