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The 500 Fellowship

500 Global
Equity Status not confirmed

Batch 37 Deadline: October 16, 2026

Four-month in-person accelerator in Silicon Valley for early-stage founders building for the US and global markets, backed by one of the most active seed-stage VC firms.

Programme terms

Amount
$150,000
Funding type
Equity
Stages
MVP, Early Traction
Industries
AI & Machine Learning, SaaS & Software, Fintech, E-commerce & Consumer, B2B / Enterprise
Regions
Global
Applications
Rolling intake
Who can apply
early-stage founders building for the U.S. and the world; You're in the U.S. already, or you plan to be within six months; for the top 0.1% of founders who've started building and thinking globally already
Residency requirements
United States
Application fee
$35,000 Phase 1 program fee per startup, excluding travel (stated on the program site)
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