# SPC Founder Fellowship

> Early-stage startup fellowship offering up to $1M in funding and community.

The SPC Founder Fellowship is an early-stage incubator and community program by South Park Commons designed for founders at the -1 to 0 stage. It invests $400K upfront for 7% equity with an additional $600K guaranteed in the next round, giving teams capital before they need traction. Participants get an eight-week intensive bootcamp followed by an open-ended residency with access to offices, partner mentorship, and investor introductions.

Website: https://southparkcommons.com/news/f26-founder-fellowship

## What it is for

- Raise pre-seed funding before having traction or a finalized product
- Explore and validate frontier tech ideas with an active community of founders
- Find technical co-founders through the SPC community network
- Prepare storytelling and pitch materials for external seed fundraising

## Features

- $1M total investment ($400K for 7% on a SAFE, plus $600K in the next round)
- Up to $1M in partner credits from OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, and GCP
- Eight-week in-person bootcamp followed by open-timeline residency
- Direct working sessions with SPC partners on product and customer discovery
- Access to physical workspaces in San Francisco, New York City, and Bangalore
- White-glove introductions to venture capital investors on your timeline

## Pricing

Paid. Invests $400K upfront in exchange for 7% equity on a SAFE

## Details

- Type: Website
- Category: [Business & Money](https://xiry.app/topics/business-money.md)
- Topic: [Startup Accelerators](https://xiry.app/topics/business-money/startup-accelerators.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: other
- For: Early-stage technical founders, researchers, and engineers building venture-scale companies.
- Alternative to: Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Arc, Entrepreneur First
- Tags: accelerators, venture capital, startups, incubator, funding, entrepreneurship

## Why it was saved

- [@areen.vc, 24 August 2026](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcaHX8rtHX-/): Invests up to $1M in funding ($400k upfront) before the startup has any traction, with a small cohort and open timeline.

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Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/spc-founder-fellowship

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