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Accelerators

HF0 (Hacker Fellowship Zero) residency

HF0

Status

Status not published

Batch-based with periodic application windows, typically two to three residencies a year.

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Amount
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GIVEN: a 12-week live-in residency in San Francisco where housing, food and operations are covered so founders do nothing but build, plus an investment. TAKEN: an equity stake set on entry. HF0 does not publish standard terms publicly; the cheque size and percentage are stated in the offer.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

HF0

private · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Batch-based with periodic application windows, typically two to three residencies a year.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Aimed at repeat and highly technical founders. Requires living on site in San Francisco for the full residency.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.hf0.com/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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