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The best place in the world to meet your co-founder and build a technology start-up from scratch

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Since 2011, we’ve helped thousands of people break into entrepreneurship

On our six-month programme, you’ll get paid to test out your ideas with a pool of exceptional people who want to found technology startups.

Join as an individual. Leave with a company.

Pahini Pandya

CEO, Panakeia

Cancer researcher, post-doctorate from Cambridge

London 11

Pandu Raharja

CTO, Panakeia

Machine learning expert, experienced in developing models for cancer detection

London 11

Sachin Chiramel

CEO, real analytics

Experience in investment banking and financial services

Bangalore 2

Nitin Shukla

CTO, real analytics

Experienced data scientist, previously IIT

Bangalore 2

Milad Mohammadzadeh

CEO, See-mode

PhD in Biomedical Fluid Dynamics

Singapore 2

Sadaf Monajemi

CTO, See-mode

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Singapore 2
A space data network using lasers to transfer data at up to 1000x faster

Laina Emmanuel

CEO, Brainsight AI

Healthcare business expert, previously Clinton Health Access Initiative

Bangalore 1

Rimjhim Agrawal

CTO, Brainsight AI

PhD in AI in Psychiatry from National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience

Bangalore 1

Theo Saville 

CEO, CloudNC

MSc in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering from Warwick

London 5

Chris Emery

CTO, CloudNC

Engineer programming since age 12, previously Imperial College London and Google

London 5

Saikrishnan Ranganathan

CEO, Sensorflow

Built energy solutions across multiple industries, previously Goldman Sachs

Singapore 1

Max Pagel

CTO, Sensorflow

Expert in wireless networks, previously Universität zu Lübeck

Singapore 1

Reid Hoffman

Founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn

Investor and board member at Entrepreneur First, and Founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn

Rathin Shah

CEO, Spenny

Worked in investment banking and management at JP Morgan Chase, graduate of BITS Pilani

Singapore 6

Gaurav Arora

CTO, Spenny

Software engineer, previously Netflix and Ixigo

Singapore 6

Dr Gesa Miczaika

Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First Berlin

Partner at Auxxo Beteiligungen, angel investor and board member at German Startups Association

Since 2011, we’ve helped thousands of people break into entrepreneurship

On our six-month programme, you’ll get paid to test out your ideas with a pool of exceptional people who want to found technology startups.

Join as an individual. Leave with a company.

Joanne Kanaan

CEO, Omini

PhD from Ecole Normale Supérieure, research at the frontier of biochemistry and biophysics

Paris 1

Anna Shirinskaya

CTO, Omini

PhD in bioelectronics from Ecole Polytechnique, expert in bio-sensing devices

Paris 1

Nimantha Baranasuriya

CEO, Ackcio

PhD from NUS, specialist in wireless networks

Singapore 1

Mohammad Mobashir

CTO, Ackcio

Wireless networking expert, PhD from NUS

Singapore 1

Zaraif Ayaat Hossain

CEO, Retail Pulse

CPG insider, previously Pepsico

Bangalore 3

Anshul Gupta

CTO, Retail Pulse

Engineering degree from NIT, led winning team in P&G Global AI Challenge

Bangalore 3

Hazel Savage

CEO, Musiio

Experienced music industry professional, previously Shazam, Pandora and Universal Music

Singapore 3

Aron Pettersson

CTO, Musiio

Data science specialist, degree in Physics and Master's in Molecular Biology

Singapore 3
An A.I. assistant to manage your finances

Jean-Baptiste Clouard

CEO, Flowlity

Experienced in supply chains, previously Anaplan, Quintiq, and Dassault Systèmes

Paris 1

Karim Benchaaboun

CTO, Flowlity

Machine learning engineer, previously Axa and Criteo

Paris 1

Venkat Raju

Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First

Serial entrepreneur and corporate executive

Rob Bishop

Founder, Magic Pony Technology

Investor at Entrepreneur First and Founder, Magic Pony Technology

Ramakrishna Nanjundaiah

CEO, Phantasma

MSc in Computational Mechanics, built city-scale simulations

Berlin 1

Maria Meier

CTO, Phantasma Labs

MSc in Software Engineering, previously TU Munich, Brown University and Oracle

Berlin 1

Alexandre Reeber

CEO, Core Biogenesis

Master's degree in Neuroscience, former project manager in Neurotechnology

Paris 4

Chouaib Meziadi

CTO, Core Biogenesis

PhD in Plant Genetics, postdoc in Epigenetics

Paris 4

Alex Dalyac

CEO, Tractable

Previously LSE and Imperial College London, left PhD to join our programme

London 3

Razvan Ranca

CTO, Tractable

Computer scientist, previously Cambridge, left PhD to join our programme

London 3

Neel Popat

CEO, Donut

Finance and investment professional, previously Harvard, LSE and Rothschild

Berlin 1

Jordan Abderrachid

CTO, Donut

Blockchain developer, previously Ecole Centrale De Lyon

Berlin 1

Hana Janebdar

CEO, Juno Bio

Biochemical engineer, previously UCL and Imperial College London

London 10

Leighton Turner

CTO, Juno Bio

Interdisciplinary scientist, PhD in Molecular Genetics

London 11

Leopold Spenncer

CEO, Alcemy

MSc Industrial Eningeering from KIT, experience in cement and concrete industries

Berlin 2

Robert Meyer

CTO, Alcemy

PhD in Machine Learning from TU Berlin

Berlin 2

Tomide Adesanmi

CEO, Circuit Mind

Electronics engineer, Master's from University of Leeds

London 10

Basilio Gentile

CTO, Circuit Mind

PhD in mathematical algorithms for complex systems from ETH Zurich

London 10
Transforming fresh food supply chain with data

David Gorgan

CEO, Nostos Genomics

Worked across leading healthcare organisations, previously University of St Gallen

Berlin 2

Rocio Acuna Hidalgo

CTO, Nostos Genomics

Medical doctor with PhD in human genetics, previously Max Planck Institute

Berlin 2

Yassine Emile Tahi

CEO, Kinetix

AI project leader, previously HEC Paris & Sciences Po

Paris 4

Henri Mirande

CTO, Kinetix

Deep learning expert, graduated from CentraleSupélec aged 20

Paris 4

Ankur Singh

CEO, Vadoo

Built and sold products for video companies

Bangalore 3

Anil Chandra Naidu Matcha

CTO, Vadoo

Engineer, previously IIT, Samsung and Cisco

Bangalore 3
Empowering doctors to predict strokes and save lives

Zeena Qureshi

CEO, Sonantic

Speech and language therapy expert

London 11

John Flynn

CTO, Sonantic

MSc Sound Computing, film industry

London 11

Rohit Jha

CEO, Transcelestial

Bachelors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering NTU, previously RBS

Singapore 1

Mohammad Danesh

CTO, Transcelestial

PhD in Nanophotics from NUS, designed and built photonic systems

Singapore 1

Pramod Ghadge

CEO, Unbox Robotics

Master's in Industrial & Systems Engineering from NUS

Bangalore 1

Shahid Memon

CTO, Unbox Robotics

MSc in Autonomous Robotics Engineering, experienced in AI and robotics

Bangalore 1
Since 2011

$2B+

Combined portfolio value

2,000+

Individuals joined

300+

Companies founded

How it works

Through our programme, you’ll have the opportunity to meet an exceptional co-founder and develop a business together.

You’ll be supported every step of the way by dedicated advisors and venture partners, who’ll help you turn your competitive advantage into a startup.

At the end of the programme, we’ll introduce you to our network of investors to help you raise your first round of investment.

How it works

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