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SciFounders Fellowship

Review when pre-seed, seed teams in science, deep tech, biotech match global eligibility and need fellowship funding, mentorship, or community access.

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Terms

Funding

Up to $1M

Equity or cost

Not stated on official page

Perks

Hands-on mentorship from Matt Krisiloff (ex-OpenAI, Conception)

Founder fit

Founder

Committed technical founders building research-heavy companies.

Company

Pre-seed to Series A; science or research-heavy.

Geography

Open to founders worldwide.

Application effort

Low; email pitch.

Verification note

Official fellowship page confirmed live as of 2026-06-14. Page content is minimal: 'Up to $1MM, Open to founders worldwide, Committed technical founders, Message us to learn more.' Intake is exclusively via email to hello@scifounders.com. No cohort dates, no application window, no equity terms published. Status and structure unchanged from prior record.

Source quality: official program page (sparse). Status confidence: medium.

Sparse public termsemail only process

Stages

pre-seedseed

Sectors

sciencedeep techbiotech

Fit tags

technical-foundersresearch-heavydeep-techglobalrolling

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