A · Professional
Launching something new
You're considering starting a company in Silicon Valley or elsewhere, and interested in raising from SV-based investors.
Get access to a community of experienced alumni and mentors, networking events, and learn first-hand insights from Silicon Valley-based Big Tech professionals, investors, and tech entrepreneurs.
A fast-track into the world's most innovative hub, through workshops, a private community and networking events held across the cities of the San Francisco Bay Area.
SVF is a deep dive into the expertise of heads of global tech corporations, professors of top world-ranked universities, and founders of successful companies — compressed into a week in the place where it all happens.
The experience has already inspired hundreds of fellows and has changed the lives of many who are now ready to tell their stories. With it, we aim to shape the next professional, academic and entrepreneurial class.
A week in San Francisco. A company a few years later. Our alumni ship into YC, NASA, Apple, Replit and beyond.
Pasha RizaliFellow · Batch W25
Co-Founder at InLoop RoboticsYC P26 · 2026
Silicon Valley is self-selective — it draws intensely driven, devoted, unconventional people. SVF is built for them. The program is advantageous if you are:
You're considering starting a company in Silicon Valley or elsewhere, and interested in raising from SV-based investors.
You're considering moving here at some point to boost or start your career and your project with the magic help of the Valley.
You want to expand your network and learn the best practices in tech, management and building applied at the most innovative hub in the world.
Five days. Fifteen+ sessions. One goal: make you an insider. Below, the four pillars every cohort runs through.
Heads of world-leading companies deliver talks and share expertise on-site. Academics fast-track you into their field, sharing its critical advances and drawbacks.
Spend half a day in the life of Google employees, Amazon engineers, Stanford academics, investors and founders.
Like many of our alumni, during the fellowship you could meet your co-founder, your personal mentor, or earn a referral at a company you admire.
Access to our internal channel — opportunities, referrals, job postings, a chance to dialogue with mentors, find a co-founder, and get visa guidance.
§ 05 · Network
Selection is rolling. Most applicants hear back within two weeks — the earlier you apply, the more batch options you'll have.
Complete a 10–15 minute application about your background, work, and what you'd want out of the week.
If accepted, you'll get an invitation to book a call to talk through your projects, your goals, and ask anything.
If we believe you can take full advantage of the program, you'll receive everything needed to finalize your spot.
Arrive in SFO with a backpack and a question you care about. We'll handle the rest of the week.
All mentors in our network are selected and subject to continuous quality assessments based on fellows' feedback and relevance. We only host mentors with a proven track record and extensive Silicon Valley experience.
CEO of Sysdig ($2.5B val.)
Co-Founder of Logitech
Co-Founder, Thiel Fellowship & 1517 Fund
Former CFO of Apple
Angel Investor · Founder of Z-Fellows
CEO at you.com · GP at AIX Ventures
President at Replit
AI at Anthropic · Co-Founder Super.com
Fellows from 40+ countries — engineers, founders, designers, researchers. Here's what the week looked like for a few of them.
Ever since I was a kid, people would roll their eyes at me calling me unrealistic. When I went to San Francisco for the Silicon Valley Fellowship, I finally felt understood. I found my people, and I had a BLAST.Read on LinkedIn
Being part of SVF allowed me to be at the heart of global innovation. I gained invaluable insights from iconic tech companies, Stanford, and leading VC firms. The most impactful part was the incredible people I met along the way.Read on LinkedIn
This past week two big things happened in my life: I was part of the Silicon Valley Fellowship, and I decided to move to San Francisco. The insight, knowledge and connections I gained in one week is honestly unbelievable.Read on LinkedIn
At the age of 23, just before entering the job market, I had the opportunity to visit the biggest tech giants and meet some of the most resilient and inspiring people in the ecosystem. The experience of a lifetime.Read on LinkedIn
I had countless pinch-me moments at HQs like Google, Apple, Tesla, YCombinator, Uber and Salesforce. It was like being a 4-year-old receiving the first bike at Christmas.Read on LinkedIn
Time flies when you grow up and have fun. This experience was truly extraordinary — a great opportunity for Go Healthy & Co to elevate to the next level.Read on LinkedIn
Everything you need to know about the Silicon Valley Fellowship. Can't find your answer? Send us an email.
Yes! We recently started to invest small $10k checks into companies.
If you get accepted but can't participate, you can make a down payment to reserve your spot for the following Silicon Valley Fellowship batches. If you can't make a down payment, you will need to go through the acceptance process again.
We take great care in selecting and evaluating our mentors. We analyze thousands of possible mentors' profiles, including but not limited to spontaneous applicants, and only select the top 3-5%, whom we continue assessing through the feedback of Silicon Valley Fellows.
We receive on average 1000 applications per batch for 30 available spots.
Yes. The program is open to applicants from any country. You are responsible for your own tourist/business visa — we're happy to provide a letter of invitation once you're confirmed.
Programs are customized according to the participants' interests and, for this reason, are different for each batch. Download an example of the program from our website, or get in touch with the fellows from the past editions!
If you are not a US citizen and your country is part of the Visa Waiver Program, you are able to enter the United States for business or tourism without a visa for up to 90 days. Check out eligibility on the ESTA website. If an ESTA does not fit your situation, check out the visas page by the U.S. Embassy.
The Silicon Valley Fellowship is organized by Gomry, a San Francisco‑based tech startup founded in 2022 by Erick Turricelli, Tommaso Tosi, and Patrick Turricelli. Gomry is an AI-native event platform that’s targeting the $400B annual advertising budget that goes into events. We’re building a proprietary AI-native ad network that installs on our own and third-party ticketing platforms, with placements that are ultra-native for the event industry. This enables event organizers and small ticketing platforms worldwide to easily monetize through digital sponsorships without lifting a finger, and without ruining the UX. We believe that eating our own dog food is critical to shipping great products, and shipping products that are useful first and foremost to us is an invaluable advantage.
Silicon Valley Fellowship is the community we’ve dreamed of starting for a long time. We get to strengthen relationships with our mentors—impressive individuals with extensive Silicon Valley experience—and get to know young talent from around the world through this program. In addition, it offers deserving individuals from all over the world an opportunity to build their networks in Silicon Valley and make great new friendships in the process.
We’ve been incredibly helped by this place in so many ways: from finding our first clients who trusted young founders when no one else did, to gaining insights and best practices by meeting people working on products similar to ours, to connecting with investors who believed in us early, and to meeting a never‑ending flow of talented, self‑selected people. We believe in the magical, intoxicating power of America and Silicon Valley. We’ve received so much from it, and helping new people find their own way here is not just a privilege, it’s a mission that inspires us every day.
No, the Silicon Valley Fellowship itself does not provide job opportunities and consequent visas, but joining our network will grant you introductions, referrals, exclusive job opportunities, and a platform to talk to mentors and other fellows.
Due to the increasing competitiveness of the Silicon Valley Fellowship, we cannot provide individual feedback on each application. However, we highly recommend strengthening your future applications by seeking referrals and connecting with previous fellows. You can find alumni through our website or LinkedIn.
We encourage you to contact fellows, have a conversation, and then reapply. Please note that a two‑month waiting period from your previous application is required to prevent misuse of the reapplication process. Best of luck with your next application!
Gomry has created the Next Gen Fund to invest in talented individuals with financial need to join the program. Through it, we’re empowering the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs, offering financial support that ranges from partial coverage to full funding for courses, flights, and accommodation (possibly at the Gomry House). Every application is unique, and we’ll assess each on its merit and need until all spots are filled and the budget is exhausted. Please note that the selection process is highly competitive, and evidence of exceptional achievements is a prerequisite. Applicants can apply for financial aid after their acceptance.
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