Founders, Inc. Campus Investment

Up to $250,000 for 4% to 7% equity, plus a desk and builder support at the Founders, Inc. campus in San Francisco.

What you get

up to $250,000Equity investment

“Up to $250,000 for 4% to 7% equity.”

Equity takennot published

Strings attachedFounders, Inc. takes 4% to 7% equity. The exact percentage and other investment terms are company-specific.

Can you apply

VC backingNot required

Referral or partnerNot required

Registered companynot stated

IndividualsEligible

Open sourceNot required

Latest stage acceptedpre seed

CountriesOpen worldwide

Before you applyApplicants should have a strong point of view, evidence that they can build, deep knowledge of the problem and a clear plan for the capital. Selected applicants must spend one or two weeks building at the San Francisco lab before the investment decision.

Technical and curious founders building in emerging technology who have shown they can build something big and have a clear plan for the capital. No deck or referral is requested.

When

Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

What Founders, Inc. funds

Backs technical founders building in emerging technology and gives them a long-term place to work from its San Francisco campus. Its interests include AI, hardware, developer tools, gaming, web3 and consumer products.

Everything Founders, Inc. funds →

Details

Founders apply without a deck. Promising applicants are invited to build at the Founders, Inc. lab for one or two weeks before an investment decision. An investment can be up to $250,000 for 4% to 7% equity. Founders also receive a desk, daily lunch, office hours, media facilities, a hardware lab, fundraising help, events and the campus community. This is a long-term campus rather than a fixed accelerator cohort, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Apply on Founders, Inc.

Read off the Founders, Inc. page on 17 Aug 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.