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True Ventures Spark Fellowship

True Ventures’ Spark Fellowship is a program for college graduate-age individuals who identify as Black and/or Latinx and are seeking their first full-time startup jobs. Applicants should be 21-25 years in age, and college diplomas are not required in order to apply.

Fellows are paired with companies in the True Ventures portfolio in the San Francisco Bay Area, with whom they work for nine months. During their Fellowships, program participants will develop foundational skills to help them build careers in high-growth technology startups.

To complement their startup experience, the Fellows gather periodically as a group with us at True for dinner and conversation. We are reminded every day that it’s not just what you know that matters; it’s also who you know. So, we are excited to plug the Fellows into the True ecosystem to help them get to know Founders and other members of our network and begin to build their own professional networks.

Who is the Fellowship designed for?
The 2019-2020 True Spark Fellowship is open to those who identify as Black and/or Latinx. All applicants should be between 21-25 years old. Fellowships are designed for college students of all majors who completed or will complete their undergraduate studies between the spring of 2017 and 2019. Additionally, we recognize that there are many applicants in this age range for whom college has not been practical or possible for a variety of reasons. For this reason, we also welcome applications from individuals who are 21-25 years old and do not hold a college diploma. While a degree is not a prerequisite for application, curiosity, enthusiasm, and a passion for technology and entrepreneurship are.

We do not accept applications from students who have yet to complete their undergraduate degrees, or those currently enrolled in graduate studies. Undergraduates we hope will consider our True Entrepreneur Corps fellowship, which has run every summer since 2009.

When and where does the TSF take place?
The True Spark Fellowship will run from the beginning of September 2019 to the end of May 2020. All Fellows are paired with True Ventures companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and will be expected to live and work in or near San Francisco.

How do I become a True Spark Fellow?
Please visit our application page, where you can find all instructions and application materials. If you have any questions or comments in general about the program, please contact us at fellowships [at] trueventures [dot] com.

How does the matching process work?
In short, we circulate all candidate resumes to companies in our portfolio that are participating in the program. When companies express an interest in a particular candidate, we broker an introduction and it's up to the company and candidate to figure out if there is a mutually agreeable match to be made. More granular info on the process is here.