Solo founding is different.
We've built the place for it.
Most people think solo founding is just co-founding minus a co-founder. They're wrong.
Solo founders move faster, keep more ownership, and build differently. But every accelerator, every playbook, and almost every piece of advice still assumes you have a team from day one.
The best companies are one of one. They don't fit a playbook. We're building for them.
The Solo Founders Program is three months building alongside other solo founders in San Francisco. You work with Julian every week, share an office with nine other founders who understand exactly what you're building, and get a $100K investment on founder-friendly terms. If you want the full immersion, you can live upstairs.
Solo Founders, San Francisco
Built at SFP
Built Supermemory, raised $3M during the program, and has over 25,000 stars on GitHub.
“Supermemory grew from just a side project to a real product and company because of SFP.”
Dhravya
First cohort
Hit $2M ARR in 4 months. Solo, no teammates.
“I once thought a startup couldn't succeed without a cofounder. Solo Founders changed that and I grew ARR 28× in the program.”
[Stealth]
Second cohort
Built Docmost, knowledge management software now used by governments and public companies around the world. 2.8M downloads.
“I now have people who I can always ask questions and get feedback from. They have been so much help.”
Philip
First cohort
Built Workers IO (agents that ensure your code never breaks) and raised pre-seed after co-founding and selling The Timeliners.
“If you're questioning whether you need a co-founder, just join the program. You'll never feel the need for one again.”
Chaitanya
First cohort
Built ix.dev, sandbox infrastructure for AI agents. Went from SFP directly into YC.
Andrew
Third cohort
Built Gigacatalyst, an embedded white-label AI builder. Developer and engineering blogger with 4M monthly impressions.
“The three months in SF changed my entire life. Take the step to change yours.”
Namanyay
First cohort
Built Supermemory, raised $3M during the program, and has over 25,000 stars on GitHub.
“Supermemory grew from just a side project to a real product and company because of SFP.”
Dhravya
First cohort
Hit $2M ARR in 4 months. Solo, no teammates.
“I once thought a startup couldn't succeed without a cofounder. Solo Founders changed that and I grew ARR 28× in the program.”
[Stealth]
Second cohort
Built Docmost, knowledge management software now used by governments and public companies around the world. 2.8M downloads.
“I now have people who I can always ask questions and get feedback from. They have been so much help.”
Philip
First cohort
Built Workers IO (agents that ensure your code never breaks) and raised pre-seed after co-founding and selling The Timeliners.
“If you're questioning whether you need a co-founder, just join the program. You'll never feel the need for one again.”
Chaitanya
First cohort
Built ix.dev, sandbox infrastructure for AI agents. Went from SFP directly into YC.
Andrew
Third cohort
Built Gigacatalyst, an embedded white-label AI builder. Developer and engineering blogger with 4M monthly impressions.
“The three months in SF changed my entire life. Take the step to change yours.”
Namanyay
First cohort
Built Supermemory, raised $3M during the program, and has over 25,000 stars on GitHub.
“Supermemory grew from just a side project to a real product and company because of SFP.”
Dhravya
First cohort
Hit $2M ARR in 4 months. Solo, no teammates.
“I once thought a startup couldn't succeed without a cofounder. Solo Founders changed that and I grew ARR 28× in the program.”
[Stealth]
Second cohort
Built Docmost, knowledge management software now used by governments and public companies around the world. 2.8M downloads.
“I now have people who I can always ask questions and get feedback from. They have been so much help.”
Philip
First cohort
Built Workers IO (agents that ensure your code never breaks) and raised pre-seed after co-founding and selling The Timeliners.
“If you're questioning whether you need a co-founder, just join the program. You'll never feel the need for one again.”
Chaitanya
First cohort
Built ix.dev, sandbox infrastructure for AI agents. Went from SFP directly into YC.
Andrew
Third cohort
Built Gigacatalyst, an embedded white-label AI builder. Developer and engineering blogger with 4M monthly impressions.
“The three months in SF changed my entire life. Take the step to change yours.”
Namanyay
First cohort
SFP is...
10 solo founders
All building full-time, all at a similar stage. You'll know each other's companies as well as your own.
$100K investment
Founder-friendly terms (MFN uncapped SAFE). 2.5% equity to participate. Designed so you don't have to choose between SFP and a pre-seed round or another accelerator.
Weekly 1:1s with Julian
I'm Julian. I co-founded On Deck/ODF, where we've helped thousands of people start companies worth >$10B across 27 cohorts. I started SFP after working closely with a handful of solo founders and realizing everyone else was trying to box them into the "startup factory". I'm excited to sit down (or go for a walk) with you every week one-on-one and work through what matters most.
“I was told, 'you should find a co-founder.' No one believed. Julian did.”
Office in San Francisco
Open around the clock. Reserved desk with dual monitors and a Mac mini. The best moments happen when a random comment turns into a meaningful two-hour hallway conversation.
Kickoff retreat
Two nights outside the city in nature with your cohort and alumni.
Dinners and office hours
Meet experienced founders and operators who will support you from fundraising to sales.
Housing (optional)
Private bedroom above the office, $1,500/month. Already have a place in SF? Same program either way.
$800K+ in perks
AWS, Anthropic, OpenAI, Supabase, Vercel, Cloudflare, and more.
The community
The program is three months. The community keeps going. We've run group office hours every week since the first cohort.
Solo, together
“I didn't choose to be a solo founder, but I chose to remain one out of conviction. I questioned whether to keep going. It was tough — all my YC friends had cofounders. But I had self-belief. And stubborn will. Then Solo Founders found me — and I stopped feeling alone.”
Aldo
SFP founder, YC alum
“The highest quality decision I made in 2025 was to join SFP. If you are a solo founder, this is your opportunity.”
Chaitanya
SFP founder
“Being accepted into the Solo Founders Program is the MOST IMPACTFUL decision of my life.”
Namanyay
SFP founder
“Solo Founders is absolutely mission critical to our ecosystem and will enable some of our best founders to thrive.”
Koby Conrad
Founder of Sunflower Sober, YC F25, 50+ angel investments
“I was a solo founder (tiny hearts studio) and wish something like this existed back then. If you're building something solo you should def consider applying to Solo Founders.”
Robleh
Founder, Shop (200M downloads)
“Super lucky to be a part of Solo. I've seen a shift in the past 4 months where AI is empowering the individual so much I'm almost positive solo founding will be the new default.”
Andrew
SFP founder, YC alum
“I truly believe you become the average of the people you surround yourself with. Being around the amazing founders during SFP completely changed my standards for what it takes to build something great.”
Akhil
SFP founder, YC alum
“The time is right for this idea!! Thrilled to be a part of the club.”
Nathan Baschez
Founder of Lex, employee #1 at Substack
“Solo Founders helped me to succeed and not make a lot of the early stage mistakes. If you're a solo founder it can accelerate you 100x.”
Ushi
SFP founder
“I loved doing a Founder-Led Sales dinner with these folks — the model seems like it really works, and in the current code-gen-first, AI-levered world, just starting, solo, is probably the right move.”
Peter Kazanjy
Author of Founding Sales, 3x exited founder
“I've done some other programs as well, but SFP is special. There's a lot of focus on personal and collective growth. Everyone is each other's fractional cofounder and a great friend.”
Dhravya
SFP founder
“I didn't choose to be a solo founder, but I chose to remain one out of conviction. I questioned whether to keep going. It was tough — all my YC friends had cofounders. But I had self-belief. And stubborn will. Then Solo Founders found me — and I stopped feeling alone.”
Aldo
SFP founder, YC alum
“The highest quality decision I made in 2025 was to join SFP. If you are a solo founder, this is your opportunity.”
Chaitanya
SFP founder
“Being accepted into the Solo Founders Program is the MOST IMPACTFUL decision of my life.”
Namanyay
SFP founder
“Solo Founders is absolutely mission critical to our ecosystem and will enable some of our best founders to thrive.”
Koby Conrad
Founder of Sunflower Sober, YC F25, 50+ angel investments
“I was a solo founder (tiny hearts studio) and wish something like this existed back then. If you're building something solo you should def consider applying to Solo Founders.”
Robleh
Founder, Shop (200M downloads)
“Super lucky to be a part of Solo. I've seen a shift in the past 4 months where AI is empowering the individual so much I'm almost positive solo founding will be the new default.”
Andrew
SFP founder, YC alum
“I truly believe you become the average of the people you surround yourself with. Being around the amazing founders during SFP completely changed my standards for what it takes to build something great.”
Akhil
SFP founder, YC alum
“The time is right for this idea!! Thrilled to be a part of the club.”
Nathan Baschez
Founder of Lex, employee #1 at Substack
“Solo Founders helped me to succeed and not make a lot of the early stage mistakes. If you're a solo founder it can accelerate you 100x.”
Ushi
SFP founder
“I loved doing a Founder-Led Sales dinner with these folks — the model seems like it really works, and in the current code-gen-first, AI-levered world, just starting, solo, is probably the right move.”
Peter Kazanjy
Author of Founding Sales, 3x exited founder
“I've done some other programs as well, but SFP is special. There's a lot of focus on personal and collective growth. Everyone is each other's fractional cofounder and a great friend.”
Dhravya
SFP founder
“I didn't choose to be a solo founder, but I chose to remain one out of conviction. I questioned whether to keep going. It was tough — all my YC friends had cofounders. But I had self-belief. And stubborn will. Then Solo Founders found me — and I stopped feeling alone.”
Aldo
SFP founder, YC alum
“The highest quality decision I made in 2025 was to join SFP. If you are a solo founder, this is your opportunity.”
Chaitanya
SFP founder
“Being accepted into the Solo Founders Program is the MOST IMPACTFUL decision of my life.”
Namanyay
SFP founder
“Solo Founders is absolutely mission critical to our ecosystem and will enable some of our best founders to thrive.”
Koby Conrad
Founder of Sunflower Sober, YC F25, 50+ angel investments
“I was a solo founder (tiny hearts studio) and wish something like this existed back then. If you're building something solo you should def consider applying to Solo Founders.”
Robleh
Founder, Shop (200M downloads)
“Super lucky to be a part of Solo. I've seen a shift in the past 4 months where AI is empowering the individual so much I'm almost positive solo founding will be the new default.”
Andrew
SFP founder, YC alum
“I truly believe you become the average of the people you surround yourself with. Being around the amazing founders during SFP completely changed my standards for what it takes to build something great.”
Akhil
SFP founder, YC alum
“The time is right for this idea!! Thrilled to be a part of the club.”
Nathan Baschez
Founder of Lex, employee #1 at Substack
“Solo Founders helped me to succeed and not make a lot of the early stage mistakes. If you're a solo founder it can accelerate you 100x.”
Ushi
SFP founder
“I loved doing a Founder-Led Sales dinner with these folks — the model seems like it really works, and in the current code-gen-first, AI-levered world, just starting, solo, is probably the right move.”
Peter Kazanjy
Author of Founding Sales, 3x exited founder
“I've done some other programs as well, but SFP is special. There's a lot of focus on personal and collective growth. Everyone is each other's fractional cofounder and a great friend.”
Dhravya
SFP founder
Frequently Asked Questions
Kicking off May 22.
Ten spots. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
If you're already solo, you're early.
Kicking off May 22
