The Residency
A residential, accelerator-like community for ambitious builders
The product
Three-to-six-month residential cohorts that give inventors, founders, and researchers housing, workspace, accountability, and access to a high-ambition peer and mentor network.
The thesis
The model concentrates technical talent and gives early builders time, community, and introductions that can turn research or prototypes into companies.
How it runs
The Residency runs selective, in-person cohorts lasting roughly three to six months. Participants live and work together full time with housing, coworking space, weekly accountability and coaching, curated introductions, fireside chats, and a demo day for potential collaborators, employers, and investors. It began with a Silicon Valley hub and describes a multi-location model for supporting global talent.
How it earns
Hybrid founder-residency model funded through cash program and occupancy charges (including program fees, rent, deposits, and guest-stay charges) and, for some participants, equity consideration through Residency Agreements, SAFEs, or side letters.
Why it wins
The program combines the intensity and peer density of a residential community with accelerator-style access to experienced founders and investors, while serving builders who want protected time to pursue ambitious projects without school or job obligations.
Evidence ledger
- website · 2026-05-28
The Residency identifies as a reindustrialization company.
https://www.livetheresidency.com - first-party · 2026-09-17
The official site describes three-to-six-month in-person cohorts, housing, coworking, coaching, introductions, demo day, target participants, and a global hub model.
https://www.livetheresidency.com/ - first-party · 2026-09-17
The organization publicly highlights companies that emerged from its residency network and an alumni startup directory.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/live-the-residency_what-startups-have-emerged-from-the-residency-activity-7411799359463489536-UXlA
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