Afore Founder-in-Residence
Review when pre-idea, idea, pre-seed software founders match united-states, global eligibility and need a small SF residency with customer access and first-check support.
Terms
At least $100K flexible funding
Not stated on official page
Afore Hive customer network, weekly demos, 1:1 support, South Park workspace, and pre-seed investor access
Founder fit
Students, part-time tinkerers, or founders working full-time on exploring ideas from -1 to 0.
Very early product-oriented founders still forming or validating the company.
Global applicants can apply, but the residency is centered in South Park, San Francisco.
Apply through the official Afore FIR page; expect a selective small-cohort process.
Verification note
Added 2026-07-04 from Afore Capital official FIR page. The page describes a residency for -1 to 0 founders, 5-8 FIR teams, at least $100K flexible funding, South Park office space, access to 10,000+ prospective customers/design partners, and a 10-week summer 2026 cohort. No exact application deadline or exact cohort start date is stated, so no deadline.date or calendarSignals are added.
Source quality: official Afore Founder-in-Residence page. Status confidence: medium.