# Athena Ventures founder program

> Athena Ventures founder program (Athena Ventures) — Accelerator assessed P1 Apply soon for this portfolio. Part of the SaaS Maker funding directory.

Canonical: https://sassmaker.com/funding/athena-ventures-founder-program

## Assessment & status

- Recommendation: Apply soon
- Priority: P1 Apply soon
- Fit for Current Stage: Excellent now
- Preference Alignment: Strong
- External Status: Open now

## Funding & terms

- Investment Terms: $50K–$100K for 8% SAFE; designed to cover founder living expenses
- Company Funding: $50K–$100K upfront
- Cash / Benefit Type: Upfront investment
- Funding Timing: On acceptance
- Funding Before Full-time: Yes
- Economic Caveats: Verify fund entity, references, investment instrument, location expectations, wire timing, and prior-founder experience before treating the headline as committed runway.

## Eligibility

- Stage Accepted: Pre-idea, Idea, Prototype
- Traction Requirement: None
- Sector or Thesis: General, AI
- Region: APAC, Remote
- Location: Asia-Pacific / remote format appears likely
- Format: Remote
- Solo Eligibility: Yes
- Company Required: No
- Cofounder Support: Available
- Relocation Required: No

## Commitment & support

- Can Keep Job: No
- Full-time Expected: After acceptance
- Weekly Load: Full-time
- Duration: Four months
- Commitment Details: Four-month team-as-cofounder program with weekly direct work; exact physical attendance should be confirmed
- Mentorship Depth: High-touch
- Structure or Accountability: High
- Personal Support: Salary support
- Personal Support Details: Investment is positioned as enough to cover basic founder runway; exact founder-salary mechanics require confirmation.
- Customer or GTM Support: Some

## Application

- Application Timing Notes: Application open
- Application Requirements: Solo-founder application, interviews, thesis/build evidence, and willingness to work closely with the fund as a team-as-cofounder partner
- Application Effort: Medium
- Primary Value: Funding, Mentorship, Structure, Network
- Brand Value: Unknown
- Next Action: High-priority application. Confirm remote/location, wire timing, and visa/attendance before acceptance.

## Notes & provenance

- Why or Decisive Note: Excellent structural fit on paper, but lower public track-record confidence than established accelerators. Apply; diligence aggressively before accepting.
- Original Inventory: Athena VC
- Legacy Commitment Signal: Fits paid full-time
- Newly Discovered: No
- Evidence Quality: Official current
- Website Status: Active
- Last Verified: 2026-08-01

## Appears in decision views

- 00 — All Opportunities
- 01 — Current Shortlist
- 05 — Full-time After Funding
- 07 — Solo & Super Early
- 08 — India & APAC
- 10 — Application Tracker
- 14 — Deadline Calendar
- 15 — Priority Board

Imported 2026-09-26 from the Funding & Accelerators workspace (rebuilt 2026-08-02). Assessments are this portfolio's judgment, not the program's claims; verify against the official source before relying on them.

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