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AI Bootcamp for College Students · San Francisco + Zoom

Graduate with AI skills employers actually want.

A hands-on bootcamp built for students. Turn a break — or your evenings — into a portfolio of real AI projects: agents, automations, an AI-built website. Leave with a shareable certificate and the skills to stand out for internships, jobs, or your own side-business. No coding or experience needed.

  • Build a portfolio of real AI projects — show recruiters what you shipped, not a transcript
  • No coding or experience needed — any major, beginners welcome
  • Earn a shareable certificate — and launch a side income or your own AI agency
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Taught by SF operators · Mentors at 500 Global & Draper University · Scholarships available

Free live Q&A

Not sure if it's right for you? Join a free Q&A — bring your questions about scholarships, schedule, and what you'll build.

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Built for students who want an edge.

A portfolio that gets you hired

Ship real, deployable projects — a chatbot, a voice agent, an AI-built website — and show recruiters proof of what you can build, not just a transcript.

Skills, not theory

While classmates learn about AI, you deploy production-grade agents and automations you can actually use — hands-on from day one.

Earn while you study

Turn the same skills into a paid side-business — freelance automations or launch your own AI automation agency before you graduate.

Your portfolio by the last day — real, working projects.

You build and deploy every one of these. They're yours to show recruiters, run for clients, or build a side-business on.

  • A secure AI agent installed on your own laptop
  • A real website you vibe-coded from scratch — no developer hired
  • A smart chatbot trained on your own documents
  • A voice agent live on a real phone number
  • A real-time virtual employee deployed on a website
  • A digital avatar that produces content for you
  • Your first automated content system
  • A complete AI automation agency offer
  • A CRM set up and ready for sales

The full curriculum, day by day

60+ hours, fully hands-on — perfect for a winter or summer break. Every day ends with something deployed, and every session is recorded, so you never fall behind.

  • 1

    AI command center + Claude Code

    How LLMs actually work (and where they fail), prompting frameworks, then build and deploy a real website by end of day.

  • 2

    Your private AI agent

    Install and lock down a private AI agent on your machine — sandbox isolation, gateway lockdown, and a Telegram bot for private access.

  • 3

    AI & cybersecurity

    Real breaches and attacker tactics; live brute-force, SQL-injection and XSS demos in a safe sandbox. Evening: Vipassana sitting.

  • 4

    Chatbots & voice agents

    A VAPI voice agent on a real Twilio number, a cloned voice with ElevenLabs, and n8n + RAG orchestration.

  • 5

    The content machine

    HeyGen, Descript, DALL·E and the media stack — turn one piece of content into ten and deploy a virtual assistant.

  • 6

    Launch your agency

    Business audits, ROI-based offers, and GoHighLevel onboarding — build your first client offer.

  • 7

    Tech fundamentals & CRM

    Databases, coding principles, cloud computing, and a CRM set up and ready for sales.

Everything's included. No surprise add-ons.

  • 60+ hours of theory + hands-on practice
  • All tools, platforms & pre-configured lab environments
  • Full session recordings — plus access to all future recordings
  • Template libraries: n8n workflows & Claude Code examples
  • Access to CryEye & Insomnia enterprise security platforms
  • 30 days of post-workshop support & Q&A
  • Lifetime access to a private community
  • Certificate of completion — shareable on LinkedIn
  • Coffee, tea & healthy snacks all week
  • A private garden for deep conversations
  • Access to the AISA SF AAA Accelerator

Pick what fits your semester. Same curriculum.

10-Day Intensive

from $150

For students on a break (winter/summer) and full-time learners who can commit a week.

  • Mon–Thu, 9:30am–5:00pm PT
  • In-person San Francisco + Zoom
  • Two full scholarships per cohort
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3-Week Evening Edition

from $350

For students balancing classes — evenings, alongside your semester.

  • Evenings, Mon–Thu, 6pm–9pm PT
  • In-person San Francisco + Zoom
  • Same hands-on curriculum
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Student budget? Two full scholarships per cohort + payment plans for everyone. Ask about scholarships →

Zero-risk · student-friendly

Come build with us — fully guaranteed.

If it's not for you, get a full refund, no questions asked. Two full scholarships per cohort, and payment plans for everyone — email us your story.

  • Full refund, no questions asked
  • Scholarships + payment plans
  • No coding required — any major, beginners welcome
  • Just bring a laptop (8GB+ RAM) and a drive to build

Learn from operators, not lecturers.

Lex Mustafin

Founder & CEO, AI START academy

Serial founder and AI integrator. Foundations, Claude Code, portfolio deploy, and the agency launch.

Bogdan Red

CTO, CQR Cybersecurity

~20 years offensive security; Cyberpolice & Fortune 500 red team. Hardening & cybersecurity.

Kheir Lazaref

AI Automation Engineer

Builds the automation stack — n8n, VAPI, ElevenLabs and Twilio — for real client work.

Max Sapo

Founder, Happyverse

Runs the media & content stack — so your agency looks the part from day one.

Hear from our students — in their own words.

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In the heart of San Francisco — easy to reach from campus.

Our SF hub is built for collaboration, networking, and deep work — five minutes from BART, in the Mission. Come build in person, or join live on Zoom from wherever you are.

Community events

  • Weekly Vipassana group meditations
  • Monthly AI Automation Agency founder meetups
  • BBQs, future-of-humanity & philosophical discussions
  • Technology demos, expert panels, round tables

Visit us

1769 15th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Public transit: BART 16th St

Parking: closest is ELIF Parking (2-min walk); street parking also available on 15th St

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AI bootcamp for students — FAQ

Short answers for college students about the San Francisco bootcamp, what you'll build, scholarships, and how it fits around school.

  • For students
  • Yes. It's built so students of any major can graduate with a portfolio of real, deployable AI projects, a shareable certificate, and skills employers want. No coding or prior experience is required.
  • No. Any major is welcome and no coding background is needed. You build real workflows using modern AI tools and pre-configured labs, with support the whole way.
  • You leave with a portfolio of real AI projects to show recruiters, a certificate of completion you can share on LinkedIn, and practical skills that stand out beyond a transcript.
  • Yes. You earn a Certificate of Completion you can add to LinkedIn and your resume, plus real projects you can link to as proof of what you built.
  • Cost & scholarships
  • Yes — two full scholarships per cohort, and payment plans are available for everyone. Email hello@aistartacademy.com with your story to apply.
  • The 10-Day Intensive starts from $150 and the 3-Week Evening Edition from $350. Current prices, payment plans, and scholarship details are on Luma.
  • Schedule & format
  • Yes. Take the 10-Day Intensive over a winter or summer break, or the 3-Week Evening Edition alongside your classes. It's hybrid — join in person in SF or live on Zoom — and every session is recorded.
  • Both. Join in person at our San Francisco space in the Mission District, or live on Zoom. Sessions are recorded, so you keep access if you miss a day.
  • Every session is recorded and you keep access — including all future recordings — plus 30 days of post-workshop support and Q&A, so you never fall behind.
  • Getting started
  • No. Beginners are welcome. You need a laptop with at least 8GB of RAM and a drive to build. Tools and pre-configured lab environments are provided.
  • Yes. The same skills can become a paid side-business — freelancing automations or running your own AI automation agency. The bootcamp includes building a client-ready offer and a CRM.
  • Register through luma.com/aistartacademy. Current dates, pricing, payment plans, online and in-person options, and scholarship details are listed there.

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