Solo Founders Program

Solo Founders

Runs in rounds. Apply by February 2027. No fee to apply Last checked 5 Oct

At a glance

Deadline: Runs in rounds. Apply by February 2027.
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: you are running your own venture
Where: San Francisco, in person

$100k on an uncapped SAFE for 2.5%, with weekly one-to-ones. Three months, fully in person in San Francisco.

Runs in rounds. Apply by February 2027.

The facts

What you get: $100,000 on an uncapped SAFE, and no programme fee
Where: San Francisco, in person
How long: Three months
What it costs you: Housing is optional at $1,500 a month, or find your own
Share of the prize or equity they take: Yes, 2.5%

Where you stand

There is no fee to apply, and Solo Founders should never ask you for money.

This one is not fully funded. In their words, what it costs you: Housing is optional at $1,500 a month, or find your own.

What they ask for

you are running your own venture
three months in person in San Francisco

Get ready to apply

Built only from what this listing states.

The application takes real work, by our reading.

1. What to get ready

We read their page on 25 September 2026 and it names no documents. Expect an online form; note anything it asks for as you go.

2. Dates

No closing date is stated.
Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
On the date, the listing says: The page says to apply by February 2027 and gives no day.

3. What it costs you

Housing is optional at $1,500 a month, or find your own.

Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp

The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.

No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.

Tips for applying for an accelerator

General advice from us, the same for every accelerator. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.

Check whether they take a share of your business, and how much. It is shown under the facts when the listing says.
Show traction: customers, sales, users, growth, even small.
Say plainly what problem you solve, for whom, and why your team.

If there is an interview or a test

Practise a two minute pitch and a longer five minute one.
Expect hard questions about your market and competitors. It is normal.

All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.

How to apply

You apply on Solo Founders's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.

Go to the application

How we checked this

This was opened and verified at Solo Founders's own website on 5 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.