Announcing the Third a16z New Media Fellowship
Announcing the Third a16z New Media Fellowship
a16z's new media researcher program has already enrolled 130 people in two phases, an 8-week program that brings together top creators, writers, marketers, podcasters, and behind-the-scenes operators. Since the two phases, researchers have founded and funded new companies (such as Energy, Osmo, Underdog), led launches at fast-growing startups (such as Thatch, Ghost, Exa), and built new media assets (such as MTS, Substrate Magazine, SOTA Wives).
More than 130 people across two cohorts have now joined the a16z New Media Fellowship, an 8-week cohort of world-class creators, writers, marketers, podcasters, and behind-the-scenes operators.
Over the past year, the fellows have been busy. They’ve founded and raised money for new companies like Energy, Osmo, and Underdog. They’ve led launches at fast-growing startups like Thatch, Ghost, and Exa, and built new media properties like MTS, Substrate Magazine, and SOTA Wives. Others have taken on new roles at companies like OpenAI and Prime Intellect, and a few even joined our own New Media team. You can read about many more of them here.
Two cohorts in, we’ve learned that the best parts were the simplest: namely, good dinners and a vibrant, terminally online group chat.
So we’re launching the New Media Fellowship Cohort #3 and doubling down on exactly that.
NMF3 will run for eight weeks, starting in January 2027. Dinners will be hosted in both San Francisco and New York – but fellows can be based anywhere, and everyone will be in the group chat.
Fellows will also have access to opportunities, resources, and ideas to explore with companies across the a16z portfolio.
This upcoming cohort already includes founding fellows like:
Tyler Gold, Creators at X
Samantha Trimble, Ecosystem at OpenAI
Elsa Johnson, Editor Emerita at The Stanford Review
Austin Lyons, Founder of Chipstrat
Rosie Sargsian, Narrative at Ramp
Eli Goldfine, Writer at The Supercycle
Applications are open now. We’ll be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. You can apply here.
If you have any questions, email [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!
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