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Status: Renamed. The founder programme is active but no longer trades as On Deck. As of September 2026 beondeck.com issues an HTTP 302 redirect to joinodf.com, where the programme runs as ODF and the site footer names nZero Labs, Inc. as the operator. Whether the On Deck corporate entity was sold, wound down or simply rebranded could not be independently verified.

On Deck

ODF (On Deck Founders) (ODF)

Pre-seed and pre-idea technology founders in or willing to travel to San Francisco, building for United States customers, who are committed full-time to starting a company.

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Didirikan2019
Kantor pusatSan Francisco, United States
Anggota3,000per tanggal September 2026
CabangNo chapters; the programme runs as numbered cohorts from a single San Francisco base.
Cakupan WilayahThe core programme is an in-person week in San Francisco; the ongoing community is online. The published eligibility notes rule out founders whose target customers are outside the United States.
UndanganTidak diperlukan

Pendirian: TechCrunch reported that On Deck launched in June 2019, co-founded by Erik Torenberg and David Booth. The current ODF site does not publish a founding date.

ODF is the surviving founder programme of On Deck, the venture-backed community company launched in June 2019 by Erik Torenberg and David Booth. In its original form On Deck sold a wide range of paid year-long fellowships and vertical communities alongside an equity accelerator, ODX. After cutting a quarter of its staff in May 2022 and a further third that August, the company narrowed to founder programmes. By 2026 the beondeck.com domain redirects to joinodf.com, where the programme is run by nZero Labs, Inc. and has been reshaped into a one-week in-person sprint in San Francisco for 80 to 100 people, followed by ongoing access to an online member community. It takes no equity and charges on a pay-what-you-can basis with a suggested US$1,000 contribution, a substantial change from the US$2,990 ODF fee reported in 2022. Admission runs through an application and one or two interviews. Two related programmes, a three-month Solo Founders residency and Solo Grants, are listed alongside ODF.

Cara kerjanya

Applicants complete a form, optionally submit an async video, and take one or two interviews, with a decision stated at roughly 36 hours. Admitted founders attend a full five-business-day sprint in San Francisco built around meeting potential collaborators, testing ideas and building conviction. After the week, alumni retain access to an online community platform and to a set of vendor perks the organization values at more than US$800,000, covering services such as Mercury, AWS and Stripe Atlas.

Anggota tipikal

ODF states that cohorts run 80 to 100 people and that more than half have technical backgrounds. The published eligibility screen excludes founders who have raised beyond pre-seed, who already have a team, whose business cannot reach venture scale, or whose target customers are outside the United States. Named alumni companies include Cal.com, Luma and Partiful.

Persyaratan adalah kriteria yang dipublikasikan oleh organisasi itu sendiri: batas usia, ambang pendapatan perusahaan, nilai kekayaan bersih minimum, suatu peran. Jika suatu angka berada dalam suatu kisaran, penilaian organisasi itu sendiri yang menentukan. Chapter lokal dapat menerapkan kriteria yang lebih ketat dari standar yang dipublikasikan.

KriteriaPersyaratan yang dipublikasikanCatatanAsal Usul Data
Kriteria lain "A track record of shipping impressive things" Stated on the admissions FAQ as the principal screen; it is not measured against a published standard. Terverifikasi September 2026Kepercayaan tinggiSumber ↗
Kriteria lain "100% committed (or soon committing) to starting a company" Full-time commitment is required; part-time or side-project founders are screened out. Terverifikasi September 2026Kepercayaan tinggiSumber ↗
Modal minimum yang dihimpun Must not have raised beyond pre-seed This is an upper bound, not a floor: the FAQ says the programme is not suitable for founders who have already raised beyond pre-seed. Terverifikasi September 2026Kepercayaan tinggiSumber ↗
Pembatasan geografis Target customers must be in the United States; attendance in San Francisco for five business days is required The FAQ lists non-US target customers as a disqualifier and requires the "full SF sprint (five business days)". Terverifikasi September 2026Kepercayaan tinggiSumber ↗
Kriteria lain Business must be capable of reaching venture scale; applicants who already have a team are screened out Both are listed as disqualifiers on the admissions FAQ. Terverifikasi September 2026Kepercayaan tinggiSumber ↗
Application process
The published sequence is: apply through an online form, then an optional asynchronous video, then an interview, then an optional second interview, with a decision stated at roughly 36 hours. Admission is to a specific numbered cohort rather than to open-ended membership.
Sponsor required
Tidak
Selectivity
Not publicly disclosed. Cohort size is published at 80 to 100 people, but no application volume or acceptance rate is given.
Membership term
Admission is to a single cohort; the site describes year-round community access afterwards without stating a renewal term.

Kriteria yang dipublikasikan sebagaimana diverifikasi pada tanggal yang tercantum. Keputusan kelayakan dan penerimaan akhir sepenuhnya menjadi kewenangan On Deck. Lihat bagaimana Anda dibandingkan dengan kriteria ini →

Biaya inisiasi dibayarkan sekali saat bergabung; iuran bersifat berulang. Iuran chapter, retreat, perjalanan, dan acara biasanya merupakan biaya tambahan dan dicantumkan secara terpisah jika organisasi mengungkapkannya. Angka-angka adalah sebagaimana dipublikasikan atau dilaporkan pada tanggal yang ditunjukkan, bukan kutipan harga.

BiayaTahun PertamaTiga tahunCatatanAsal Usul Data
Iuran Tahunanper tahun $10,000$30,000 Historical: On Deck Scale, the programme for high-growth companies, was reported at US$10,000 per year in September 2022. This programme is not listed on the current ODF site. Terverifikasi September 2026Keyakinan sedangSumber ↗
Biaya programonce $1,000$1,000 Current ODF cohort fee: "Non-dilutive program with a Pay-what-you-can model; we suggest $1000 USD which covers venue, food, and year-round community infrastructure." The suggested figure is a guideline, not a fixed charge. Terverifikasi September 2026Kepercayaan tinggiSumber ↗
Biaya programonce $2,990alternative tier, not added Historical: TechCrunch reported the ODF programme fee at US$2,990 in September 2022, when the format was a year-long programme rather than a one-week sprint. Superseded by the current pay-what-you-can model. Terverifikasi September 2026Keyakinan sedangSumber ↗
Biaya programonce $5,000alternative tier, not added Historical: On Deck Angels was reported at a US$5,000 donation to access the fund and Execs On Deck at US$5,000, both in September 2022. Neither is listed on the current ODF site. Terverifikasi September 2026Keyakinan sedangSumber ↗
Biaya pendaftaran Not publicly disclosed. No application fee is mentioned on the admissions FAQ. Sumber ↗
Estimasi total, hanya angka yang diungkapkan$11,000$31,000 Tidak dihitung: Programme fee (2 alternative tiers, not added), Application fee.
Kisaran diambil pada titik tengahnya; iuran bulanan dikalikan dua belas; angka pertama yang tercantum untuk setiap jenis biaya yang dihitung, dan tingkatan selanjutnya dari jenis yang sama ditampilkan tetapi tidak dijumlahkan; retreat, perjalanan, acara, dan hal apa pun yang tidak dipublikasikan oleh organisasi dihilangkan, bukan ditebak. Angka-angka adalah sebagaimana dipublikasikan atau dilaporkan pada tanggal yang ditunjukkan, bukan kutipan harga.

Struktur dan program

Meeting frequency
One five-business-day in-person sprint in San Francisco per cohort, then continuing online community activity
Peer forums
Cohorts of 80 to 100 founders, more than half of them technical; there is no standing confidential forum group
Confidentiality
Not publicly disclosed
Time commitment
Five business days in San Francisco for the sprint; no ongoing commitment is published
Organized as
Cohort based, event focused, virtual
Countries
Not publicly disclosed
Struktur
Forum sejawat rahasiaSebagian
Cabang-cabang lokalTidak
Keanggotaan virtualSebagian
Komunitas daringYa
Direktori anggotaYa
AcaraYa
Pemrograman
Program pendidikanYa
Pengembangan kepemimpinanSebagian
RetretTidak
PerjalananTidak
Keluarga
Program keluargaTidak
Program untuk pasanganTidak
Program generasi berikutnyaTidak
Modal dan donasi
Diskusi investasiYa
Peluang investasiSebagian
Komponen filantropiTidak
Penekanan
Penekanan pada jaringanTinggi
Penekanan sosialSedang

Wilayah operasi

1 chapters on file · 1 cities

Chapters verified from published sources.

Each dot is a city with at least one chapter on file. City positions © OpenStreetMap contributors.

1 cabang

Cabang atau lokasiKotaRegionNegaraSumber
ODF San Francisco sprint program location The one-week in-person cohort onboarding is held in San Francisco; the Solo Founders residency is also San Francisco based. San Francisco California United States Sumber ↗

Konteks independen

On Deck is a useful cautionary case for anyone assessing paid founder communities. It scaled to a US$650 million valuation on a subscription-community model, then contracted sharply in 2022 and now operates a far smaller programme under a different corporate name. Prospective applicants should treat pre-2023 coverage of On Deck's fellowships, prices and breadth as historical. The current ODF is best understood as a short, cheap, non-dilutive co-founder-matching and idea-validation sprint rather than a standing membership organization, and its pay-what-you-can pricing means the selection filter, not the fee, is what gates the room. The geographic and stage constraints are unusually explicit and narrow: San Francisco in person, United States customers, pre-seed or earlier, no existing team.

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Sejarah dan perubahan

Log perubahan seluruh situs →
  1. milestoneOn Deck launches, co-founded by Erik Torenberg and David Booth. ↗
  2. milestoneTiger Global leads a US$40 million Series B at a US$650 million valuation, up from a US$175 million valuation at Series A; earlier backers include Founders Fund and Village Global. ↗
  3. milestoneOn Deck cuts 25 percent of staff, about 72 employees, and scales back its ODX accelerator, which had invested US$125,000 for 7 percent in roughly 150 companies. ↗
  4. milestoneOn Deck lays off a further third of staff, months after the May reduction. ↗
  5. fee changeOn Deck narrows to founder programmes, spinning off its career services division and sunsetting several vertical communities; ODF is priced at US$2,990. ↗
  6. milestonebeondeck.com redirects to joinodf.com; the founder programme runs as ODF with nZero Labs, Inc. named as operator, restructured into a one-week San Francisco sprint on a… ↗

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  1. On Deck (redirects to joinodf.com), On Deck. Diakses 6 September 2026.tingkatan 1
  2. ODF - On Deck Founders, ODF / nZero Labs, Inc.. Diakses 6 September 2026.tingkatan 1
  3. ODF Top Companies, ODF. Diakses 6 September 2026.tingkatan 1
  4. Solo Founders Program, Solo Founders. Diakses 6 September 2026.tingkatan 1
  5. ODF Admissions FAQ, ODF. Diakses 6 September 2026.tingkatan 2
  6. On Deck tried to do it all. Now, it's trying to do less, better, TechCrunch, September 2022. Diakses 6 September 2026.tingkatan 6
  7. On Deck cuts 25% of staff, scales back accelerator, TechCrunch, May 2022. Diakses 6 September 2026.tingkatan 6
  8. On Deck lays off a third of staff after cutting a quarter just months prior, TechCrunch, August 2022. Diakses 6 September 2026.tingkatan 6

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