FellowshipAI-firstby South Park Commons

South Park Commons Founder Fellowship

$400K up front plus a guaranteed $600K follow-on, for founders who are still figuring out the idea.

Invests

$400K + $600K follow-on

Takes

Length

Ongoing fellowship; cohorts enter spring and fall

Where

San Francisco

The deal

$400,000 for 7% at the start of the fellowship, plus a guaranteed $600,000 investment in your seed round on the round's terms.

SPC is a community of technical people in the 'negative-one to zero' phase. The Founder Fellowship funds you before you have an idea locked, gives you a desk in the SF (or NYC) commons, and commits capital into your seed round. Lifetime membership.

Invests: $400K + $600K follow-on
Takes: 7%
Length: Ongoing fellowship; cohorts enter spring and fall
Format: In person
Based in: San Francisco, US
Runs in: San Francisco, New York
Stage: Pre-idea / pre-seed
Focus: Technical founders exploring AI and deep tech
Cohorts: Two intakes a year
Acceptance: Highly selective
Perks: Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure, GCP and AWS credits

Notable alumni and portfolio

PilotRocksetCoda (members)

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Terms as published by the program; verified October 2026. Programs change their deal every year, the apply page is the source of truth.

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