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Velocity Fellows
Velocity Fellows is a non-profit organization that supports aspiring entrepreneurs from Sweden by providing a paid week in Silicon Valley to connect with top entrepreneurs and gain insights into the startup ecosystem.
Overview
What Velocity Fellows does
What Velocity Fellows is
Velocity Fellows is a non-profit organization that supports aspiring entrepreneurs from Sweden by providing a paid week in Silicon Valley to connect with top entrepreneurs and gain insights into the startup ecosystem.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Accelerator
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
What Accelerator means
An accelerator is a structured, short-term program designed to speed up a startup's progress toward product-market fit, traction, fundraising, or scale.
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Capability profile
Velocity Fellows as a funder
Investment thesis
Velocity Fellows aims to support aspiring Swedish entrepreneurs by providing them with opportunities to engage with experienced founders, mentors, and investors in Silicon Valley.
Focus narrative
Velocity Fellows focuses on supporting young Swedish entrepreneurs, particularly those under 30 years old, who are working on independent projects or startups. The organization provides a fully funded week in Silicon Valley, where participants can meet successful founders and gain insights into building their own ventures.
Value beyond capital
Velocity Fellows provides young entrepreneurs with mentorship, networking opportunities, and insights from successful founders in Silicon Valley, along with free office space in Stockholm after the fellowship.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator
- Regions
- Europe
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
Portfolio context
The organization has hosted various fellows who are working on innovative projects across different sectors. Notable projects from the 2025, 2024, and 2023 cohorts include: Nils Samrud - Physical AI for hydrogen production, Elliot Norrevik - Building LLM-based autonomous web agents, Max Henry Xie - AI for veterinarians, Ebba Olin - Female hygiene products reducing PCOS symptoms.
Capability profile
Velocity Fellows as a program host
Program thesis
Velocity Fellows aims to support aspiring Swedish entrepreneurs by providing them with opportunities to engage with experienced founders, mentors, and investors in Silicon Valley.
Focus narrative
Velocity Fellows focuses on supporting young Swedish entrepreneurs, particularly those under 30 years old, who are working on independent projects or startups. The organization provides a fully funded week in Silicon Valley, where participants can meet successful founders and gain insights into building their own ventures.
Value and support
Participants are offered free office space at Founders House in Stockholm after the fellowship.
Format and cadence
- Typical duration
- 1 weeks
- Format
- In Person
Availability
- Application state
- Accepting
- Next deadline
- September 10, 2026
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator
- Regions
- Europe
Alumni and track record
- Last recorded cohort
- November 2, 2026
Alumni context
Notable projects from the 2025, 2024, and 2023 cohorts include: Nils Samrud - Physical AI for hydrogen production; Elliot Norrevik - Building LLM-based autonomous web agents; Max Henry Xie - AI for veterinarians; Ebba Olin - Female hygiene products reducing PCOS symptoms.
Common questions
What to know about Velocity Fellows
Upseed classifies Velocity Fellows under the Accelerator organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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