Recently, we introduced the 16VC Founder Fellowship — a program created to support ambitious early-stage founders building the next generation of technology companies.
The response has been incredible.
We have now completed the review of all 16VC Founder Fellowship applications. ✅
Founders selected to move forward represent an incredible range of countries and ecosystems:
🇺🇸 USA
🇮🇳 India
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇧 UK
🇦🇪 UAE
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇦🇺 Australia
🇩🇪 Germany
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇮🇱 Israel
🇮🇹 Italy
🇪🇸 Spain
🇷🇴 Romania
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇫🇷 France
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇻🇳 Vietnam
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇹🇼 Taiwan
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🇬🇷 Greece
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇷🇺 Russia
🇨🇴 Colombia
The geographic diversity was remarkable.
But what stood out most was not just where founders came from — it was the quality of their thinking.
We saw:
• Bold ideas
• Deep understanding of problems
• Strong founder-market insight
• High execution ability
• The ambition to build globally
The future of startups will not come from a single hub.
It will come from founders everywhere.
Our final fellowship selections will be announced soon. 👀
Stay tuned. 🚀
No founders from New Zealand 🧐
Also curious if even if the founders are in the US, I'd bed that a good portion of the team is fully distributed around the world.