Open Source

$10,000 at $1B valuation cap

Z Fellows · 2 weeks (intensive) + ongoing support

Mentorship & network (no direct funding)

Neo (Ali Partovi) · 1 year (renewable)

Paid internship (competitive salary)

Kleiner Perkins · 12 weeks (summer)

$275,000 per year (salary + project funding)

Shuttleworth Foundation · 1 year, renewable up to 3 years

$1K grants + $50K–$1M investments

1517 Fund · One-time grant; investments vary

Retreats + project grants

Interact · 1 year + ongoing community

$75,000–$100,000 stipend + up to $25,000 project budget

Mozilla Foundation · 6–10 months

$20,000 grant (equity-free) + up to $250K investment eligibility

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) · 2 months (in-person in San Francisco)