Ârc
— ASCENDLIVE-IN ACCELERATION
— Ascend

Ascend.

You're already at Network School. You're already building. Ârc acceleration is the next step — scholarships, mentors, and the first check from our fund partners when the work is ready.

Apply for Acceleration →How it works ↓

Not at NS yet? Acceleration is for founders already onsite and shipping. Start by coming to NS — head to /ns, from $1,200/month.

01 — Why Ârc

The age of exponential.

â/acc: Arcelerate everything.

We've entered a new world. Breakthroughs go global in days. Moats vanish overnight. S-curves are now straight lines.

The world has never moved faster. The competition has never been fiercer. In this environment, part-time founders lose.

The only way out is through. The only way to win is all in. Ascend.

02 — Acceleration

The most important evolution of the accelerator since YC.

Network School provides the building blocks for exceptional work — a permanent society of builders on an island near Singapore, founded by Balaji Srinivasan. Ârc layers on what an accelerator is supposed to do: cohorts, mentors, programming, capital. Together, NS and Ârc are an entire city designed for founder success.
01 · Permanent

Permanent

Not a 12-week programme. A place you move to, build from, and stay in for as long as the work demands.

02 · Live-in

Live-in

Hotel room, meals, gym, content studio, makerspace. The logistics of being a founder, solved.

03 · Continuous

Continuous

No arrival date, no graduation day. Arrive when you're ready. Stay as long as you're building.

03 — What acceleration gets you

Five things Network School alone doesn't.

Everyone at NS gets the community, the facilities, the programming. Acceleration is the layer on top — for the founders ready to step up.
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Scholarships to keep you in the game
Sometimes we want to invest but we're not quite ready. A scholarship bridges the gap. Covered residency at NS, rolling month by month.
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Dedicated mentors
One-on-one support from people who've built what you're building. Operators, founders, investors.
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03
Capital partners on the ground
Fulgur (Bitcoin) and Curious (AI × Web3) live inside the programme. They're beside the builders every day. When the work is ready, they write the first check.
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Your community on your cap table
When Fulgur or Curious lead your round, the Ârc Angel syndicate opens it up to the Ârc and NS community.
→ Ârc Angel
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Demo Days
Quarterly pitch events where investors compete to back the strongest teams. Win the room and you raise.
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04 — How to apply

One form. Routed to the right fund.

If you're onsite and the work is real, apply. Your application is seen by Ârc and routed to the fund partner most relevant to what you're building. We review on a rolling basis and aim to reply within ten days.

Not onsite yet but want to be on our radar? The same form works. Tell us what you're building and when you're planning to come.

What acceptance actually means

Acceptance is an invitation, not a free ride. We accept founders who are already shipping — the scholarship and the first check follow from sustained progress, not from a pitch deck. Keep delivering and the programme bends around you.

05 — Capital partners

Two specialised funds. Shared programming. More coming.

Ârc runs the accelerator. Our fund partners sit beside the builders — writing the first check when the work is ready.
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Fulgur Asia
The pre-seed fund for founders building on Bitcoin. Part of the Fulgur group, the most prolific bitcoin venture investors in the world.
Fund · Bitcoin
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02
Curious Ventures
The pre-seed fund for consumer AI and Web3 founders. $25k–$500k first checks. Community-native, distribution-first.
Fund · AI × Web3
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More capital partners joining soon.

06 — Who belongs here

Frontier founders, all in.

Ârc acceleration isn't for side projects, sabbaticals, or people who want the vibe of a startup without the work. It's for founders building on Bitcoin, consumer AI, Web3, and the frontiers that haven't been named yet.
01 · Bitcoin builders

Bitcoin builders

Funded through Fulgur. L2 products, payments, savings, yield, institutional infra.

02 · Consumer AI & Web3

Consumer AI & Web3

Funded through Curious. Vertical AI, the agent economy, micro-earning platforms, consumer crypto products.

03 · Everyone else on the frontier

Everyone else on the frontier

New capital partners are coming. If what you're building doesn't fit a named fund today, apply anyway.

Ready to Ascend?

Apply for Ârc acceleration. One form. We route you to the right fund from there.

Apply for Acceleration →

Not at NS yet? Acceleration is for founders already onsite and shipping. Start by coming to NS — head to /ns, from $1,200/month.