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Ground Up Ventures Fellowship
Ground Up Ventures Fellowship is Ground Up Ventures' fellowship offering personalized mentorship and support for early-stage founders and students.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What Ground Up Ventures Fellowship offers
What Ground Up Ventures Fellowship is
Ground Up Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups in the United States and Israel. The firm operates multiple fellowship and support programs designed to build the startup ecosystem and identify emerging founders. Ground Up offers distinct fellowship paths: a Founder Fellowship for building companies, a Campus Partner program for students, and the Liftoff rolling program for founders at any stage.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Fellowship
- Host organization
- Ground Up Ventures
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- Unknown
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
Ground Up Ventures focuses on supporting early-stage founders and students through its fellowship programs. The firm aims to build a robust startup ecosystem by providing personalized mentorship and resources to emerging entrepreneurs in the US and Israel.
Eligibility
Founders ready to start or scale early-stage companies in US/Israel. Students at universities for Campus Partner program. Entrepreneurs at any stage of company building for Liftoff.
Selection approach
The program is open to all students interested in tech and investing for the Campus Partner program. Founders ready to start or scale early-stage companies in the US and Israel are eligible for the Founder Fellowship and Liftoff programs.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- IsraelUnited States
- Audience
- Founders · Students
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- US and Israel
- Duration
- 30 weeks
- Engagement
- Unknown
Delivery model
The program operates in a hybrid model, with opportunities for both in-person and remote engagement.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Open
Published timeline
The Founder Fellowship has a median duration of 7+ months to seed raise, with no preset demo day or time limit. The Liftoff program is available on a rolling basis with no end dates or deadlines.
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Participants benefit from an extended partnership period, patient capital, personalized mentor relationships, access to a nationwide network, portfolio company support, campus integration for student partners, and ongoing founder guidance.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Ground Up Ventures Fellowship is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by Ground Up Ventures. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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