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Entrepreneur First

Listed offer value

$600,000
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Must be accepted into an EF cohort; EF takes equity

Eligibility & conditions

Entrepreneur First is a talent investor that backs individuals before they have a company or a cofounder. Its own homepage states the program includes an equity-free grant while you are still ideating, up to $250K investment once you form a company, up to $5M in follow-on through later rounds with support to Series B, and office space for nine months in central London, Bangalore and San Francisco. The same page lists over $600K in credits: $350K in Azure, plus $250K+ from OpenAI, Anthropic, GitHub, PostHog, Datadog, ElevenLabs and others. The credits are not self-serve, they arrive only with acceptance into a cohort, and EF takes equity once a company is formed.
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How to apply

5 steps
  1. Open https://apply.joinef.com and choose your region: Europe (London), US, or India (Bangalore).
  2. Pick the intake. As of 23 September 2026 the page lists XF2 London Fall 2026 (requires 7+ years experience), The Bridge Residency in San Francisco starting February 2027, a London cohort starting April 2027 that relocates to San Francisco afterwards, Bangalore starting February 2027, and US Funding and Fellowships on a rolling basis.
  3. Note the deadline for your intake. Bangalore runs three selection rounds with a first-round deadline of 05 October 2026. The US route accepts applications on a rolling basis with no stated deadline.
  4. Submit the online application. EF states you do not need a cofounder to apply, and looks for people early in their career who can show exceptional outcomes relative to their peers.
  5. Go through EF's selection rounds. The Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, GitHub and PostHog credits are released through EF after you are accepted, so there is no way to claim them without joining a cohort.
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