A 3-month residency program in SF for 4 select builders (developer, designer, filmmaker, content creator) to iterate on new ideas with $10k/month pay.

Freeewrite

2025

A minimalist writing tool that went viral on social media.

buildspace (Past)

2020

The largest school for builders and creators, helping over 125,000 students ship products.

ZipSchool (Past)

2019

Online elementary school focused on science and creative learning for kids.

Market Position

Positions as an 'anti-institutional' school and tinkering lab that prioritizes shipping products and learning fast over traditional credentials.

Leadership

Founders

Farza Majeed

Founder of buildspace, ZipSchool, Visor, and Kanga. Former deep-learning engineer at Visor.gg. Started first revenue-generating business at age 13.

Executive Team

Farza Majeed

Founder

Serial entrepreneur with a focus on education, AI, and consumer products.

Board of Directors

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Investors / Series A Lead

Y Combinator

Investors / Accelerator

Founding Story

Farza started building at 13. After several successful startups including Buildspace, he shut down his last venture to return to the 'early unknown stage' of throwing stuff out and seeing what resonates with a small team.

Business Model

Revenue

Buildspace was valued at $100M; Farza's first business reached $100k ARR at age 15.

Revenue Model

Historically fee-based for physical campus and venture-backed. Currently in an exploratory phase shipping viral consumer apps and AI tools.

Pricing Tiers

Dream Residency Pay

$10,000 / month

Base pay for selected participants in the 3-month SF program.

Private

Target Markets

Industries & Segments

Software developers
Designers
Filmmakers
Content creators
Indie hackers

Use Cases

Product discovery
Alternative education
AI-powered sports analytics
Minimalist productivity

Notable Customers

125,000+ builders in the Buildspace ecosystem

Quick Facts

Headquarters

San Francisco, CA

Founded

2024

Entity Type

Inc.

Employees

Total Funding

$10.1M (Buildspace historic)

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator

Office Locations

2 Marina Blvd

Funding History

SeedUnknown

2020

Y Combinator

Series A$10,000,000

2022-11

$100,000,000 valuation

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

History & Milestones

2025/2026

Launched the 'Dream Team' initiative to start a new company in San Francisco.

2024-08

Shut down buildspace to return to a small-scale tinkering phase.

2023

Constructed a 42,000 sqft physical campus in San Francisco.

2022-11

Raised $10M Series A led by a16z, valuing the company at $100M.

2020

Founded buildspace and participated in Y Combinator (S20).

Key Capabilities

AI consumer applications

Viral content creation

Rapid prototyping

Creator residency programs

Integrations & Partnerships

Platform Integrations

Web
Google Gemini AI
Social platforms (X, Instagram)

Key Partnerships

Founders Inc (residency location partner)

Connect

Website

farza.com

AI Topics

Farza focuses on these topics:

Autonomous Systems(1)

Voice Assistant(1)

Task Automation(1)

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Farza

To build tools and environments for creators and 'dreamers' to turn ideas into reality through tinkering, viral shipping, and AI consumer products.

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At a Glance

San Francisco, CAHeadquarters

2024Est.

5Employees

AI Tools by Farza

(1)

Hey Clicky

Screen Aware macOS AI Assistant

Autonomous Systems Voice Assistant Task Automation

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Latest News

04/01/2026

Farza demos viral AI shot counter built with Gemini 2.5 Pro.

LinkedIn / Instagram

03/01/2026

Farza announces 'Dream Team' assembly in San Francisco for a new company venture.

farza.com/dream

08/01/2024

Buildspace officially shuts down after raising $10M and training 125,000 builders.

X (Twitter) / Founder's Letter

09/01/2023

Buildspace launches physical campus in San Francisco's Fort Mason.

TechCrunch / X

Products & Services

Dream Team / Dream Residency

2026-05-14

A 3-month residency program in SF for 4 select builders (developer, designer, filmmaker, content creator) to iterate on new ideas with $10k/month pay.

Freeewrite

2025

A minimalist writing tool that went viral on social media.

buildspace (Past)

2020

The largest school for builders and creators, helping over 125,000 students ship products.

ZipSchool (Past)

2019

Online elementary school focused on science and creative learning for kids.

Market Position

Positions as an 'anti-institutional' school and tinkering lab that prioritizes shipping products and learning fast over traditional credentials.

Leadership

Founders

Farza Majeed

Founder of buildspace, ZipSchool, Visor, and Kanga. Former deep-learning engineer at Visor.gg. Started first revenue-generating business at age 13.

Executive Team

Farza Majeed

Founder

Serial entrepreneur with a focus on education, AI, and consumer products.

Board of Directors

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Investors / Series A Lead

Y Combinator

Investors / Accelerator

Founding Story

Business Model

Revenue

Buildspace was valued at $100M; Farza's first business reached $100k ARR at age 15.

Revenue Model

Historically fee-based for physical campus and venture-backed. Currently in an exploratory phase shipping viral consumer apps and AI tools.

Pricing Tiers

Dream Residency Pay

$10,000 / month

Base pay for selected participants in the 3-month SF program.

Private

Target Markets

Industries & Segments

Software developers
Designers
Filmmakers
Content creators
Indie hackers

Use Cases

Product discovery
Alternative education
AI-powered sports analytics
Minimalist productivity

Notable Customers

125,000+ builders in the Buildspace ecosystem

Quick Facts

Headquarters

San Francisco, CA

Founded

2024

Entity Type

Inc.

Employees

Total Funding

$10.1M (Buildspace historic)

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator

Office Locations

2 Marina Blvd

Funding History

SeedUnknown

2020

Y Combinator

Series A$10,000,000

2022-11

$100,000,000 valuation

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

History & Milestones

2025/2026

Launched the 'Dream Team' initiative to start a new company in San Francisco.

2024-08

Shut down buildspace to return to a small-scale tinkering phase.

2023

Constructed a 42,000 sqft physical campus in San Francisco.

2022-11

Raised $10M Series A led by a16z, valuing the company at $100M.

2020

Founded buildspace and participated in Y Combinator (S20).

Key Capabilities

AI consumer applications

Viral content creation

Rapid prototyping

Creator residency programs

Integrations & Partnerships

Platform Integrations

Web
Google Gemini AI
Social platforms (X, Instagram)

Key Partnerships

Founders Inc (residency location partner)

Connect

Website

farza.com

AI Topics

Farza focuses on these topics:

Autonomous Systems(1)

Voice Assistant(1)

Task Automation(1)

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