
Hat Trick Capital / South Park Commons Fellowship
Supporting visionary founders in frontier technology.

Supporting visionary founders in frontier technology.
Hat-Trick Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in visionary founders in SaaS, AI, robotics, and consumer tech. The firm partners with South Park Commons to offer the SPC Founder Fellowship, a pre-seed program supporting founders at the earliest stages (-1 to 0 stage). The fellowship provides capital, equity participation, and intensive support for founders building novel companies in frontier technology areas including AI, robotics, and automated manufacturing.
The fellowship focuses on investing in visionary founders in frontier technology sectors, including AI, robotics, and automated manufacturing. It aims to support pre-revenue companies with innovative ideas and strong execution potential.
Applicants should focus on articulating their vision and execution potential, as these are prioritized over current traction.
Eligibility is for founders with bold ideas in AI, robotics, SaaS, and consumer tech. Teams ideally consist of 1-2 founders.
Founders with bold ideas in AI, robotics, SaaS, and consumer tech are eligible. Pre-idea stage founders are welcome, with a focus on vision and execution potential over current traction.
$400k capital with no board seat requirement, access to the South Park Commons community, mentorship from SPC partners, and flexibility to define company direction.
The program supports founders at the earliest stages, focusing on pre-revenue companies.
Recent fellows are building novel AI, robotics, and autonomous technology companies, many of which are in frontier tech sectors.
Who can apply, how people get in and whether it is open right now.
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The program has not published how to apply. Terms and dates change. Check the official page before you act.
$400k for 7% of the company, with follow-on investment in the next round.
The fellowship provides $400k for 7% equity in the company.
Founders with bold ideas in AI, robotics, SaaS, and consumer tech are eligible.

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SPC's Fall 2026 advertisement guarantees $600,000 in the company's next external funding round.
Source: SPC Founder Fellowship Fall 2026SPC's Fall 2026 advertisement describes the upfront investment instrument as a standard SAFE.
Source: SPC Founder Fellowship Fall 2026SPC's Fall 2026 advertisement specifies 7% for the upfront fellowship investment.
Source: SPC Founder Fellowship Fall 2026SPC's Fall 2026 fellowship advertisement offers $400,000 upfront.
Source: SPC Founder Fellowship Fall 2026SPC's general FAQ says it charges no membership fees or dues.
Source: Frequently Asked QuestionsSPC's March 20, 2025 service terms set an age-of-majority condition for service use; this is not a separately verified fellowship selection rubric.
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