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Overview

Ground Up Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups in the United States and Israel. The firm operates multiple fellowship and support programs designed to build the startup ecosystem and identify emerging founders. Ground Up offers distinct fellowship paths: a Founder Fellowship for building companies, a Campus Partner program for students, and the Liftoff rolling program for founders at any stage.

Investment focus

Ground Up Ventures focuses on supporting early-stage founders and students through its fellowship programs. The firm aims to build a robust startup ecosystem by providing personalized mentorship and resources to emerging entrepreneurs in the US and Israel.

Program details

Designed for Founders. The program is hybrid. Participation is generally unknown.

Who it is for

Founders ready to start or scale early-stage companies in US/Israel. Students at universities for Campus Partner program. Entrepreneurs at any stage of company building for Liftoff.

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Admissions and application

The program is open to all students interested in tech and investing for the Campus Partner program. Founders ready to start or scale early-stage companies in the US and Israel are eligible for the Founder Fellowship and Liftoff programs.

Benefits

Participants benefit from an extended partnership period, patient capital, personalized mentor relationships, access to a nationwide network, portfolio company support, campus integration for student partners, and ongoing founder guidance.

Timeline

The Founder Fellowship has a median duration of 7+ months to seed raise, with no preset demo day or time limit. The Liftoff program is available on a rolling basis with no end dates or deadlines.

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What it pays

Participants receive $800,000 for 10% equity in their startups, along with office space, software credits, mentorship, and access to a network of customers and design partners.

Questions about this program

Who is Liftoff for?

Ground Up describes Liftoff as a fellowship for Israeli founders. An undated indexed FAQ describes support for pre-market founders; the FAQ revision is unknown.

What funding does Liftoff advertise?

Ground Up’s live page advertises $800,000 alongside a 10% term. The currency code and current legal investment instrument are not established by that display.

How do founders apply, and what intake does the page advertise?

As inspected October 2, 2026, the official page advertised rolling intake and directed applicants to email moonshot@groundup.vc with the subject “Moonshot Fellowship Application.” Actual acceptance and availability were not tested.

What support does Liftoff advertise?

Advertised support includes office space, OpenAI and Azure credits, customer and design-partner access, Microsoft executive mentorship, hands-on industry-advisor support, and more than $500,000 in software perks separate from the cash investment.

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