Speedrun, a project linked to Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), has opened applications for its Alpha Fellowship, with a deadline of Oct. 11. The program is aimed at highly technical students, dropouts, and recent graduates, and is designed to back builders at the earliest stage. It will run in San Francisco through a partnership between the Speedrun team and EO Ventures. The founder track offers up to $250,000 in investment, more than $1 million in partner credits from providers including AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cursor, plus an automatic final interview for Speedrun that could lead to as much as $1 million in funding. Participants also get office hours, coworking space, and an eight-week in-person program from Jan. 11 to March 5. A separate talent track includes a four-week in-person experience from Feb. 8 to March 5, introductions to portfolio companies, office hours, fireside chats, and coworking access. Speakers and mentors listed for the program include Marc Andreessen, Chris Best, Andrew Chen, and Roland Fryer. The investment terms are $150,000 for 5% on a SAFE, plus $100,000 in follow-on investment within 18 months.
Speedrun, a project linked to Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), has launched Alpha Fellowship, with applications due by Oct. 11, according to ChainCatcher.
The program is aimed at highly technical students, dropouts, and recent graduates, with a focus on supporting builders at the earliest stage. It will be held in San Francisco and run jointly by the Speedrun team and EO Ventures.
Founder and talent tracks
The founder track offers up to $250,000 in investment and more than $1 million in partner credits from AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor and others. Participants in that track will also receive an automatic final interview for Speedrun, with potential funding of up to $1 million, along with office hours, coworking space, and an eight-week in-person experience running from Jan. 11 to March 5.
The talent track includes a four-week in-person experience from Feb. 8 to March 5. It also offers introductions to portfolio companies, office hours, fireside chats, and coworking space.
Mentors and terms
Listed speakers and mentors include a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen, Substack founder Chris Best, a16z general partner Andrew Chen, and EO Ventures founding general partner Roland Fryer, among others.
The investment terms are $150,000 for 5% on a SAFE, plus $100,000 in follow-on investment within 18 months.
The program is limited to software engineers. Applicants must have authorization to work full-time in the United States. Students may apply, but they must be able to commit full-time.
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