Applications close August 14th. 9 days to go!
Upto $5m of seed funding, full stack support from Idea to IPO, company building immersion with the best mentors on the planet, and a community of like minded peers of early stage founders.
If you are starting up, we would love to hear from you! https://t.co/v8EzhjmL5d.
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Z Fellows is now accepting applications.
Breaking into Silicon Valley is no longer just about having a great idea.
It also requires early builders who can learn directly from founders who've built billion-dollar companies.
That's why Z Fellows has launched its 𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁-𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸
A 1-week, in-person experience in Silicon Valley for technical builders with $𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 + mentorship from founders of Netflix, Eventbrite, AngelList, Figma, DoorDash, Vercel and more.
Selected fellows will:
> Meet 1:1 with founders of multi-billion dollar companies
> Receive $10,000 stipend + lifelong support for your company
> Join a network of alumni who've raised billions from Sequoia, a16z, OpenAI, Founders Fund
𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆:
- Technical builders of all ages • Side projects or startups • Any industry: AI, crypto, climate, biotech, consumer, enterprise + more
- No company required • No equity taken • No need to drop out or quit your job
𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆:
Submit via @zfellows portal • Rolling admissions
If you're an early builder who wants direct access to billion-dollar founders + $10K + lifelong support, this program deserves your attention.
apply: https://t.co/FQZ8U18Mmi
YC alternatives 2026
These 5 are open right now:
1.) Elbow Grease by @GutterCapital
- $300K for 9%, 10 weeks in NYC
- Founder mentors from BARK, Clay, Warby Parker
- Deadline: July 31
2.) Character Labs by @CharacterCap
- $200K for 5%, 100% focused on PMF
- 5-week hybrid, starts Oct 27 in SF
- Deadline: Sep 23
3.) @mtndao Startup Residency
- 1-month residency for frontier tech founders
- 24/7 workspace, demo day with investors
- Deadline: Aug 31
4.) R[3]sidency by @fabric_vc
- $300K investment, 12 weeks in London
- $100K+ in credits, NYC investor roadshow
- Deadline: Sep 15
5.) @spc Fall 2026
- $1M in funding ($400K upfront + $600K)
- 7% equity, no fixed idea required
- Deadline: Aug 2
Missing YC is not missing your shot.
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I got a Google AI PM (@marilynika) to demo her entire AI tech stack:
6:41 - Google AI Studio for Prototyping
19:37 - Google Opal for Workflows
27:03 - NotebookLM for Expertise
37:23 - Perplexity for Research
40:00 - Custom GPT for PRDs
48:57 - Fireflies for Notes
Harvard just leaked their Senior Engineer roadmap for free.
Stop paying for $2,000 bootcamps. Prof. Vijay Janapa Reddi just put the entire ML Systems (CS249r) curriculum on GitHub.
If you master these 6 pillars, you're ahead of 99% of the field:
🏛️ Architecture
🚿 Data Pipelines
🚢 Production
🛠️ MLOps
🔋 Edge AI
🔒 Privacy
This is the "Black Box" of Big Tech infrastructure, open-sourced.
This is the "Black Box" of Big Tech infrastructure, open-sourced.
Read. Learn. Bookmark.
Read Point 4
Crypto assets digital wallet are activities including DeFi, ICO, Launchpad, Airdrop, Polymarket, PumpFun & more.
So, if you are a fellow crypto asset industry player who cares about this ecosystem, we must unite together to fightback the proposal!!
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