Founding beta

Pricing

One course is on offer: Verilog RTL Foundations in the Silicon Chip Academy. Everything below is a one-time payment. There is no subscription, no trial that converts, and no auto-billing.

Free

No card required

✓ The playground — real Verilog simulation, no account needed
✓ Course Orientation and all of Module 1
✓ Simulator-backed exercises with honest pass/fail checks
✓ The White Belt milestone on your profile

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Interactive Course

$79 USD

one time · no subscription

✓ Everything in Free
✓ Modules 2 and 3 available now, simulator-backed end to end
✓ Simulator-backed lessons with hidden checks, waveforms, and honest pass/fail
✓ Yellow Belt and Yellow Belt+ recognition on your profile
◦ Modules 4–7 included as they release
◦ Capstone review and RTL Proof eligibility included at release

Enrollment is not open yet. This is the founding-beta price, but paid enrollment has not been switched on. The free path is available now.

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Guided Async Sprint

Waitlist only

Price not set yet

Not purchasable · no dates announced

A manually run cohort around the same course: a small pod, weekly deadlines, expert feedback from @silicon-mentor, and capstone review. We will not sell it — or name a price — until founding beta shows what running a real cohort actually costs.

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What happens to the price

Founding beta price: $79 USD one time. Founding learners keep complete Interactive Course access at this price.

Everyone who buys at the founding price keeps complete Interactive Course access at that price — we never charge the difference later.

We do not raise the price because a module shipped. When the price does change, we publish the exact date first, give at least 14 days' notice, and change the displayed price and the amount you are charged in the same reviewed release. No countdown timers, no fake seat counts, no strikethrough anchors.

Refunds

A 14-day no-questions refund on any paid purchase. Email hello@skilllift.io from your account address and we refund in full. Full terms are in our Terms.

Student discount

Verified .edu learners get 30% off paid tiers, applied automatically at checkout — $55.30 USD for the Interactive Course.

For exactly what is live, paid, and still in development today, see our current status page. If any page disagrees with that one, trust the status page and tell us.