Founder Fellowship (New York) at Caxton Wealth in New York, NY

Phareyes Founder Fellowship

Not a job ad. A call for builders who cannot leave the work alone.

Phareyes is for rare builders with unusual agency, deep conviction, and the ambition to do work that genuinely matters.

This is not a normal job, and it is not for the merely curious. You do not need a company already, a co-founder, or a polished pitch deck. But there should be something real you keep coming back to — a problem, an idea, a frustration, a line of inquiry you cannot easily put down.

We are building a selective founder environment for people who want to do serious work from stronger foundations. That means starting with the builder, the problem, and the conviction beneath the work — not just rushing into startup performance.

Phareyes is especially designed for exceptional builders aged 18–22, including students, dropouts, self-taught operators, researchers, and others on unconventional paths. A degree is not required.

Who this is for

This may be a fit if you:

• keep returning to a problem or question that will not leave you alone

• want to build, not just talk about building

• are serious enough to tolerate uncertainty, difficulty, and long periods without external validation

• are highly self-directed and do not need to be heavily managed

• have real depth in something — technical, scientific, product, commercial, or domain-specific

• care more about doing important work than looking impressive

• want to build something consequential, not just fast

What we look for

We care more about signal than pedigree.

That usually means:

• conviction

• agency

• depth

• judgement

• ambition

• grit

In simple terms, we are looking for people who think for themselves, move without waiting for permission, and care enough about the work to keep going long after it stops being fashionable.

What Phareyes offers

Selected participants will join a small, serious cohort with:

• a strong peer environment

• founder and problem refinement

• strategic review and feedback

• challenge, structure, and accountability

• thoughtful support around co-founder formation

• introductions and access where genuinely deserved

For a small number of standout founders, Phareyes may help unlock funding of up to $100,000 if the work becomes investable.

What this is not

This is not a graduate scheme.
This is not a standard accelerator.
This is not for people who want to sample startup life.
This is not for people who mainly want the identity of being a founder.

It is for people who feel a real compulsion to build, and want to do it properly.

Apply

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

The process will usually involve an initial application, a conversation, and selection into a small cohort.

This is not a job application. It is an application to enter an environment designed for exceptional builders who are serious enough to turn conviction into real work.