Applications close January 15, 2027 ·

Bravo Venture Fellowship

$250,000 and a year of hands-on support for founders of Puerto Rican descent.

A program of the Bravo Family Foundation. Open to founders building in Puerto Rico, New York City, Miami, or the San Francisco Bay Area.

Apply · about 10 minutes
$250,000 investmentA standard SAFE at the valuation cap of your most recent round, plus a small common-stock purchase.
Time with Orlando BravoOrlando meets with each Fellow during the program to review their business and offer support.
A Thoma Bravo advisorPaired with you for the year as a thought partner on strategy, go-to-market, and organizational questions.
PR and fundraising supportDedicated public relations support, including media placements, and hands-on help with your pitch and your raise.
A community of Puerto Rican foundersFellowship alumni and founders from across the Foundation's programs, plus the Foundation's resources for entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico.
Previous FellowsBrainHi2025Skootel2025GoSprout2026Raya Power2026
Eligibility

Who Can Apply

The Fellowship is designed for founders who have established early traction with their companies and are preparing to raise institutional venture capital. Their companies are typically pre-Series A and have raised less than $3 million. Fellows are expected to have, or to build, a commercial presence in Puerto Rico: customers, design partners, suppliers, or operations on the island.

Signs you're a good fit
You're a founder of Puerto Rican descent.
You live in Puerto Rico, New York City, Miami, or the San Francisco Bay Area.
You're building a venture-stage company with paying customers, pilots, or signed commitments.
You're planning to raise capital in the next 12 months.
You have customers, partners, or operations in Puerto Rico, or you intend to build that presence during the Fellowship.
You may not be a good fit
You're pre-product or at the idea stage.
Your company has already raised a priced Series A, or $250,000 would not be material to your business.
You're based in Puerto Rico but are not of Puerto Rican descent.
You don't intend to scale your business significantly.
You have no plans for a commercial presence in Puerto Rico.

“Having advisors who took the time to understand our business and challenges in depth made the feedback specific and actionable, not generic. And the Bravo network opened doors to people and companies we simply wouldn’t have reached on our own.”

Emmanuel Oquendo-Rosa · Founder, BrainHi · 2025 FellowEmmanuel Oquendo-Rosa

“To have the Foundation betting on what we’re building at Raya for Puerto Rico is something I don’t take lightly. It gives us capital, mentorship, and a network that opens doors we couldn’t open alone.”

Nicole González · Founder, Raya Power · 2026 FellowNicole González
Apply

Start here.

These are the only hard requirements. The rest is about you and your company, and takes about ten minutes.

Are you of Puerto Rican descent?
Puerto Rican by birth or ancestry, whether you grew up on the island or in the diaspora.
Where do you currently live?
Surrounding metro areas count.

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