Applications for Cohort 07 are open. It takes about twenty minutes and a clear point of view about why your company should exist.
Intelligence is the engine of your product, not a feature you added.
You'd rather learn from users this week than plan for another month.
Pre-seed to seed. From a sharp idea to early traction, all welcome.
Complementary, technical, relentless. The single biggest factor.
A non-obvious truth about your market that AI makes newly possible.
A specific, painful problem and the customer who feels it daily.
Evidence you move faster than teams twice your size.
Submit the form below. Twenty minutes, no deck required.
A partner reviews every application within five business days.
Two video conversations with partners and a domain expert.
Final decisions and terms within two weeks of applying.
July 17, 2026-11:59pm PT. We review on a rolling basis, so earlier is better.
July 20, August 7, 2026, over video.
By August 14, 2026.
September 7, 2026, with an in-person kickoff week.
Idea through seed. No revenue requirement.
1-4 founders. At least one technical.
Anywhere. The program is hybrid with two in-person weeks.
Not required to apply, we'll help you set it up if accepted.
Yes. Strong solo founders are welcome, though we'll talk with you about hiring early.
No. Many of our best companies joined with nothing but a prototype and a thesis.
Absolutely. Plenty of founders are accepted on their second application after showing progress.
Yes, $250K for 7% on a clean instrument, identical for every team.
"I almost didn't apply, we had no demo, just a strong idea. The application took twenty minutes and changed the entire course of the company."
"Twenty minutes to apply, twelve weeks that changed everything for us."
"Don't wait for the perfect demo. We applied with just the idea and a team."
