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Basis Set AI Fellowship

12-week San Francisco fellowship placing early-career builders inside AI startups, with a path to pre-seed funding.

Invests

—

Takes

No equity for fellows

Length

12 weeks

Where

San Francisco

The deal

Fellows join at no cost; select project fellows get paid embedded work, and founders can apply separately for pre-seed funding (amount not published).

Basis Set's AI Fellowship trains final-year students and recent grads to become cross-functional operators at AI companies. Fellows work in or alongside portfolio companies, get mentorship from CEOs, and can take fast-tracked offers at 100+ companies. Fellows who start a company can apply for pre-seed funding from the Basis Set Fellows Fund.

Takes: No equity for fellows
Length: 12 weeks
Format: In person
Based in: San Francisco, US
Runs in: San Francisco
Stage: Students and recent graduates
Focus: Becoming technical and product operators at AI startups
Cohorts: 2026 cohort ran mid-June to early September 2026
Perks: Mentorship from portfolio CEOs, fast-tracked offers at 100+ companies, coworking in San Francisco for project fellows

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Terms as published by the program; verified October 2026. Programs change their deal every year, the apply page is the source of truth.

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