When is Cohort 2?
March to May 2027. Applications are open now and reviewed on a rolling basis until the January 24, 2027 deadline. Interviews run in February, the program starts in March, and it ends with Demo Day in May.
Who can apply?
Scientists, engineers, and researchers across domains: academic, industry, or deep tech startups. Teams are encouraged to apply together: the program is for the people doing the work, not only the person with the title.
How are fellows selected?
Apply with the biggest problem in your field. We review every application and interview the strongest, usually one or two calls before a fast decision. We select for the size of your scientific ambition and your urgency to put AI to work on it.
How much time does it take?
Ten weeks, and every week counts. Each one has a goal, a session with researchers from AI labs, 1:1 time with us and YC-style group office hours, plus serious build time on your own research. Fellows who protect the hours get the results; there is no passive version of this.
Is it remote or in person?
Hybrid. Live sessions run online throughout the program, with in-person time for the cohort.
Is there a program fee?
No. Reactorfield is free and non-dilutive, supported as a public-good initiative to accelerate science.
Do you take IP?
No. You keep all your IP. We don't train on your data, it's all yours.
Do I need to be an AI expert?
No. You need depth in your own science and a willingness to rebuild how you work. We close the gap between what frontier models can do and how you use them. That is the whole point of the program.
What do I leave with?
Ten weeks of results on your own problem, shown at Demo Day and written up in a published case study. A skills library and workflows that run on your questions and your data, the judgment to keep them current as the tools change, and a cohort of peers across deep tech who share what works.
Why is it called Reactorfield?
Reactorfield is like magnetic field and gravitational field. A field that accelerates and transforms what interacts with it. We engineered Reactorfield as a space that catalyzes reactions and triggers inflections. We tip our hat to physics; the laws of the universe are our only true bounds. (and also because we're nerds)