Residency · Entrepreneur First
Entrepreneur First Bangalore — next cohort
- P1 Apply soon
- Excellent now
- Apply for brand
Assessment & status
- Recommendation
- Apply for brand
- Priority
- P1 Apply soon
- Fit for Current Stage
- Excellent now
- Preference Alignment
- Acceptable
- External Status
- Next cohort or waitlist
Funding & terms
- Investment Terms
- INR 360,000 equity-free Talent Investment on joining; funded company terms later; cofounder formation is central
- Company Funding
- Company investment is offered later to selected teams; current exact terms must be confirmed for the next cohort
- Cash / Benefit Type
- Personal stipend or grant
- Funding Timing
- After IC
- Funding Before Full-time
- Personal stipend only
- Economic Caveats
- The stipend helps but is far below current income; the company cheque is conditional and cofounder formation is central.
Eligibility
- Stage Accepted
- Pre-idea, Idea, Prototype
- Traction Requirement
- None
- Sector or Thesis
- General, AI
- Region
- India, United States
- Location
- Bangalore then possible San Francisco
- Format
- In-person
- Solo Eligibility
- Yes team expected
- Company Required
- No
- Cofounder Support
- Core mechanism
- Visa or Work Rights
- Bangalore phase is local for Indian applicants; any San Francisco phase requires separate visa/work-travel planning.
- Relocation Required
- Temporary relocation
Commitment & support
- Can Keep Job
- No
- Full-time Expected
- During program
- Weekly Load
- Full-time
- Duration
- Approximately 12–14 weeks in Bangalore; funded teams may continue roughly 12 weeks in San Francisco
- Commitment Details
- First 12–14 weeks full-time in Bangalore; funded teams continue roughly 12 weeks in SF
- Mentorship Depth
- High-touch
- Structure or Accountability
- High
- Personal Support
- Stipend
- Personal Support Details
- INR 360,000 equity-free Talent Investment for the Bangalore phase
- Customer or GTM Support
- Some
Application
- Application Timing Notes
- Current Bangalore intake closed; register interest
- Application Requirements
- Individual application, trajectory/edge evidence, interviews/video, full-time Bangalore participation, and active cofounder formation
- Application Effort
- High
- Primary Value
- Brand, Cofounder, Structure, Mentorship, Network, Funding, Fundraising
- Brand Value
- Strong
- Next Action
- Register interest. Apply only if the stipend and savings make full-time participation viable and cofounder formation is genuinely desired.
Notes & provenance
- Why or Decisive Note
- Excellent stage fit and strong brand. Register for the next Bangalore cohort; apply only with genuine openness to a cofounder and the income trade-off.
- Original Inventory
- Entrepreneur First, join_ef
- Legacy Commitment Signal
- Borderline
- 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 · 02 — Brand & Prestige · 06 — Full-time · Conditional or Self-funded · 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.