Z Fellows
Z Fellows San Francisco, New York, United States · remote · open to applicants worldwide
One-week program pairing early-stage technical builders with well-known founders as mentors, with an optional small investment. Works for side projects as well as startups.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your personal statement, tailored résumé and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
What it offers: Optional $10,000 investment at a $1B valuation cap.
Also: mentorship from prominent founders; in-person final day in SF or NYC; ongoing support.
Who can apply: Technical builders of any age, solo or with co-founders, anywhere; no need to quit a job or school.
Free to apply. Equity: optional SAFE-style $10k at $1B cap.
Rolling applications; several cohorts per year. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
How to apply: through a Google Form.
What to prepare: application form, project description.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “reviewed on a rolling basis”
Who can apply
- Open to founders, students, working professionals
- Technical builders of any age, solo or with co-founders, anywhere; no need to quit a job or school.
What you will need
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Project proposalOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (google forms).
How Onward Scout helps
Onward Scout maps the official form field by field, fills it from your sourced profile and drafts the written answers; you review and tap to submit. If the form stops at a CAPTCHA, a login or a payment, you get a handoff with every field ready to paste.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your personal statement, tailored résumé and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Z Fellows without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.