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Entrepreneur First (EF)

Entrepreneur First

Status

Status not published

Cohorts run roughly twice a year per hub with published application deadlines (for example the Bangalore-to-San Francisco spring cohort had a January application deadline). Locations have included London, Bangalore, San Francisco and European residencies.

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Amount
$250,000

GIVEN: an equity-free 'Talent Investment' (a grant covering living costs) during the 12-week FORM phase in your local hub, plus access to up to USD 250,000 of equity investment for teams that pass the Investment Committee and progress to the 12-week LAUNCH phase in San Francisco. TAKEN: no equity for the Talent Investment; an equity stake for the USD 250,000 investment, on terms agreed at that point. Talent Investment amounts differ by hub.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

Entrepreneur First

private · supranational

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Cohorts run roughly twice a year per hub with published application deadlines (for example the Bangalore-to-San Francisco spring cohort had a January application deadline). Locations have included London, Bangalore, San Francisco and European residencies.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Designed for individuals before company formation, typically technical or domain-expert founders. You apply alone, not as a team.

How to apply

  1. Apply as an individual (no co-founder or idea required)
  2. Interviews assessing technical edge and founder potential
  3. Kick Off Summit residential weekend
  4. 12-week FORM programme: co-founder matching and idea development in your hub
  5. Investment Committee
  6. 12-week LAUNCH programme in San Francisco for teams that pass

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.joinef.com/faqs/

"equity free Talent Investment (grant) ... up to $250,000 of equity investment"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.joinef.com

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