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a16z SPEEDRUN
Listed offer value
$1,000,000$500K for 10% equity; 12 weeks in-person in SF
Eligibility & conditions
a16z speedrun is a 12-week accelerator in San Francisco that invests up to $1M per company. The standard deal is $500K for 10% equity on a SAFE, plus another $500K in your next round within 18 months, with pro rata rights, an employee option pool and no board seat. Accepted companies also get more than $10M in credits across 250+ partner tool providers, named on the page as AWS, GCP, OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Stripe and Deel. Applications are accepted year-round on a rolling basis, the priority review window for cohort SR008 runs October 12 to November 1, and SR008 itself runs late January through April 2027 with in-person attendance in San Francisco required.
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How to apply
5 steps- Go to https://speedrun.a16z.com/apply and enter your email to open the application.
- Complete the form. a16z states the program is for teams that build and iterate on the product internally, so have a technical co-founder or equivalent in-house capability. Solo founders and already-funded companies are eligible.
- Submit by November 1 to land in the priority review window for cohort SR008. Later submissions are still accepted year-round and are automatically rolled into the next cohort.
- Expect a decision cycle of 4 to 6 weeks. If shortlisted, you will be asked for a short video pitch or a 15-minute interview, and possibly references or company data afterwards.
- If accepted, plan to attend in person in San Francisco from late January through April 2027. Founders based outside the US do not have to move the company, and the Global Founders Program covers visa and relocation support.
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