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A week in Silicon Valley
for day 0 founders.
Where
San Francisco
When
Oct 5 – 11
Dinners & 1:1s with the speedrun team✈Up to $3K travel support✈VIP a16z event access✈500+ Tech Week events✈300+ US execs at AI Faire✈US GTM coaching✈Airwallex onboarding✈
Dinners & 1:1s with the speedrun team✈Up to $3K travel support✈VIP a16z event access✈500+ Tech Week events✈300+ US execs at AI Faire✈US GTM coaching✈Airwallex onboarding✈
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Who are we looking for?
You're early.
You haven't raised. You're just getting started.
You build for the US.
You're building for the US from Day 0. Not someday.
You want real feedback.
From people who'll tell you what friends won't.
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Day 0
No product, no deck, no problem. We look for slope, not proof.
1 week
Inside the team and the playbook: dinners, 1:1s and sessions.
Tech Week
Your bridge into the US ecosystem- the opportunity to check and validate.
/ The program behind the sprint
speedrun is a16z's early stage program for outlier founders.
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