A place where the most extraordinary people find the education, network, and capital to solve the world’s biggest problems.

Beth Kume-Holland
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Livia Dolle
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Yannick Müller
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Christoph Auer-Welsbach
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Beth Kume-Holland

Beth joined our 3-months pilot program in March 2020. Together with us and EBIKE Technologies GmbH, Beth created patchwork hub, a job market place for disabled workers.

During her fellowship, we constantly iterated new business models, financial plans and fundraising strategies to help Beth get off the ground.

Today, patchwork hub has been named the UK’s (2020) and Europe’s (2021) most promising startup in the inclusivity space, has won F-factor and many more awards, and has had an impact on many people who would have been worse off in a world without the company.

Contact Beth on LinkedIn to learn about her experiences with EWOR.

Livia Dolle

Livia founded takle.io. A platform for buying user-generated-content on demand.

Contact Livia on LinkedIn to learn about her experiences with EWOR.

Yannick Müller

Yannick Müller was part of our fellowship, after which he started his startup Flike.

EWOR connected him to his co-founder and first investor.

Yannick was able to raise 1.6 million dollars for his start-up 6 months after the start of the fellowship.

Contact Yannick on LinkedIn to learn about his experiences with EWOR.

Christoph Auer-Welsbach

Raised €7 Mio with Kaizo, successful exit

Built world’s biggest AI community city.ai

Angel Investor

Partner at IBM

Raised €500K with his stealth venture shortly after joining EWOR

Contact Christoph on LinkedIn to learn about his experiences with EWOR.

“Never underestimate the people who overestimate themselves”

– We invest in nerds, rebels, and visionaries.

Beth Kume-Holland

Beth joined our 3-months pilot program in March 2020. Together with us and EBIKE Technologies GmbH, Beth created patchwork hub, a job market place for disabled workers.

During her fellowship, we constantly iterated new business models, financial plans and fundraising strategies to help Beth get off the ground.

Today, patchwork hub has been named the UK’s (2020) and Europe’s (2021) most promising startup in the inclusivity space, has won F-factor and many more awards, and has had an impact on many people who would have been worse off in a world without the company.

Contact Beth on LinkedIn to learn
about her experiences with EWOR.

Yannick Müller

Yannick Müller was part of our fellowship, after which he started his startup Flike.

EWOR connected him to his co-founder and first investor.

Yannick was able to raise 1.6 million dollars for his start-up 6 months after the start of the fellowship.

Contact Yannick on LinkedIn to learn about his experiences with EWOR.

Christoph Auer-Welsbach

Raised €7 Mio with Kaizo, successful exit.

Built world’s biggest AI community city.ai

Angel Investor

Partner at IBM

Raised €500K with his stealth venture shortly after joining EWOR

Contact Christoph on LinkedIn to learn about his experiences with EWOR.

Livia Dolle

Livia founded takle.io. A platform for buying user-generated-content on demand.

Contact Livia on LinkedIn to learn about her experiences with EWOR.

The EWOR Fellowship application cycle is now open

We amplify people, not start-ups

EWOR is a blend of a master’s degree and venture capital firm investing €75K to €150K, connecting you with unicorn founders, and offering over 20 unique entrepreneurship courses.

For Founders by Founders

We are product and tech nerds who have achieved financial independence and are now on a mission to support founders in Europe and empower the European ecosystem

Alex Grots

Founded ProGlove (€500 Mio exit) and co-invented Design Thinking.

Berna Epik

Founded NOVID20 (150’000 downloads the first day after launch).

Daniel Dippold

Founded machine learning company NEWNOW (€1 Mio+ revenue in first year) and initiated Sigma Squared Society.

Florian Huber

Founded United Domains (sold to 1&1), neubau kompass AG (market leader) and was Business Angel of the Year 2018.

The EWOR founders have built and invested in multiple well known companies such as:
PROGLOVE

€500 Mio exit.

United Domains

exit to 1&1.

Sigma Squared Society

the world’s largest community of young impact-driven entrepreneurs.

Magic Dev

Europe’s leading LLM company which recently raised €30 Mio from Google.

Simpleclub

Europe’s biggest learning app.

Peaq

Europe’s leading IoT blockchain infrastructure recently valued at €200 Mio.

Bunch Capital

Europe’s leading one-stop shop for setting up & managing SPVs to pool your co-investors, LPs or business angels — focus on what matters most.

Coinpanion

Europe’s leading crypto ETF marketplace.

Penguin Digital

which has raised multiple €100 Mio and is Transforming Paraguay’s power into human potential.

Foodora

The leading delivery platform in the Nordics for food, groceries and more.

Kaia Health

The largest MSK platform worldwide.

ParcelLab

Solve your post-purchase and customer experience frustrations from pre-checkout to delivery to returns.

PROGLOVE

€500 Mio exit.

United Domains

exit to 1&1.

Sigma Squared Society

the world’s largest community of young impact-driven entrepreneurs.

Magic Dev

Europe’s leading LLM company which recently raised €30 Mio from Google.

Simpleclub

Europe’s biggest learning app.

Peaq

Europe’s leading IoT blockchain infrastructure recently valued at €200 Mio.

Bunch Capital

Europe’s leading one-stop shop for setting up & managing SPVs to pool your co-investors, LPs or business angels — focus on what matters most.

Coinpanion

Europe’s leading crypto ETF marketplace.

Penguin Digital

which has raised multiple €100 Mio and is Transforming Paraguay’s power into human potential.

Foodora

The leading delivery platform in the Nordics for food, groceries and more.

Kaia Health

The largest MSK platform worldwide.

ParcelLab

Solve your post-purchase and customer experience frustrations from pre-checkout to delivery to returns.

THEDNA

Content & coaching from people who actually know how to run a company.

A community to help you find co-founders, reflect with your peers, win your first investors, and find your long-term mentors.

A focus on you individually, rather than a rigid programme.

OUR PROGRAMMES

The Pre-idea Fellowship is a 10-month programme helping you to launch a venture from scratch. We help you move from problem to idea to successful startup within 10 months. 20 hours per week.More info here >

The Post-idea Fellowship is a 6-month programme getting you from idea / first traction to a successful multi-million funding round. You should be ready to go full-time latest once your first cheque is signed. More info here >

Not sure which EWOR programme is the right fit for you?

Compare programmes by detailed benefits & requirements here

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What EWOR Fellows from the past 6 months are up to
Jorgen Tveit
Thaleron
Thaleron

Jorgen is a graduate from Oxford (MEng) and has assembled an outstanding team with PhDs from Oxford and NASA. He is developing a new form of energy storage. If successful, Jorgen will tap into a €3 trillion market and play a significant role in promoting decarbonization in the energy sector. 

Onur Demirici
Imperium Global
Imperium Global

Onur is a Professor of Mathematics and holds a PhD from Cambridge University. He is working on social sustainability and has developed an AI tool that simplifies the creation of mortgage reports. Instead of waiting six weeks and paying €1000, Imperium generates a mortgage report in two seconds for a fraction of the cost.

Alexandra Swanepoel
Bear Health Ltd
Bear Health Ltd

Alexandra is a qualified lawyer, graduated from UCT with a BCom LLB. She worked with Sheryl Sandberg and Rachel Thomas at Lean In in Palo Alto, founding the first Lean In campus chapter in Africa and serving as their speaker delegate at One Young World. Her company, Bear Health, focuses on addressing the UK dental crisis.

Johannes King
Stocadro
Stocadro

Dr. Johannes King holds a PhD in High Energy Physics and is a former product manager. He is creating a digital twin solution for scaffolding and construction that makes logistics 10 times simpler and is easy to integrate, no matter how offline a firm may be.

Jorgen Tveit
Thaleron

Jorgen is a graduate from Oxford (MEng) and has assembled an outstanding team with PhDs from Oxford and NASA. He is developing a new form of energy storage. If successful, Jorgen will tap into a €3 trillion market and play a significant role in promoting decarbonization in the energy sector. 

Onur Demirici
Imperium Global

Onur is a Professor of Mathematics and holds a PhD from Cambridge University. He is working on social sustainability and has developed an AI tool that simplifies the creation of mortgage reports. Instead of waiting six weeks and paying €1000, Imperium generates a mortgage report in two seconds for a fraction of the cost.

Alexandra Swanepoel
Bear Health Ltd

Alexandra is a qualified lawyer, graduated from UCT with a BCom LLB. She worked with Sheryl Sandberg and Rachel Thomas at Lean In in Palo Alto, founding the first Lean In campus chapter in Africa and serving as their speaker delegate at One Young World. Her company, Bear Health, focuses on addressing the UK dental crisis.

Johannes King
Stocadro

Dr. Johannes King holds a PhD in High Energy Physics and is a former product manager. He is creating a digital twin solution for scaffolding and construction that makes logistics 10 times simpler and is easy to integrate, no matter how offline a firm may be.

A glimpse into our Network
You’ll receive investment and be mentored by Europe’s most exceptional entrepreneurs.
Alex Grots

Alex Grots is the co-founder and CCO of EWOR. was a Managing Director (EU) at IDEO, is one of the co-inventors of Design Thinking, and founded ProGlove (half-billion € exit).

Alex Grots

Alex Grots is the co-founder and CCO of EWOR. was a Managing Director (EU) at IDEO, is one of the co-inventors of Design Thinking, and founded ProGlove (half-billion € exit).

Florian Huber

Florian Huber is the founder of united-domains (sold to 1&1 Group), neubau kompass AG, and Signature Ventures (VC). He is Business Angel of the Year and invested in more than 50 tech startups.

Florian Huber

Florian Huber is the founder of united-domains (sold to 1&1 Group), neubau kompass AG, and Signature Ventures (VC). He is Business Angel of the Year and invested in more than 50 tech startups.

Daniel Dippold

Daniel Dippold founded NEWNOW Group (€1 Mio sales within first year), Sigma Squared Society (world’s largest youth entrepreneurship community), and Emoti (tech sold).

Daniel Dippold

Daniel Dippold founded, NEWNOW Group (€1 Mio sales within first year), Sigma Squared Society (world’s largest youth entrepreneurship community), and Emoti (tech sold).

Lubomila Jordanova

Lubomila Jordanova founded Plan A which provides an award-winning science and AI-powered SaaS platform for carbon accounting, decarbonisation and ESG reporting for businesses.

Lubomila Jordanova

Lubomila Jordanova founded Plan A which provides an award-winning science and AI-powered SaaS platform for carbon accounting, decarbonisation and ESG reporting for businesses.

Paul H. Müller

Paul is the co-founder of Adjust, which powers thousands of apps with built-in intelligence and automation, backed by responsive global customer support. Paul is a prominent angel investor and race car enthusiast.

Paul H. Müller

Paul is the co-founder of Adjust, which powers thousands of apps with built-in intelligence and automation, backed by responsive global customer support. Paul is a prominent angel investor and race car enthusiast.

Jens Wasel

Jens is founder of KW Commerce which he bootstrapped to $100 Mio in turnover. Jens was Managing Director of SellerX (unicorn), is a board member of Oetker Digital and founder of Scale Invest.

Jens Wasel

Jens is founder of KW Commerce which he bootstrapped to $100 Mio in turnover. Jens was Managing Director of SellerX (unicorn), is a board member of Oetker Digital and founder of Scale Invest.

Alex Schwörer

Alex Schwörer is the owner of PERI - one of the world’s leading suppliers of scaffolding systems - which has 70 international subsidiaries and employs over 9,400 people worldwide. He is also an active angel with an incredible eye for spotting future leaders.

Alex Schwörer

Alex Schwörer is the owner of PERI - one of the world’s leading suppliers of scaffolding systems - which has 70 international subsidiaries and employs over 9,400 people worldwide. He is also an active angel with an incredible eye for spotting future leaders.

Max von Bismarck

Max von Bismarck is a European serial entrepreneur. He is Chief Business Officer & Managing Director of Deposit Solutions, an Open Banking pioneer building the new industry standard for the global USD 50 trillion savings deposit market.

Max von Bismarck

Max von Bismarck is a European serial entrepreneur. He is Chief Business Officer & Managing Director of Deposit Solutions, an Open Banking pioneer building the new industry standard for the global USD 50 trillion savings deposit market.

Vaitea Cowan

Vaitea Cowan is the Co-Founder of Enapter, an energy startup that is rendering green hydrogen cheaper than fossil fuels. She is on the Forbes Under 30 in Energy 2020 list.

Vaitea Cowan

Vaitea Cowan is the Co-Founder of Enapter, an energy startup that is rendering green hydrogen cheaper than fossil fuels. She is on the Forbes Under 30 in Energy 2020 list.

Nicolas De Santis

Nicolas De Santis founded Beenz (the first-ever web currency prior to blockchain), Opodo (€1.2 BN in sales), is one of the co-shapers of the Euro, and the founder & CEO of Corporate Vision.

Nicolas De Santis

Nicolas De Santis founded Beenz (the first-ever web currency prior to blockchain), Opodo (€1.2 BN in sales), is one of the co-shapers of the Euro, and the founder & CEO of Corporate Vision.

Eric Steinberger

Eric Steinberger is the Co-founder and CEO of ClimateScience and magic.dev (€10 Mio raised). Eric has worked at MIT and Facebook AI – before completing his first year at the University of Cambridge.

Eric Steinberger

Eric Steinberger is the Co-founder and CEO of ClimateScience and magic.dev (€10 Mio raised). Eric has worked at MIT and Facebook AI – before completing his first year at the University of Cambridge.

David Rowan

David Rowan is founding Editor-in-chief of WIRED UK, investor in more than 80 startups (7 unicorns) and founded VOYAGERS, including their Climate-Tech and Health-Tech Funds.

David Rowan

David Rowan is founding Editor-in-chief of WIRED UK, investor in more than 80 startups (7 unicorns) and founded VOYAGERS, including their Climate-Tech and Health-Tech Funds.

Julia Zhou

Julia Zhou is co-founder of Tidal Impact, an impact measurement and financing platform for companies prioritizing, and an executive board member at Sigma Squared Society.

Julia Zhou

Julia Zhou is co-founder of Tidal Impact, an impact measurement and financing platform for companies prioritizing, and an executive board member at Sigma Squared Society.

Ricardo Pires

Ricardo Pires is CEO of billion-dollar conglomerate Semapa, and an active investor, e.g. in the world-renowned investment firm Lakestar.

Ricardo Pires

Ricardo Pires is CEO of billion-dollar conglomerate Semapa, and an active investor, e.g. in the world-renowned investment firm Lakestar.

Samuel Frey

Samuel Frey is the founder of somethingcreative.de, a digital product agency that designs solutions for promising scale-ups and established corporations.

Samuel Frey

Samuel Frey is the founder of somethingcreative.de, a digital product agency that designs solutions for promising scale-ups and established corporations.

Chris Coleridge

Professor Chris Coleridge is an academic and entrepreneur, who has founded the MSt in Entrepreneurship at University of Cambridge and the world’s largest climate accelerator C13.

Chris Coleridge

Professor Chris Coleridge is an academic and entrepreneur, who has founded the MSt in Entrepreneurship at University of Cambridge and the world’s largest climate accelerator C13.

Stefan Homeister

Stefan Homeister was on the executive board of SAB Miller and was CMO of T-Mobile, when he was responsible for introducing the iPhone in Europe in direct collaboration with Steve Jobs.

Stefan Homeister

Stefan Homeister was on the executive board of SAB Miller and was CMO of T-Mobile, when he was responsible for introducing the iPhone in Europe in direct collaboration with Steve Jobs.

Jan Huckfeldt

Jan Huckfeldt is the former Global CMO of Motorola, an active angel investor (e.g. billion-dollar company Climeworks), and a Founding Partner at NEWNOW Group.

Jan Huckfeldt

Jan Huckfeldt is the former Global CMO of Motorola, an active angel investor (e.g. billion-dollar company Climeworks), and a Founding Partner at NEWNOW Group.

Isabell Welpe

Professor Isabell Welpe conducts research in the area of leadership and innovation from a behavioural science perspective, and is academic chair at CDTM, one of Europe’s most elite founder programs.

Isabell Welpe

Professor Isabell Welpe conducts research in the area of leadership and innovation from a behavioural science perspective, and is academic chair at CDTM, one of Europe’s most elite founder programs.

Leonard Dorloechter

Leonard Dorloechter is the founder of peaq.com which recently raised €6m. The peaq network powers the Economy of Things and enables tech giants such as Volkswagen and Bosch.

Leonard Dorloechter

Leonard Dorloechter is the founder of peaq.com which recently raised €6m. The peaq network powers the Economy of Things and enables tech giants such as Volkswagen and Bosch.

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No "up or out" mentality.
Once part of the EWOR-family, always part of the EWOR-family.

No forced co-founder matching.
We support solo-founders and groups of founders.

No strings attached.
Our contracts are fair, transparent, and easy-to-understand.

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Selected News from the EWOR ecosystem
Yannick Raised €1.6 Mio Pre-Seed
Fabian Raised €1.9 Mio
Beth won at the Disability Smart Awards
Applications to EWOR Fellowship are open