Official pages read on 2 November 2026
Money invested: up to $250K. Stake taken: 8% for $125K (SAFE). Applications today: open. Everything below comes from the program’s own official pages, read on 2 November 2026.
Open As read on 2 November 2026 from the official page.
Next deadline: 2 November 2026.
Only what the official site states. Each line links to the page it comes from.
Entrepreneur First is passed through the 26 questions of the Builder Residency Due-Diligence Checklist. 4 have a public answer, 8 are partly answered and 14 are not published on the pages read. A missing answer is a question to put to the program, not a verdict.
Questions in English follow the open checklist v1.0. Answers are summaries of the linked official page, not quotations.
BRD-01
Published
Entrepreneurs First Operations Ltd is named with its legal form and registration number (England and Wales, 09064488). The contact page lists office addresses.
EF application hub Read on 2 November 2026
BRD-02
Partly published
The contact page gives routes by topic (applications, partnerships, press, compliance). No urgent or escalation route for participants is described on the pages read.
Contact Read on 2 November 2026
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Published
The application hub lists each program with a start period and an apply or register-interest button, and gives an apply-by date for one of them. See the box "Applications today".
EF application hub Read on 2 November 2026
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Partly published
Start months are listed per program, and a residential kick-off weekend precedes each program. Exact arrival and departure dates and time zone are not published on the pages read.
EF application hub Read on 2 November 2026
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The contact page gives office addresses (for example in San Francisco), and the program FAQs name the London and Bangalore offices.
Contact Read on 2 November 2026
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Partly published
The US page says participants have a house to live in during the program. Room allocation, occupancy and accessibility are not described on the pages read.
U.S. FAQs Read on 2 November 2026
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
BRD-09
Partly published
The general FAQ itemizes what EF offers (cofounder matching, a Talent Investor, events, office space, funding, credits, community). A list of what is not included is not published on the pages read.
General FAQs Read on 2 November 2026
BRD-10
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
BRD-11
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
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The application hub says EF does not provide visas, and that in many circumstances it can help applicants apply for one.
EF application hub Read on 2 November 2026
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
BRD-18
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
BRD-20
Partly published
The FAQ says the program is full-time and in person, with weekly hosted events. A list of mandatory sessions and quiet hours is not published on the pages read.
General FAQs Read on 2 November 2026
BRD-21
Partly published
The London FAQ says that if you do not form a company, or EF chooses not to invest further, EF takes no equity and nothing is owed. A later investment is decided by an Investment Committee.
London FAQs Read on 2 November 2026
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Partly published
The general FAQ names two things EF looks for, ambition and founder aptitude. Conflicts of interest and the reviewers' relationships are not described on the pages read.
General FAQs Read on 2 November 2026
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
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Not published on the pages read, ask the program
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Partly published
The FAQ states a time horizon for one claim (a cofounder found within 8 weeks). A starting point and limitations are not stated on the pages read.
General FAQs Read on 2 November 2026
BRD-26
Not published
Not published on the pages read, ask the program
United States, $250K pathway: Up to $250K invested on day one; United States, Fellowship residency: Equity-free $10K grant and housing for three months; London: £6,000 equity-free Talent Investment on signing, then up to $250,000 if the Investment Committee invests; Bangalore: INR 360,000 equity-free Talent Investment on joining, then up to $250,000 if the Investment Committee invests. Source: the official pages read on 2 November 2026.
$250K pathway (United States): 8% of the company for $125K (post-money SAFE), plus an optional $125K uncapped MFN SAFE; London and Bangalore: 8% of the company for $125,000 (post-money SAFE), plus an optional $125,000 uncapped MFN SAFE; Talent Investment grant: No equity for the grant. Source: the official pages read on 2 November 2026.
Not published on the pages read. Ask the program. Source: the official pages read on 2 November 2026.
Open. Bangalore program, Winter 2027, second selection round: apply by 2 November 2026. United States funding and fellowships: rolling intake, no deadline. The Bridge Residency in San Francisco (Winter and Spring 2027): open, no deadline listed. London program, Spring 2027 (register interest only): not open for applications, interest can be registered. Source: the official pages read on 2 November 2026.
A local hub (London, Bangalore), then San Francisco; the US residencies are in San Francisco; London and Bangalore: 12 weeks in the hub, then 12 weeks in San Francisco for funded teams; The Bridge Residency: 8 weeks in San Francisco; United States: Three months in San Francisco. Source: the official pages read on 2 November 2026.
All read on 2 November 2026. Facts that are not on these pages are marked as not published.
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