Program

a16z speedrun

Twice a year

Award: Up to $1M first check; $10M+ in credits source

Terms from the program's own pages

2027 terms

Twelve-week residency in San Francisco; 'exceptional founders'; rolling review source
Locations: San Francisco source
Invests on a SAFE source
Funding up to: $1,000,000 source
Amount: Up to $1M: $500K for 10% via SAFE up front plus $500K in next round within 18 months source

SR008 winter-spring 2027

Deadline Nov 1, 2026

SR007 summer-fall 2026
Demo Day 2026-10-06. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis; closed. Deadline reported by third-party only.
Rolling
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Starts Jul 27, 2026
Ends Oct 11, 2026
SR006 winter-spring 2026
Deadline 11:59 PM PT; cohort runs late January through April 2026 (no exact dates); announcement post dated 2025-09-02 says applications already open
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Deadline Sep 28, 2025
SR005 summer-fall 2025
Applications open date is the announcement post date (2025-03-31); post calls it the Fall/Winter cohort, in Los Angeles; early applications reviewed first
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Applications opened Mar 31, 2025
Deadline May 11, 2025
Starts Jul 28, 2025
Ends Oct 10, 2025