-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [exec] a16z speedrun alpha fellowship for CS Club members Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:18:41 -0500 From: jmazer@a16z.com To: exec@csclub.uwaterloo.ca Hi team, Jordan Mazer from a16z speedrun, the a16z accelerator. Could you share the fellowship below with CS Club members (mailing list or Discord)? Applications close October 11. Applications are open for the second a16z speedrun alpha fellowship. Alpha backs students and recent grads at the earliest possible moment. Two tracks: Founder track: start building. We back you pre-idea, pre-team, pre-company with up to $250K from day zero. For students or recent grads within 1 year of school. Jan 11 to Mar 5 (8 weeks). Talent track: break into startups from the inside. A fast track into paid engineering roles at breakout a16z speedrun startups. For students or recent grads up to ~3 years out of school. Feb 8 to Mar 5 (4 weeks). Both run in person in San Francisco, with dinners and office hours with portfolio founders and the speedrun team, plus coworking space at the speedrun office in North Beach. No US work authorization is needed to apply to the founder track. The talent track is best suited to those who have already graduated. Organization: a16z speedrun, https://speedrun.a16z.com Location: San Francisco, CA Compensation: founder track receives up to $250K investment; talent track is a fast track into paid engineering roles at speedrun portfolio startups Contact: Jordan Mazer, jmazer@a16z.com Apply (closes October 11): https://bit.ly/waterloo-a16zalpha ❤️ Jordan <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanmazer/>, Jordan <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordancarver>, Bella <https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellanazzari/>, Joe <https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-garcia/>, and Katia <https://www.linkedin.com/in/katia-ameri/> Thanks, Jordan Jordan Mazer Head of Talent, a16z speedrun jmazer@a16z.com