Program · Silicon Valley · Oct 1, 2026
30 seats · applications openiFrame Silicon Valley Program — build, fund, or invest from the Bay Area.
Seven days in SF for founders, fund managers, and innovation leaders. Direct access to the operators who run Silicon Valley, paired with US incorporation, capital-raising, immigration, and licensing consultations from top-tier legal partners. Leave with a structured plan — not a brochure. $9,000 per seat. Next cohort: October 1, 2026.
Why this program
One cohort, three buyer profiles. Mixed on purpose.
The founder gets exposure to capital and corporate buyers. The GP meets dealflow and LPs. The corporate sees both sides. Cohort capped at 30; every seat is interviewed.
Founders
Deep tech and AI startups, pre-seed through Series A. Technical or non-technical, with or without a US entity yet. You leave with named intros, a Delaware C-corp plan, a visa pathway under review, and design-partner conversations through the iFrame portfolio and customer network.
Emerging fund managers & family offices
First-time GPs structuring a vehicle, family-office principals building a direct-investment program, corporate VC arms standing up US operations. You leave with LP introductions, fund-formation counsel, ERISA / BHCA / tax-exempt LP guidance, and co-invest opportunities matched to your thesis.
Corporate innovation & R&D leaders
Heads of innovation, M&A scouts, and CTOs from large industrials evaluating startup partnerships, acquisitions, or US-based labs. You leave with a curated list of acquisition or partnership targets, calibrated against the founders and capital you meet during the week.
Outcomes
What you leave with.
Access
Named introductions to investors, accelerators, hyperscaler partnership teams, and enterprise buyers — matched to your project, fund thesis, or corporate mandate from the registration brief, not after you arrive.
Structure
A working plan for US incorporation (Delaware C-corp for startups, Cayman/Delaware fund structures for managers), a visa pathway under review by an immigration partner, and an opened conversation with a banking and tax structure that fits your situation.
Pipeline
For founders: design-partner conversations through the iFrame portfolio and customer network. For GPs: LP introductions and co-invest opportunities. For corporates: a curated list of acquisition or partnership targets.
Infrastructure
For technical projects, an iFrame compute credit grant on B200 / B300 capacity that materially offsets the seat price — typically more than the $9,000 itself for AI workloads in the first quarter.
Network
Twelve months of post-program access to iFrame office hours, the alumni cohort, and follow-on investor and customer introductions. The graduation dinner is the entry point, not the endpoint.
Schedule
The 7 days.#
Single track. Every door on the schedule opens on time — iFrame is the host and the platform, and our existing relationships with hyperscalers, accelerators, capital, and counsel make this possible.
- Day 01Welcome at iFrame SF.
Arrival, calibration, cohort framing
- Welcome at iFrame SF — cohort intros, registration-brief calibration, week's logistics.
- Each participant presents their project, fund thesis, or corporate mandate in five minutes; the week's 1:1s are matched live.
- Opening dinner with an anchor founder and an anchor GP from the iFrame network.
- Day 02Google + a second hyperscaler.
How the giants operate
- Google campus visit — partnerships, M&A, and venture arm operating mechanics.
- Second hyperscaler (Meta or Apple) — how a $2T company ships and partners with startups.
- Buyer-side reality for founders, study-the-acquirer reality for corporates.
- Day 03Y Combinator + 500 Global + verticals.
Accelerators and the YC playbook
- Y Combinator partner session — application bar, batch dynamics, post-batch optionality.
- 500 Global afternoon — international-founder thesis, fund-of-many mechanics, regional operating model.
- Vertical accelerator sessions for deep-tech-relevant participants: Cyclotron Road, Activate, hard-tech focused.
- Day 04a16z + Lux/Founders Fund + LP dinner.
Capital, end to end
- Morning at a16z — sector partner sessions, the partnership process, what gets to a Monday meeting.
- Afternoon at a deep-tech specialist (Lux Capital or Founders Fund).
- LP dinner — the perspective flip on who funds the funds, what emerging managers need to show, and how international LPs evaluate US-based GPs.
- Private 1:1 investor or LP slots throughout the day, matched per participant.
- Day 05The day that distinguishes this program.
Legal, financial, and immigration architecture
- Half-day workshop covering incorporation, capital raising, visas, banking, tax, licensing, and instruments.
- Individual consultations with partner counsel calibrated to each participant's situation.
- Each participant leaves with a written one-page memo on their specific structuring path, prepared during the day.
- Delivered through Cooley / Wilson Sonsini / Gunderson-tier startup counsel, plus boutique fund-formation and immigration partners.
- Day 06Cluster walkthrough + three founders, three stages.
Inside iFrame and the founder ladder
- Cluster walkthrough at Cologix — B200 / B300, Dell PowerEdge, Supermicro NVL72 pods, the InfiniBand fabric.
- iFrame Research sessions on inference acceleration and long-context work.
- Portfolio presentations as real customer / partner conversations (EGILAX, MED.REPORT, SEFIROT.AI, pulsar.global).
- Three founders, three stages — pre-seed, Series A, unicorn-stage — answering the same operator questions at 0, 5, and 10 years in.
- Day 07Pitch · feedback · graduation dinner.
Capstone and demo day
- Each participant pitches the refined version of their project, fund, or corporate initiative.
- Panel of investors, iFrame portfolio executives, and enterprise buyers. Recorded with written feedback.
- Graduation dinner with the full network — investors, partners, alumni from prior cohorts, iFrame leadership.
Anchor partners
- Y Combinator
- 500 Global
- a16z
- Founders Fund
- Lux Capital
- Cyclotron Road
- Activate
The mix of partners on any given cohort flexes by the participant brief. Confirmed sessions are shared at admission.
Day 5 · in detail
Legal, financial, and immigration architecture.
Half-day workshop and individual consultations. Each participant leaves Day 5 with a written one-page memo on their specific structuring path, prepared during the day by counsel. This is the day that distinguishes the program from any other founder week in the Valley.
Incorporation
Delaware C-corp for startups; Cayman / Delaware fund structures (LP, GP, management company); parallel structures for non-US LPs; holding companies and IP placement.
Capital raising in the US
Reg D 506(b) and 506(c), Reg S for offshore raises, accredited investor verification, SAFEs vs. priced rounds, side letters, fund formation docs (LPA, subscription agreements). For international GPs: ERISA, BHCA, and tax-exempt LP requirements.
Visas and immigration
O-1 for exceptional ability, EB-1A, E-2 treaty investor, L-1 intracompany transfer, the International Entrepreneur Rule, and the realistic path from one to the next. Each participant gets a private screening with an immigration attorney to map their specific situation.
Banking, tax, and licensing
US bank account opening (the actual hard part), EIN, FBAR / FATCA exposure for non-US founders, sales tax and state nexus, sector-specific licensing — FinCEN / MSB, FDA pathways for healthtech, ITAR and export controls for dual-use, BSA/AML for fund managers.
Financial instruments
Convertible notes vs. SAFEs vs. priced rounds, secondaries, venture debt, warrants, ESOP design (409A valuations, vesting, single-trigger vs. double-trigger acceleration). For fund managers: management fee structures, carry waterfalls, and GP commit financing.
Delivered by partner counsel
A top-tier startup firm (Cooley / Wilson Sonsini / Gunderson tier), plus boutique fund-formation counsel and an immigration partner. Day 5 includes a 30-minute private screening with each relevant attorney, scheduled in advance from your registration brief.
Networking, structured
Three formats, no open-bar receptions.
1:1 matched meetings
Four to six per participant, pre-arranged from your registration brief. Investors, GPs, LPs, partnership leads, or acquisition targets — matched on stage and thesis, not on availability.
Topic dinners
Small-table (8 people) by domain: AI infrastructure, healthtech, climate and energy, robotics, defense / dual-use, fintech and fund structuring. iFrame seeds each table with two operators or investors.
Open hours at iFrame SF
Drop-in slots with iFrame Research, portfolio CTOs, on-call investor partners, and the legal team for follow-up questions on the Day 5 memos. No agenda required.
Pricing in writing
$9,000 per seat. Here's exactly what it covers.
Included
- Full programming across all 7 days
- Curated 1:1 matched meetings (4–6 per seat)
- Day 5 legal / financial / immigration workshop
- Individual consultation with partner counsel
- Written one-page structuring memo for your situation
- iFrame compute credit grant for technical projects
- Ground transport between program locations
- Group meals across the week
- Recorded capstone pitch + written panel feedback
- 12 months of iFrame office hours and alumni access
Not included
- Flights to and from the Bay Area
- Accommodation (concierge list of vetted hotels provided)
- Subsequent legal engagements with partner firms (alumni discount on intake)
- Visa filing fees and government processing costs
- Optional add-on weekend visits (Stanford, Berkeley, regional sites)
If a participant chooses to retain a partner firm afterward, that's a separate engagement at the firm's standard rates — typically with a discounted intake offered to alumni.
Hosts and platform
iFrame is the platform that opens the doors.
iFrame is the host and the platform. The portfolio, the compute mesh, and our existing university and enterprise relationships in the US and Europe are what make this program possible — and what keep every door on the schedule opening on time.
Compute mesh
- NVIDIA
- Samsung
- Dell
- Supermicro
- Cologix
University & enterprise MOUs
Carnegie Mellon, ETH Zurich, EPFL, Princeton on the research side. Fortune 500 platform teams and regulated-industry buyers on the enterprise side. Nominated-seat allocations come through these channels.
If your organization has an existing MOU with iFrame, ask your sponsor to flag your application.
Application
Open application. Every seat interviewed.#
iFrame screens for project quality, stage fit, and cohort balance across the three buyer profiles. Universities, accelerators, and corporate partners with existing iFrame MOUs receive nominated-seat allocations.
- 01
Apply
Send a short note to svp@iframe.ai with a one-paragraph brief on your project, fund thesis, or corporate mandate, plus a link to deck / website / LinkedIn. Reply within five business days.
- 02
Interview
30-minute conversation with iFrame admissions to confirm fit and cohort balance. We share the registration brief — the same one we use to match your 1:1s — at this stage.
- 03
Offer & seat
Written offer with the cohort spec, the seat invoice, and the registration brief. 50% deposit holds the seat; balance due 30 days before the cohort.
- 04
Onboarding
Pre-arrival logistics, vetted-hotel concierge list, signed engagement letters with partner counsel for the Day 5 consultations, and your matched 1:1 schedule for the week.
FAQ
Common questions.
Apply
30 seats. October 1, 2026. Open application.
Send a one-paragraph brief on your project, fund, or mandate to svp@iframe.ai. Replies within five business days, regardless of outcome.