{
  "slug": "z-fellows",
  "name": "Z Fellows",
  "fields": {
    "Format": "Hybrid",
    "Investment Terms": "No required equity; optional $10K investment at a $1B cap",
    "Full-time Expected": "No",
    "Funding Before Full-time": "Not applicable",
    "Mentorship Depth": "Occasional",
    "Company Required": "No",
    "Recommendation": "Apply for brand",
    "Location": "Global / mostly virtual",
    "Newly Discovered": false,
    "Evidence Quality": "Official current",
    "Priority": "P0 Apply now",
    "Fit for Current Stage": "Good now",
    "Structure or Accountability": "Medium",
    "Solo Eligibility": "Yes",
    "Last Verified": "2026-08-01",
    "Category": "Fellowship",
    "Stage Accepted": [
      "Pre-idea",
      "Idea",
      "Prototype",
      "MVP"
    ],
    "Customer or GTM Support": "Minimal",
    "Next Action": "Apply as a low-friction network and compression exercise; do not expect sustained accountability.",
    "Application Timing Notes": "Rolling application",
    "Official URL": "https://www.zfellows.com/",
    "Traction Requirement": "None",
    "Can Keep Job": "Yes",
    "Funding Timing": "No funding",
    "Cash / Benefit Type": "No cash",
    "Relocation Required": "Short visit",
    "Sector or Thesis": [
      "General",
      "AI"
    ],
    "External Status": "Rolling",
    "Cofounder Support": "Available",
    "Brand Value": "Strong",
    "Commitment Details": "One week; mostly virtual with optional/final in-person day in SF or NYC",
    "Original Inventory": "Z Fellows",
    "Why or Decisive Note": "Low-friction, job-compatible brand and network application. Useful compression and relationships, but too short to provide sustained accountability.",
    "Region": [
      "Global",
      "Remote",
      "United States"
    ],
    "Preference Alignment": "Strong",
    "Legacy Commitment Signal": "Fits keep job",
    "Application Effort": "Low",
    "Primary Value": [
      "Brand",
      "Network",
      "Mentorship",
      "Community"
    ],
    "Application Requirements": "Short founder application and selection conversation; no company or cofounder required",
    "Organization": "Z Fellows",
    "Weekly Load": "Medium",
    "Website Status": "Active",
    "Duration": "One week; mostly virtual, with optional/final in-person component"
  },
  "html": "/funding/z-fellows"
}