Funding

Grant

Program dates

TBA

Entrepreneurship•USA · San Francisco

South Park Commons Founder Fellowship (Fall 2026)

South Park Commons

Application Deadline

August 2, 2026

Official Page

The SPC Founder Fellowship is the funding track of South Park Commons, a community and early-stage fund for technologists in the “-1 to 0” phase. It backs founders who have an early team and a high-conviction direction with $1M and full SPC membership. Fellows spend eight weeks in a small in-person cohort at one of SPC’s offices — San Francisco, New York City, or Bangalore — working with partners on customer discovery, product, storytelling, and fundraising. After the bootcamp, teams build on their own schedule and can relocate wherever they choose. Two cohorts run each year (spring and fall); this record covers Fall 2026.

Benefits & funding

  • $400,000 upfront for 7% on a standard SAFE, plus $600,000 guaranteed in your next external funding round — $1M total.
  • Up to $1M in partner credits (Anthropic, OpenAI, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Figma, Baseten, Render).
  • Full SPC membership from acceptance: community, partners, offices, and programming.
  • Hands-on partner working sessions on product, branding, storytelling, and pitching; demo practice and events.
  • Open timelines — validate and fundraise on your company’s schedule.

Eligibility

  • Early-stage founders with an early team and a high-conviction north star (market, idea, or product).
  • Existing companies may apply; SPC weighs company progress in its evaluation.
  • Co-founding teams apply under one application; solo founders are not excluded.
  • No restrictions on industry, background, degree, or years of experience.
  • SPC cannot directly sponsor visas but will discuss individual circumstances.

Can you apply?

Open to all applicants

No nationality, residency, education, or experience limits are listed.

We only check the criteria we have data for. Always confirm full eligibility on the official page before applying.

Application process

  1. 1
    Submit the online application by the deadline.
  2. 2
    SPC reviews and sends interview invitations by August 30.
  3. 3
    Selected founders interview with SPC partners.
  4. 4
    Accepted founders join SPC immediately and receive funding on acceptance.

Program timeline

  1. Application deadline (11:59pm PT)

    August 2, 2026

  2. Interview invitations sent

    August 30, 2026

  3. Fall bootcamp begins

    Late September 2026

  4. Bootcamp ends (eight weeks)

    Late November 2026