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WISCONSIN BUILDERS RESIDENCY

Tell us you’re interested.

A nine-month, paid residency for first-time founders in Wisconsin. Idea or no idea.

Nine  Months

Paid

In Person in Madison

Applications Planned Feb 2027

WHAT IT IS

You’d work on a company, get mentors who’ve built and sold their own, and be part of a cohort of people trying the same thing.

Build a company. Nine months, paid, to work on it full time.

Learn from founders. Mentors who’ve built and sold their own companies.

Join a cohort in Madison. Open whether you have an idea or not.

GOOD TO KNOW

This is an interest list, not an application. The program depends on funding that isn’t confirmed yet, so we can’t promise a spot or a grant.

Wisconsin Builders Residency: Tell us you’re interested

We’re building a nine-month, paid residency for first-time founders in Wisconsin. You’d work on a company, get mentors who’ve built and sold their own, and be part of a cohort of people trying the same thing. It’s held in Madison, and it’s open whether you have an idea or not.

This is an interest list, not an application. The program depends on funding that isn’t confirmed yet, so we can’t promise a spot or a grant. If it goes ahead, we’ll email you first when applications open (planned for February 2027).

This takes about two minutes. Fields marked * are required.

Where are you right now?
Which fits you best?
Current student
Graduated in the last two years
Working
Other
Have you started a company before?
No, this would be my first
Yes
Where are you with an idea?
I have a specific idea
I have a problem I care about but no idea yet
I don’t know yet and I want to find one
Where do you expect to be living a year from now?
Wisconsin
Another state
Not sure
If you were paid roughly $3,000 a month for nine months to build a company in Madison, how would that change your answer to the last question?
Much more likely to stay
Somewhat more likely
No change
Not sure
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