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Z Fellows

One-week fellowship for very early technical builders, any sector

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Next deadline
Rolling
Applications are always open
Next batch
n/a
Not published
Offer
$10,000
Optional $10K at a $1B valuation cap
Batches a year
n/a
19 companies tracked

What it offers

Terms
You can take part without money, or take a $10,000 investment at a $1B valuation cap that converts at the next priced round. Source
Where
Remote, San Francisco, New York
Cadence
Multiple one-week cohorts a year, rolling review
Builders per cohort
10 (2026)

Batches and deadlines

Z Fellows batches, upcoming first, with deadlines and company counts
BatchStarts
Earlier
Next cohortRolling admissions, no deadline; applicants are considered for the next cohort. Mostly virtual, last day in person in SF or NYCn/a

Z Fellows companies, rising first

19 of 19 companies

CompanyProgram
GreptileAI code review agent with complete context of your codebaseteam of 352 programsActiveAI, DevtoolsYC +1W24
MintlifyThe intelligent knowledge platformteam of 752 programsActiveAI, DevtoolsYC +1W22
Listen LabsAI-led user interviews6 programsNot statedAIAI Grant +5Batch 2
AaruOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
AvocaOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
BlandOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
Cal AIOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
CognitionOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
CursorOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
EtchedOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
General CyberneticsOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
MachOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
NucleusOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
Orbit EngineeringOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
PokeOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
PoshOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
Pure PokerOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
SwshOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows
WhopOtherNot statedOtherZ Fellows

About Z Fellows

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Companies from
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Dates checked
2026-09-25, from 2 official pages
Refresh
Monthly; last read 2026-09-26, 19 rows
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19 of 19

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