Mentorship Opportunities in North America_DIRECTORY14_PROGRAMS
MENTORSHIP
Discover mentorship opportunities available in North America.
SYSTEM_OVERVIEW
Discover handpicked technology programs for mentorship.
CORE_BENEFITS
- $120,000 seed investment for ~7% equity
- 12-week AI-focused accelerator program
- 10-week intensive accelerator
ACCESS_STATUS
PUBLIC_RECORDS_OPEN
LIVE_NODE_TRANSMISSION
NODE_INTEL::angelpad
SYSTEM_STABLE
AngelPad
10-week accelerator (NYC/SF) offering $120K for 7% equity.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::afore-gr
SYSTEM_STABLE
Afore Grants
100% non-dilutive microgrants of $1,000 for high-agency builders aged 21 or younger in North America, paired with mentorship and program support.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Grant
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::pearx-20
SYSTEM_STABLE
PearX
12-week accelerator by Pear VC investing $250K–$2M in each startup.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::betawork
SYSTEM_STABLE
Betaworks AI Camp
$500K investment from a Betaworks-led syndicate for AI startups.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::south-pa
SYSTEM_STABLE
South Park Commons Fellowship
Fellowship-style community program investing $400,000 for 7% equity + $600K follow-on.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Fellowship
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::launch-a
SYSTEM_STABLE
LAUNCH Accelerator
$125K for 6–7% equity; 14-week accelerator founded by Jason Calacanis.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::openai-c
SYSTEM_STABLE
OpenAI Converge
6-week AI startup summit with $1M equity investment from OpenAI's Startup Fund.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::exponent
SYSTEM_STABLE
The Exponential Fellowship
A paid fellowship that places exceptional young Spanish builders at fast-growing U.S. startups – visa, flights and insurance handled, with full U.S. pay and access to mentorship and community.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Fellowship
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::the-mint
SYSTEM_STABLE
The Mint (BTV)
10-week fintech accelerator; invests $500K for 10% SAFE.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::boost-vc
SYSTEM_STABLE
Boost VC
Deep tech accelerator investing $500,000 for ~15% equity.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
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NODE_INTEL::founders
PRIORITY_OMEGA
Founders Inc Off Season
6-week equity-free summer residency at Fort Mason for ambitious builders to obsess and build, ending in Demo Day with up to $250K funding opportunity.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
STALE_NODE
Residency
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::y-combin
PRIORITY_OMEGA
Y Combinator
Seed-stage accelerator providing $500 000 in funding and mentorship for early-stage startups.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
STALE_NODE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::openai-r
PRIORITY_OMEGA
OpenAI Residency 2026
The OpenAI Residency is a six-month research program in San Francisco that embeds talented individuals within OpenAI–s research teams to work on frontier AI problems with mentorship and real project contributions.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
STALE_NODE
Research Program
VIEW_DETAILS 
NODE_INTEL::ucsb-res
PRIORITY_OMEGA
UCSB Research Mentorship Program 2026
The UCSB Research Mentorship Program is a competitive summer research program for high school students, enabling them to work on interdisciplinary, hands-on research projects under mentorship and earn university credit.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
STALE_NODE
Research Program
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::boost-vc
SYSTEM_STABLE
Boost VC
Deep tech accelerator investing $500,000 for ~15% equity.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::openai-c
SYSTEM_STABLE
OpenAI Converge
6-week AI startup summit with $1M equity investment from OpenAI's Startup Fund.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::betawork
SYSTEM_STABLE
Betaworks AI Camp
$500K investment from a Betaworks-led syndicate for AI startups.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::angelpad
SYSTEM_STABLE
AngelPad
10-week accelerator (NYC/SF) offering $120K for 7% equity.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::the-mint
SYSTEM_STABLE
The Mint (BTV)
10-week fintech accelerator; invests $500K for 10% SAFE.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::launch-a
SYSTEM_STABLE
LAUNCH Accelerator
$125K for 6–7% equity; 14-week accelerator founded by Jason Calacanis.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::afore-gr
SYSTEM_STABLE
Afore Grants
100% non-dilutive microgrants of $1,000 for high-agency builders aged 21 or younger in North America, paired with mentorship and program support.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Grant
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::south-pa
SYSTEM_STABLE
South Park Commons Fellowship
Fellowship-style community program investing $400,000 for 7% equity + $600K follow-on.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Fellowship
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::pearx-20
SYSTEM_STABLE
PearX
12-week accelerator by Pear VC investing $250K–$2M in each startup.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Accelerator
VIEW_DETAILS NODE_INTEL::exponent
SYSTEM_STABLE
The Exponential Fellowship
A paid fellowship that places exceptional young Spanish builders at fast-growing U.S. startups – visa, flights and insurance handled, with full U.S. pay and access to mentorship and community.
PROTOCOL_REGION
North America
EXPIRY_SEQUENCE
ROLLING_CYCLE
Fellowship
VIEW_DETAILS