Program

South Park Commons Founder Fellowship

Twice a year

Award: $400K for 7% via SAFE plus $600K guaranteed in next round source

Terms from the program's own pages

2026 terms

No idea required; teams can apply together; full-time commitment source
Stage: Idea source
Locations: San Francisco, New York City, Bangalore source
Attendance: in_person source
Solo founders welcome source
Invests on a SAFE source
Funding up to: $1,000,000 source
Funding from: $400,000 source
Amount: $400,000 for 7% via SAFE plus $600,000 guaranteed in next outside-led round source

Usually opens in July (based on 2023-2025); not confirmed for 2027

2026 fall
Deadline 11:59pm PT; interview invites by 2026-08-30; bootcamp late September to late November 2026
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Deadline Aug 2, 2026
2025 fall
Deadline 11:59pm PT; bootcamp runs to early January, then open-ended residency; open date is post date
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Applications opened Jul 9, 2025
Deadline Aug 3, 2025
Starts Oct 6, 2025
2025 spring
Deadline from a syndicated copy of the SPC announcement (not SPC's own site); decisions by 2025-02-21; start end of March 2025.
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Deadline Feb 2, 2025
2024 fall
11:59pm PT; full-time availability by 2024-09-30 (official post says Aug 11; banner on spring post says Aug 9); decisions by 2024-08-23.
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Deadline Aug 11, 2024
Starts Sep 30, 2024
2024 spring
11:59pm PT; 8-week curriculum.
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Deadline Mar 24, 2024
Starts May 13, 2024
2023 fall
Deadline 11:59pm PT; page banner mentions August 9 for Fall 2024, FAQ gives August 11 for this cohort; open date is post date
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Applications opened Jul 17, 2023
Deadline Aug 11, 2023
Starts Sep 11, 2023
2023 spring
Deadline 11:59pm PT; program starts early April 2023 (no exact day); open date is post date
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Applications opened Feb 6, 2023
Deadline Mar 10, 2023