Entrepreneurs First (EF)Fellowship

Entrepreneurs First US Residency: $10K Grant or up to $250K Equity Investment

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Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

United States

Deadline

Rolling

About this opportunity

EF backs exceptional individuals often before they have a cofounder, company, or fully formed idea. The program provides either $250K upfront investment or a $10K equity-free fellowship grant to explore ideas. Both pathways include a San Francisco residency, mentorship, and coaching to help founders build generational companies.

Benefits include:

$250K investment pathway:
$125K via post-money SAFE for 8% equity (EF)
$125K via uncapped MFN SAFE (Transpose Platform, optional)
Residency in San Francisco founder house
1:1 coaching, mentorship, and Demo Day with Tier 1 investors

Who can apply

Ambitious individuals ready to build or explore startup ideas
Willingness to relocate to San Francisco for residency
No need for a cofounder or fully formed idea at application stage
Application reviewed on a rolling basis
Interview process with EF U.S. team, advisors, alumni, and leadership
Demo Day for $250K pathway participants
Running a project or organization
Entrepreneur

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Good to know

+Terms are stated in full and in public, which is rare for an investor: 125,000 dollars via a post-money SAFE for 8 percent of the company, plus an optional further 125,000
+A genuine second door for people not ready to commit: an equity-free 10,000 dollar grant plus housing for three months on the Fellowship Residency, with the same mentorship
+Entrepreneur First is an established global talent investor with a named public portfolio
+You do not need a cofounder, a company or a formed idea to apply, which genuinely lowers the barrier for a first-time young founder

Worth checking yourself

!The record's title calls this a Grant. The 250,000 is not a grant, it is an equity investment: EF takes 8 percent of the company via a SAFE. Only the separate 10,000 Fellowship Residency is equity-free
!Relocation to San Francisco is required. EF's FAQ answers 'Do I need to relocate to San Francisco?' with 'Yes.'
!No eligibility criteria of any kind are published: no age range, no nationality, no visa guidance, no stage requirement. A young person cannot self-assess whether they qualify
!EF states it cannot give feedback on individual applications, and silence means rejection

What we could not confirm

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About this opportunity

Benefits include:

$250K investment pathway:
$125K via post-money SAFE for 8% equity (EF)
$125K via uncapped MFN SAFE (Transpose Platform, optional)
Residency in San Francisco founder house
1:1 coaching, mentorship, and Demo Day with Tier 1 investors

Who can apply

Ambitious individuals ready to build or explore startup ideas
Willingness to relocate to San Francisco for residency
No need for a cofounder or fully formed idea at application stage
Application reviewed on a rolling basis
Interview process with EF U.S. team, advisors, alumni, and leadership
Demo Day for $250K pathway participants
Running a project or organization
Entrepreneur