turn your research into generational companies

it all begins

online

this is where you will take a research idea you’re excited about, figure out how to bring it to life, and turn it into something that people give a shit about over 8 weeks– alongside other ambitious builders.

choose research
topics that excite you.

choose research
topics that excite you.

choose research
topics that excite you.

ai

ai

ai

ai

bio

bio

bio

bio

robotics

robotics

robotics

quantum

quantum

quantum

quantum

neuro

neuro

neuro

neuro

space

space

space

space

health

health

health

health

defense

defense

defense

defense

climate

climate

climate

climate

work on meaningful pursuits.

whether you want to find the cure for cancer, reverse aging, save the climate, accelerate agi or bring humans to mars

no idea is too ambitious. We’re here to support the boldest visions driving humanity's progress.

no idea is too ambitious. We’re here to support the boldest visions driving humanity's progress.

no idea is too ambitious. We’re here to support the boldest visions driving humanity's progress.

still in school
or got a day job? NP.

while we ideally want people who are already working on their ideas full-time, we want to prioritize finding the best talent above everything else!

every week, we have
1 office hour &
1 weekly update.

every week, we have
1 office hour &
1 weekly update.

it's pretty simple. you pick your own idea, build it, launch, get feedback, and iterate.

it's pretty simple. you pick your own idea, build it, launch, get feedback, and iterate.

our main goal is to help you figure out the 0 to 1 stage, make significant progress and to be in dramatically better shape in 8 weeks.

our main goal is to help you figure out the 0 to 1 stage, make significant progress and to be in dramatically better shape in 8 weeks.

our expert
advisors.

Axel Garcia

founder at stealth space tech, former research scientist at amazon project kuiper, PhD in Aerospace, MIT

Axel Garcia

founder at stealth space tech, former research scientist at amazon project kuiper, PhD in Aerospace, MIT

Ashis Ghosh

founding robotics engineer at botco & former co-founder at Peanuts Robotics (~$10M raised)

Ashis Ghosh

founding robotics engineer at botco & former co-founder at Peanuts Robotics (~$10M raised)

Shreyas Sudhakar

former engineer at ABL Space Systems, Blue Origin, SpaceX

Shreyas Sudhakar

former engineer at ABL Space Systems, Blue Origin, SpaceX

Tapa Ghosh

founder at Volantis (AI chip), backed by Sam Altman, Thiel Fellow

Tapa Ghosh

founder at Volantis (AI chip), backed by Sam Altman, Thiel Fellow

Mu Zhou

former head of medical ai at sensetime & stanford bmir postdoc researcher

Mu Zhou

former head of medical ai at sensetime & stanford bmir postdoc researcher

Jenny Yang

co-founder at stealth AI x medicine, PhD in engineering sciences, University of Oxford

Jenny Yang

co-founder at stealth AI x medicine, PhD in engineering sciences, University of Oxford

access to compute, models and more...

$5000

openai credits

$2,000

sf compute credits

$250

together ai credits

team plan

Julius AI - free access to Team Plan

and at the end,
we meet irl in SF.

selected teams get to attend our private demo day in san francisco early April

(e1 starts Feb 1st)

be part of e1

be part of e1

be part of e1

be part of e1