The Residency

live and grow with
ambitious builders

the residency exists to support and connect ambitious builders

traditionally, ambitious builders like yourself have been constrained by the time requirements of school and work.

we run 3 to 6-month-long cohorts so you can go full time on your ambitions. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers.

you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator”.

What to expect

use demo day to prove your skills to potential collaborators, employees, and investors - like a16z, 1517 fund, and ZFellows.

stay clear minded and accountable with weekly syncs and coaching sessions.

connect with someone who will 10x your trajectory through intros and fireside chats - with people like alex blania, danielle strachman, and zach reitano.

most of all, expect spontaneous adventures and late night conversations with your fellow residents... living the joy of human connection is what really makes the residency ❤

who this is for

inventors who want to work on hard problems.

visionaries who think long term and keep an open mind.

builders who want to change the world.

our residents

brian

chapter 02 & 03

brian hasn’t graduated school yet and he’s already worked at tesla, uber, google's moonshot factory, and samsung research. during the residency, he built a new way to search which casually reached 10 million searches in just one month.

chandhana

chapter 03

chandhana was turning seaweed into a plastic alternative before graduating high school. during the residency, she worked full time with nat friedman to research the effects of micro plastics on human health.

alex

chapter 02

alex is one of the smartest machine learning scientists you’ll ever meet. after graduating with his masters in machine learning, he joined the residency where he founded tau robotics, building general intelligence in robots.

questions?

is this free?

hopefully one day! for now, we sustain operations by charging for rent and organizing costs - prices range from $500 to $2,600 per month depending on location and room type (shared or private). we can help connect you with grant opportunities if the cost is a barrier.

do you take equity?

no - we believe that deters many really talented builders.

are there any perks?

yes! lots of them. residents get compute credits, food discounts, and even free therapy!

do I need to be a founder?

no. we are looking for people who like to invent. people who bring novel ideas into the real world. this type of person tends to be a startup founder or researcher.