Researchers
People turning difficult scientific questions into new capability.
The fellowship supports unusually capable researchers, engineers, inventors and entrepreneurs before they necessarily have a company.
Apply as a Fellow →You may be a university researcher, self-taught engineer, scientist, student, inventor or founder between ideas. What matters is what you can learn, build and contribute.
People turning difficult scientific questions into new capability.
Builders who can take an idea from first principles to working systems.
Independent thinkers developing technologies that may not yet have a market category.
Exceptional people who need time to explore before committing to one company.
Flexible support to pursue ambitious technical or commercial work.
Space to investigate difficult questions without premature pressure to monetise.
Access to founders, operators, scientists and specialists relevant to the work.
When the work becomes a company, Igulu can continue as a long-term investor.
We care about things you have built, research you have completed, problems you understand deeply, technical evidence, original thinking and the work you would pursue with 12–24 months of freedom.