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You don't need years of work experience to be the CEO or CTO.

On our 6-month programme, you’ll get paid to test out your ideas with a pool of exceptional people who want to build technology startups.

Join as an individual. Leave with a company.

Matthew Wilson

Co-founder (Commercial), Omnipresent

Former software engineer and product manager

London

Guenther Eisinger

Co-founder (Operations), Ominpresent

Holds 3 Master's Degrees and a PhD, ex-special forces and international crisis management

London

Hazel Savage

CEO, Musiio

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

Aron Pettersson

CTO, Musiio

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

Alex Dalyac

CEO, Tractable

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

London

Razvan Ranca

CTO, Tractable

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

London
Transforming fresh food supply chain with data

Jean-Baptiste Clouard

CEO, Flowlity

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

Karim Benchaaboun

CTO, Flowlity

Machine learning engineer, previously Axa and Criteo

Mohammad Danesh

CTO, Transcelestial

PhD in Nanophotics from NUS, designed and built photonic systems

Rohit Jha

CEO, Transcelestial

Bachelors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering NTU, previously RBS

Theo Saville 

CEO, CloudNC

Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineer, background in metals 3D printing

London

Chris Emery

CTO, CloudNC

Engineer programming since age 12, expert in 3D graphics and high-performance computing

London

Dr Gesa Miczaika

Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First Berlin

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

Sasha Haco

CEO, Unitary

Astrophysicist, previously Cambridge and Harvard

London

James Thewlis

CTO, Unitary

Computer vision expert, previously Facebook and AdTech

London

Venkat Raju

Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First

Serial entrepreneur and prolific angel investor and mentor

You don't need years of work experience to be the CEO or CTO.

On our 6-month programme, you’ll get paid to test out your ideas with a pool of exceptional people who want to build technology startups.

Join as an individual. Leave with a company.

Leopold Spenner

CEO, Alcemy

MSc Industrial Engineering, expert in cement and concrete industries

Berlin

Robert Meyer

CTO, Alcemy

PhD in Machine Learning

Berlin

Yassine Emile Tahi

CEO, Kinetix

AI project leader, previously HEC Paris & Sciences Po

Paris

Henri Mirande

CTO, Kinetix

Deep learning expert, graduated from CentraleSupélec aged 20

Paris

David Gorgan

CEO, Nostos Genomics

Experienced with medical ML products and in the healthcare industry

Berlin

Rocio Acuna Hidalgo

CTO, Nostos Genomics

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

Berlin

Hana Janebdar

CEO, Juno Bio

Biochemical engineer, previously UCL and Imperial College London

London

Leighton Turner

CTO, Juno Bio

Interdisciplinary scientist, PhD in Molecular Genetics

London
Empowering doctors to predict strokes and save lives

Laina Emmanuel

CEO, Brainsight AI

Healthcare business expert, previously Clinton Health Access Initiative

Bangalore

Rimjhim Agrawal

CTO, Brainsight AI

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

Bangalore

Rob Bishop

Founder, Magic Pony Technology

Investor and ex-cohort member at Entrepreneur First

Reid Hoffman

Founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn

Investor and board member at Entrepreneur First, previously PayPal, Apple and Fujitsu

Pramod Ghadge

CEO, Unbox Robotics

Master's in Industrial & Systems Engineering from NUS

Shahid Memon

CTO, Unbox Robotics

MSc in Autonomous Robotics Engineering, experienced in AI and robotics

Nimantha Baranasuriya

CEO, Ackcio

PhD in Computer Science, specialist in wireless networks

Singapore

Mobashir Mohammad

CTO, Ackcio

Expert in IoT and wireless networking

Singapore

Alexandre Reeber

CEO, Core Biogenesis

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

Paris

Chouaib Meziadi

CTO, Core Biogenesis

PhD in Plant Genetics, postdoc in Epigenetics

Paris

Rathin Shah

CEO, Spenny

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

Gaurav Arora

CTO, Spenny

Software engineer, previously Netflix and Ixigo

Ramakrishna Nanjundaiah

CEO, Phantasma

MSc in Computational Mechanics, built city-scale simulations

Berlin

Maria Meier

CTO, Phantasma Labs

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

Zaraif Ayaat Hossain

CEO, Retail Pulse

CPG insider, deep experience in the challenges of unorganised retail markets

Bangalore

Anshul Gupta

CTO, Retail Pulse

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

Bangalore

Rubal Chib

CEO, QZense

Electronics engineer, previously Havells and IOTA

Shrishti Batra

CTO, QZense

PhD in Computational Biology & Chemical Ecology, previously NCBS, Max Planck Institute
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Rayna Patel

CEO, VineHealth

Doctor and neuroscientist, previously Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, Columbia

Georgina Kirby

CTO, VineHealth

Data scientist, previously Imperial College London and GSK

Zeena Qureshi

CEO, Sonantic

Speech and language therapy expert

John Flynn

CTO, Sonantic

MSc Sound Computing, film industry

Milad Mohammadzadeh

CEO, See-mode

PhD in Biomedical Fluid Dynamics

Singapore

Sadaf Monajemi

CTO, See-mode

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Singapore
Making blood tests 100x faster and 100x simpler

Ankur Singh

CEO, Vadoo

Built and sold products for video companies

Bangalore

Anil Chandra Naidu Matcha

CTO, Vadoo

Engineer, previously IIT, Samsung and Cisco

Bangalore

Pahini Pandya

CEO, Panakeia

Cancer researcher, post-doctorate from Cambridge

Pandu Raharja

CTO, Panakeia

Machine learning expert, experienced in developing models for cancer detection

Joanne Kanaan

CEO, Omini

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

Paris

Anna Shirinskaya

CTO, Omini

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

Paris
Since 2011

$2.7b+

Combined portfolio value

2,000+

Individuals joined

300+

Companies founded

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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.

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