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entity Updated 2026-08-05 Tags: Company, Hacker-House, Startups, Venture-Capital

The Residency

The Residency is the central hacker-house organization in 探访 Hacker House：硅谷年轻人，正在搬进「AI 创业宿舍」｜ S10E10. The source presents it as a hybrid of Founder Lifestyle Infrastructure, Startup Accelerator Batch Selection, Startup Community Infrastructure, and Equity Hacker House Model: selected founders receive housing, food, community, mentors, investor access, and fundraising support while contributing equity to a Batch Equity Pool.

The source says Nick Link and Peter D’Ambrosio founded The Residency after an earlier athlete-house idea was redirected by Sam Altman toward founders and students. By the episode’s account, The Residency operates as a C Corp rather than a traditional fund, has five San Francisco houses plus other houses in New York, Berlin, and Bangalore, and claims that companies from recent cohorts have reached roughly $3 billion in combined valuation.

The Residency is also the episode’s risk case. Sebastian (The Residency) estimates annual San Francisco operating costs around $2 million to $2.5 million, while Peter says expansion through franchise-like partners could dilute quality. The model therefore depends on whether early equity value can eventually offset expensive hospitality operations without weakening founder trust.

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