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Solo Founders
Solo Founders Program
Amount
$100,000
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Small cohort, multiple rounds
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓For solo founders only, no co-founders
✓Must commit to three months in San Francisco
✓2.5% equity required to participate
✓Founders must be building full-time
Your real odds
Based on alumni accounts, each cohort is small enough that founders know each other's companies well, which puts acceptance in selective territory.
Cohort size is tight by design, and the program runs multiple rounds per year, so you get more than one shot at applying.
What it takes
Apply online1 to 2 hrs
Go through selection process1 to 2 wks
Commit full-time in San Francisco3 months
Worth knowing
The investment is an MFN uncapped SAFE at 2.5% equity, and the program is built to run alongside a pre-seed round or another accelerator, with several alumni going directly into YC afterward.
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