I have some bittersweet but exciting news to share.

As of today, we will no longer be running batches at Alif.

It’s a decision we sat on for a while, but it's clear now that it's the right one.

No, Alif isn't shutting down.

Instead, it's the start of a new chapter for the company.

A year ago, we ran the first official company experiment: Alif Batch 0.

And looking back, we've done a lot since:

- run two more cohorts

- hosted Alif Summit

- created The Gallery

- put on 55 Jumuah's

It’s incredible to see how far we’ve come as a community in such a short time.

These past weeks, the team and I took time to reflect on what made it all feel so special.

And we quickly realized — it wasn’t what we built.

It was who we built with.

The founders.

The teams.

The community.

That’s what we want to double down on.

That's why we opened an office space in the heart of San Francisco.

And that's why we're moving away from the batch model.

But rather, working with founders as deeply as we can, one-on-one, on a rolling basis.

Alif is no longer a 6 week accelerator.

But instead, the entry point to an incredible lifelong ecosystem of builders, investors, and first-believers.

There’s truly never been a better time to build (or to apply!)

Applications now open: alif.build/apply