ODF helps more people
start the best companies

Go from idea to conviction — together

ODF23 is an intense one-week in-person experience focused on meeting collaborators, exploring ideas, and gaining conviction.

• 1 week IRL in San Francisco
• 80-100 participants (>50% technical)
• Alumni (3k+) Community Platform
• >$800k in perks (Mercury, AWS, Stripe Atlas, and more)
• Non-Dilutive

More than 1,000 ODF startups launched so far

Loyal, Luma, Cal.com, Lassie*,  atob, Traba*, Levels*, Partiful, Finch, Shepherd*, Salsa*, Roots, Rollfi, Overflow, Roo, Tofu, Settle, Pave + hundreds more

Over $2B raised from the best

Khosla, Sequoia, a16z, Founder's Fund, General Catalyst, Benchmark, Index, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bloomberg Beta, Sam Altman, Elad Gil + hundreds more.

ODF changes trajectories

"Meeting (my co-founder) Akshay was literally a gift from god."

— Mike Shebat, Traba CEO (ODF6)

"ODF helped me recruit our team, find our first beta customers, and build a community of support to get through the challenges of the founder to CEO transition."

— Sasha Orloff, Puzzle CEO (ODF8)

"ODF has been transformational for finding my co-founder and meeting like-minded individuals. It brings together people who are exceptional, ready to start a company and the mentorship needed."

— Mohamed El Mahallawy, Shepherd Co-founder/CTO (ODF3)

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