Betaworks Camp
Sports, Media & Gaming · Run by Betaworks · New York, NY
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The facts
All fields verified Jul 22, 2026- Terms model
- Equity for cashInvests cash in your company and takes equity (an ownership stake) in return.
- Investment
- Up to $500,000 (Betaworks and syndicate partners each invest up to $250,000 per team)
- Equity taken
- Not publishedEquity percentage / instrument not published, hence null; no participation fee. 12 weeks in-residence at Betaworks' NYC Meatpacking District office; in-person required for first and final two weeks, hybrid options available. Two camps per year (Spring: Mar-May, apps Dec-Jan; Fall: Aug-Nov, apps Jun-Jul). As of July 2026 the application for the Fall 2026 'New Agent Economy' camp is open but no exact deadline date is published, so next_deadline is null (Spring '26 camp's extended deadline was Jan 9, 2026).
- Program length
- 12 weeks
- Format
- Hybrid
- Location
- New York, NY
- Cohorts per year
- 2
- Cohort size
- 8-12
- Stage focus
- pre-seed / early stage
- Sub-vertical
- thematic AI/media camps (current theme: 'AI Camp: The New Agent Economy')
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- Not published
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: Equity percentage / instrument not published, hence null; no participation fee. 12 weeks in-residence at Betaworks' NYC Meatpacking District office; in-person required for first and final two weeks, hybrid options available. Two camps per year (Spring: Mar-May, apps Dec-Jan; Fall: Aug-Nov, apps Jun-Jul). As of July 2026 the application for the Fall 2026 'New Agent Economy' camp is open but no exact deadline date is published, so next_deadline is null (Spring '26 camp's extended deadline was Jan 9, 2026).
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Terms in plain English
Betaworks Camp is a 12 week in-residence program at Betaworks' office in New York City's Meatpacking District, with teams required on site for the first and final two weeks and hybrid options in between. Accepted teams receive up to $500,000 in investment, with Betaworks and its syndicate partners each investing up to $250,000 per team. The program takes equity in return, but the equity percentage and the investment instrument are not published. There is no fee to participate, though founders cover their own travel and housing.
Who this is actually for
Early stage AI startups, currently those building for the agent economy, that can commit to spending time in New York during the session. Cohorts typically include 8 to 12 companies, and international founders are welcome if they can be in NYC for the required weeks.
Application windows
Fall 2026 camp, AI Camp: The New Agent Economy (program runs Aug-Nov); applications open, deadline extended, exact close date not published: Timing expected, exact dates not yet confirmed.
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