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Company Ventures Residency

Company Ventures' year-long, rent-free and equity-free residency in Midtown Manhattan, which began as Grand Central Tech, gives founders building AI companies dedicated workspace and a founder community.

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
not published
Instrument
not published
Equity taken
None (equity-free) The residency takes no equity; acceptance does not guarantee investment, though Company Ventures may invest at market terms
Programme fee
not published Rent-free
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
In person
Stages
Idea, pre-seed, seed
Sectors
AI
Open to founders from
not published
Perks
  • Dedicated workspace for a year
  • Founder community
  • Access to the Company Ventures investment team

Runs for 12 months and has no demo day. Company Ventures also runs Boost, a four-month hybrid programme for first-time founders in New York City; applications for its 2027 cohort open in fall 2026.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published.

Who can apply

  • Founders building venture-scale technology companies, from validating an idea to gaining traction with customers
  • Founders must be committed to building the company full time
  • The July 2025 call sought teams building AI-enabled applications or AI and data infrastructure
  • Stage: idea, pre-seed, seed

Companies it names as alumni

Rogo AI, Tabs, Basic Capital, Stepful, Noetica

What founders should check

  1. The programme says it takes no equity. Still read the agreement for warrants, revenue shares or rights in a later round.
  2. Fees: Rent-free.
  3. It runs in person in New York. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
  4. Dates for the next cohort are not published.

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