Detroit Tech Fellowship
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Cash, Memberships & Community
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Value
Up to $31,680 across 4 benefits
Detroit Tech Fellowship
AT A GLANCE
Application
MakeMyMove will help you along the way
Package Highlights
Cash, Memberships & Community
Ideal for
For Founders
Value
Up to $31,680 across 4 benefits
What’s Included - Up to $31,680 in Value
Explore the incentives and perks included in this program.
Money & Financial Support
$2,000 per month stipend for one year to support rent and living expenses and enable full time focus on startup development
Memberships & Community
Am I eligible?
Detroit Tech Fellowship is looking for founders and entrepreneurs who:
Graduated from a Michigan college or university from May 2022 and onward. Graduates may be current Michigan residents or living out-of-state but preference will be given to applicants who express willingness to live in the same building as other Detroit Tech Fellows, to strengthen the cohort experience.
Will stay in Detroit, Michigan for a minimum of 12 consecutive months while participating in the fellowship program.
Are a founder of an established, venture backable startup with fewer than 10 employees.
Demonstrate interest in remaining in Detroit beyond the fellowship and will commit to engaging in local startup ecosystem spaces during the fellowship.
Will commit to working at least 40 hours per week on scaling their startup and will not hold full-time employment elsewhere during the fellowship.
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Detroit Tech Fellowship💡
Where Startups Scale and Innovation Takes Root.
The City of Detroit is proud to launch the Detroit Tech Fellowship, a new initiative designed to elevate startup talent in Detroit and drive Michigan’s innovation ecosystem forward. Targeting recent graduates from Michigan universities, the program helps promising founders stay and scale their ventures in-state—strengthening Detroit as a hub for AI, biotech, clean energy, smart manufacturing, mobility, and other emerging industries.
Detroit Tech Fellowship is ideal for high agency individuals that are eager to live in community with other fellows. Fellows are encouraged to live at 28Grand fully furnished micro-loft studio apartments in downtown Detroit.
Participants will benefit from:
A monthly stipend to support housing and living expenses
Access to collaborative co-working space
A community of high agency, like-minded peers
Detroit’s startup scene is growing fast—and your future could grow with it. Whether you're launching your venture or taking it to the next stage, this is your chance to build something bold in a city built on reinvention.
This program is sponsored by the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and the City of Detroit with support from the Michigan Growth Office.
Special thanks to grant partners Bamboo, TechTown Detroit, and Newlab.
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