the next frontier is creative capital
founders who master the art of using their own story + voice as their distribution platform will succeed in the future.
Roy Lee
@im_roy_lee • Cluely
Built Cluely to $7M ARR, was suspended from Columbia for building an AI tool
Eric Zhu
@ericzhu105 • Aviato
17-year-old who built his startup in a high school bathroom, raised $2.3M
Nathaneo Johnson
@nathaneo_j • Series
Founder of Series, building the first AI social network, raised $3.1M
don't miss out
we’re building a public, founder-creator accelerator + hackerhouse for the world's most undiscovered, untraditional, and unheard voices & talent to bring their stories and ideas to a global stage through capitalizing on the distribution-first model.
create. don't ask.
Build
July 25 - Sept 16
- build in public for 8 weeks straight
- document your unconventional journey
- turn your wild ideas into working prototypes
Select
Sept 16-19
- we pick the creators
- consistency + virality + real impact = ticket to SF
Accelerate
Oct 7-11
- 4 days in a san francisco hackerhouse
- mentorship from valley legends
- demo day in front of top VCs and breakout startups
what you'll gain
Access to Valley Legends
get face time with the people who built the companies you admire
Real Funding Opportunities
fast-tracked interviews for The Residency + top accelerators, internships at breakout startups
Global Community
join a tribe of builders who get it - the late night coding sessions, the wild ambitions, the refusal to settle
Learn by Doing
workshops on marketing, team building, fundraising - all while you're actually building
here's how it works
Applications Open:July 25, 2025
Build Period:July 25 - September 16, 2025
Selection:September 16-19, 2025
Flights Booked:September 19 - October 7, 2025
SF Hackerhouse:October 8-10, 2025
Demo Day:October 11, 2025
Application Format
submit a 1-3 minute video explaining your project and your progress from ideation through content and prototyping. we're looking for consistency, virality, and real outcomes.
sponsors
ready to turn undiscovered into unforgettable?
applications open july 25th. the playing field is level. the stakes are limitless. the time is now.