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May 3-10, 2026: Your Bridge to San Francisco.
- We’re selecting 10 exceptional engineers from LatAm that want to move to Silicon Valley.
- You’ll live in a mansion while meeting founders from top startups actively recruiting international talent.
- 80% of fellows now work in the US at companies like Vercel, Replit, and Flai.
About Puentes
Silicon Valley is fundamentally a community of outsiders who've come together—and you, as an outsider, absolutely belong. Moving here is easier than you think. You're probably overestimating the barriers and underestimating how many people want to help you succeed.
We help you land at an early-stage startup where you'll be surrounded by the best people you've ever worked with. We handle the visa, connect you with the right people, and make sure you're never alone. After a few years working alongside the best, we expect you'll start your own company—and when you do, we'll want to back you.
What Is Puentes?
Puentes Week
You'll stay at a house in San Francisco with 10 other fellows. Every night, we invite founders for dinner and a fireside chat. These are some of the people who've come in past cohorts:
- Pedro Franceschi, Brex
- Eva Alonso, Ribbit
- Guillermo Rauch, Vercel
- Ted Nyman, Cased
- Santi Hernandez, OpenAI
- Sebas Mejia, Rappi
- Alexander Bricken, Anthropic
- Ari Polakof, Flai
- David Cramer, Sentry
- Luis Paarup, HappyRobot
- Sobhan Nejad, Bland
- Luis Chavez, Replit
- Rohan Vasishth, Bluejay
Our whole job during the week is to make sure the right people know who you are. We've hosted two cohorts so far. Today, 10+ fellows live in San Francisco working at companies like Vercel, Replit, Flai, Domu, and Terac. Each fellow averaged 4-5 interview processes, and about 80% received an offer.
Testimonials
Who should apply?
We're looking for people who are already excellent but feel like they've hit a ceiling too early. The kind of person who's probably the best engineer at their company, who reads everything about startups and technology, who builds side projects because they can't help it, and who has this feeling that their career shouldn't be this easy yet.
You want to live an entrepreneurial life. You know that about yourself. And you know the right next step is to be in San Francisco, surrounded by people who are better than anyone you've worked with, learning what it actually takes. You're choosing to pull yourself out of a context where you've already won and put yourself somewhere you have to start over.
Why should you do it?
I moved to San Francisco 7 years ago, and it was a shock. It’s the same for all of us that moved here. You land at the airport and the first thing you notice are the billboards. Anywhere else, billboards are for the most popular brands (Coca-Cola or some local bank). But not in SF, here the billboards are for technology. San Francisco is the highest level competition for technologists.
There are so many excellent people in LatAm. Sadly, too often we let self-doubt hold us back. We assume we’re not as good, so we don’t dream. If you want to surround yourself with some of the most driven and ambitious people in the world, please apply:
Who’s behind Puentes?
Gadi and Daniel, cofounders at Antigravity Capital. We are a seed stage VC firm investing in AI-first companies. We started Puentes because we kept meeting engineers in Latin America who were clearly good enough but didn't have a way in. We have great collaborators that support the project like Valor Capital Ribbit Capital and Startupeable.
Puentes I
Puentes II
The House
FAQ
Until when can I apply?
April 3rd at 8 pm PT.
When am I supposed to hear back?
April 12th. We’re a small team, but we’ll try to give feedback whether you got in or not.
What do I have to pay for?
The program covers housing and most meals. Participants are responsible for flights, local transportation, and any meals outside the house.
What’s the interview process like?
We typically invite the top 15% of applicants to the first round of interviews. This round focuses more on the individual and what motivates them to apply. The second round focuses on technical skills: we ask you to share a repository for a project you’ve worked on, and an engineer in our network (often other Puentes fellows) will evaluate the depth of your understanding based on that project.
Is there an age limit to applying?
There’s no age limit. So far, the youngest and oldest participants we’ve accepted were 18 and 25, but we’re absolutely open to accepting older applicants as well. We do recognize that as people get older moving abroad gets harder and we expect applicants to be thoughtful about that decision.
Still have questions?
Feel free to email us at hello@antigravity.capital (please include “Puentes” in the subject line), or reach out directly to Gadi (@gadiborovich) on Twitter.
Want to learn more?
Check out our YouTube channel. We've been releasing content with fellows from previous cohorts sharing their experiences, so you can hear directly from them what the program is all about.
Want to stay in touch?
You can sign up here to our email list to support the work we’re doing with Puentes in other ways (i.e mentorship!). We run two cohorts every year (in May and October) so you should also sign up if you don't feel ready to apply now but want to stay in the loop for when applications open again.
Disclaimers
Puentes involves talks, meetings, and networking only. No productive work is performed. Any future employment would require independent authorization and would begin thereafter which would be obtained by the participant and any future employer.