The program spans several weeks, offering sessions that guide you through the early stages of your entrepreneurial journey and help you build a foundation for scaling lasting companies. The Soma team, leveraging years of experience with top companies of our generation, will become your closest allies in establishing your company's core and creating a product that impacts billions. The program culminates in a demo day, where founders showcase their products to potential customers, investors, and the community. Programming activities include, but are not limited to:
Our pitch
We offer the best deal in the world ; $100k to $1m uncapped, no board seats, no ownership targets
We'll help you secure your first customers. We have over 700 portfolio companies to introduce you to, as well as unparalleled connections with Fortune 500 companies (see below)
We’ll help you hire with unmatched talent network access. We have “scouts” on all the top undergrad campuses to help you cherry pick top talent
We can help arrange future funding rounds as needed—we'll connect you with top-tier VCs, thanks to our fund being backed by key partners from firms like Sequoia, NEA, Insight, Iconiq, IVP, DST, Tiger, Greenoaks, and B Capital
Timeline
Now
Applications open
Rolling acceptances until start date
January 6th
Decisions
Most teams will be notified by January 6th
January 13th - February 21st
Programming
Join sessions from January 13th - February 21st
TBD
Demo
TBA following programming completion
How are teams chosen?
We’re looking for technical, brilliant entrepreneurs: you’ve been building stuff your whole life, you have a unique ability to “see the matrix” where the world is heading, and you have ideas on major pain points and you’re fired up to solve them by building software. You have an ability to sell and articulate a crystal clear vision and inspire others to organize around you and you’re not hungry, but starving to relentlessly create and make the biggest dent in the universe imaginable. You’re fearless, confident, know how to balance taking feedback with being unshakeable in unique outlier views, you have strong and inspiring technical skills, a competitive “will to win” and you dream massive - because dreams are future realities.
Soma launched the first fellowship program in 2022 with 75+ companies already taking part
