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Soma Capital Fellowship
Soma Capital Fellowship is Soma Capital's fellowship offering $100K in uncapped SAFE funding for early-stage founders.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What Soma Capital Fellowship offers
What Soma Capital Fellowship is
Soma Capital Fellowship is a founder-friendly program offering $100K in uncapped SAFE funding with 0% equity dilution. Originally designed for student founders, the fellowship is now open to anyone building early-stage companies, with the program skewing toward young founders in their early to mid-20s. The program is fully remote with optional in-person networking events, providing global access without relocation requirements. Soma Capital has been a driving force in early-stage investment, seeding over 20 unicorns including Deel, Rippling, Ramp, Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, and Human Interest.
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
- Soma Capital
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Investment
- $100,000
- Equity
- 0%
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- Micro Fund
Compensation and economics
Participants receive $100K in uncapped SAFE funding with no equity dilution.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
Soma Capital Fellowship aims to support early-stage founders, particularly those in their early to mid-20s, by providing funding and mentorship to help them build successful companies. The program addresses the need for accessible funding and guidance for young entrepreneurs in the startup ecosystem.
Eligibility
Primarily targeted at early to mid-20s founders, but open to anyone building early-stage companies.
Selection approach
The program is open to anyone building early-stage companies, with a focus on young founders in their early to mid-20s.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Global
- Audience
- Founders
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- remote
- Engagement
- Unknown
Delivery model
The program is fully remote with optional in-person networking events.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Open
Published timeline
The program is fully remote with optional in-person networking events, allowing for flexible participation.
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 mentorship from the Soma investment team via weekly office hours, connections with portfolio founders through fireside chats and workshops, a virtual Demo Day with investor introductions, and a community of peer founders.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Soma Capital Fellowship is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by Soma Capital. 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
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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