Fellowship

Come build at US startups.
Go exponential.

We're looking for the brightest builders in Spain to send on a life-changing experience to the US. We help you get in some of the most exciting startups in Silicon Valley and New York with a US visa.

We take you where the magic happens

For young Spaniards, Silicon Valley used to be a near-impossible dream. We make it a reality. We take care of everything so you can land in world-class teams in the US.

US visa is covered

We take care of the US visa – usually the biggest barrier to entry– insurance, and flights.

Full US pay

Fellows make $80k to $150k to cover their living expenses, so they can focus on building.

18 months

Minimum stay at world-class teams in New York or San Francisco.

Spain makes you want to chill; SF makes you want to build. In this town, you breath tech, creativity, and innovation. Here, we met folks like Marc Andreessen, Guillermo Rauch, or Amjad Masad, who believed in our vision and gave us advice, connections, and resources that you cannot get elsewhere.

Víctor Pérez

CEO, Krea AI

Coming to the US changed everything for Happyrobot. Going through Y Combinator definitely helped, but simply being based in San Francisco opens doors we never could have imagined would open.

Pablo Palafox

Co-founder, Happyrobot

Creating a successful company will always be a challenge, but in the USA I have had the wind at my back and the statistics on my side. The USA has given me access to a colossal and cohesive market and most importantly: access to capital and mentors who have achieved success before me.

Antoni Rosiñol

Co-founder, Stack AI

Working at a startup in San Francisco was the best professional decision I have made in my life. It opened the doors to understanding a different way of developing software. I learned to build from scratch alongside world-class colleagues, and I found a co-founder and employees to later start my own startup.

Miguel Carranza

Co-founder, RevenueCat

Taking the risk to go to Silicon Valley was one of the best decisions of my life. The experience and the network that I developed there greatly accelerated my growth. It opened doors to Facebook, working at a venture capital fund, creating a company, and much more. A certain American mindset of thinking big is contagious and very necessary in Spain.

Iván Landabaso

Partner, jme.vc

Spain makes you want to chill; SF makes you want to build. In this town, you breath tech, creativity, and innovation. Here, we met folks like Marc Andreessen, Guillermo Rauch, or Amjad Masad, who believed in our vision and gave us advice, connections, and resources that you cannot get elsewhere.

Víctor Pérez

CEO, Krea AI

Coming to the US changed everything for Happyrobot. Going through Y Combinator definitely helped, but simply being based in San Francisco opens doors we never could have imagined would open.

Pablo Palafox

Co-founder, Happyrobot

Creating a successful company will always be a challenge, but in the USA I have had the wind at my back and the statistics on my side. The USA has given me access to a colossal and cohesive market and most importantly: access to capital and mentors who have achieved success before me.

Antoni Rosiñol

Co-founder, Stack AI

Working at a startup in San Francisco was the best professional decision I have made in my life. It opened the doors to understanding a different way of developing software. I learned to build from scratch alongside world-class colleagues, and I found a co-founder and employees to later start my own startup.

Miguel Carranza

Co-founder, RevenueCat

Taking the risk to go to Silicon Valley was one of the best decisions of my life. The experience and the network that I developed there greatly accelerated my growth. It opened doors to Facebook, working at a venture capital fund, creating a company, and much more. A certain American mindset of thinking big is contagious and very necessary in Spain.

Iván Landabaso

Partner, jme.vc

This program is not for everyone.

The Fellowship is our most selective program. Less than 2% of applicants are accepted. We are looking for a track record of excellence, and demonstrable building experience.

Before Exponential... Mateo graduated top 10% at IE with a dual degree in Business & Data Science. He founded Shield (€60K raised, Google for Startups) and interned at Google and Clarity AI.

Before Exponential... Iker had a PhD in NLP, a YouTube channel with +200k subs, and had built a self-driving system in GTA V.

Before Exponential... Carmen graduated top 1% at ICADE and worked at Samaipata, Boston Consulting Group, and MCH Private Equity.

Before Exponential... Quili graduated top 1% of his class and worked at Blackstone, Capchase, Portobello, and Goldman Sachs.

Before Exponential... Sofía had performed research at Columbia and Cambdrige, and was a Barrié de la Maza Fellow.

Before Exponential... Javi got into a YC company after working at Canonical.

Before Exponential... Manu was top 1% in his class in Aerospace Engineering, and built some of the first AI systems at BBVA.

Before Exponential... Santi had released his own AI voice-gen app, and worked at Clarity AI – one of the strongest AI teams in Spain.

Before Exponential... Nico had the best academic record in his Computer Science degree, and had released a couple of iOS apps.

World-class teams for world-class builders

We partner with the most ambitious startups in Silicon Valley and New York to give our fellows access to the best teams, mentors, and opportunities. These are companies backed by top-tier investors, building the future across AI, fintech, enterprise software, and more.