The Ideation Fellowship. Designed to help you launch a successful company with global impact.
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The Ideation Fellowship
Find a co-founder
We support you in finding a co-founder, but don’t force it. You’ll meet dozens of potential co-founders during the next months through bespoke intros, our invite-only co-founder pool, and by meeting other EWOR fellows.
Iterate your existing idea
Alex Grots - co-founder at EWOR - has co-invented Design Thinking and will guide you through finding Product-Market Fit most efficiently. We’ll help you validate your problem, solution and prototypes.
Raise a successful pre-seed round
Through our team’s network of over 1,000 investors, we can help you raise a round at any point in time. EWOR Fellows hold the record for the largest-ever pre-seed round of a first-time founder in Europe (€13M).
The EWOR Edge
Investment from EWOR. Millions potentially raised afterwards
Higher valuation than the average founder after being accepted into the fellowship
More money raised than an average pre-seed founder
Acceptance rate.
Outliers only!
Options only — no rigid structures
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A personal transformation journey
Go through a rigorous personal development and entrepreneurship education regime. Join a community of the world’s best founders, and be granted access to an unprecedented network and capital.
Frequently Asked Questions
We invest in people, not companies. Whether you make €500K ARR or don’t yet have an idea, it doesn’t matter to us. We invest in and support you.
More FAQsFor those who don’t have traction for their business idea yet, the EWOR Ideation Fellowship turns an aspiring entrepreneur into a successful tech entrepreneur.
Ideally yes. The EWOR Ideation Fellowship is designed for those who don’t have traction for their business idea yet. It’s remote-first and turns an aspiring entrepreneur into a business owner.
For those who don’t have traction for their business idea yet, the EWOR Ideation Fellowship turns an aspiring entrepreneur into a business owner. For those who do already have traction, the EWOR Traction Fellowship is designed to help them scale their venture. The Traction Fellowship is split into two phases to make it the most effective. As founders of some of the most successful companies in Europe, our lecturers and mentors have all learned first-hand what it takes to succeed in the business world. They give engaging live lectures in phase one, while the second phase gives EWOR members access to hundreds of resources on our platform, network, and feedback sessions with our mentors.
Please use the application form on our website to apply for our Fellowships. It’s an extensive questionnaire that inquires about your experiences, motivations, and qualifications. Applicants typically take at least 30 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
We do not limit ourselves and our talent pool to a specific industry or technology sector.
Our selection committee consists of successful serial entrepreneurs and start-up investors - including several unicorn founders. The EWOR Fellowships have an acceptance rate of 0.1%.
Once you’re accepted to one of EWOR’s Fellowships, you will be placed in a cohort of impressive and ambitious entrepreneurial talents. Together, you will go through the EWOR Education to learn about entrepreneurship. Your cohort will be able to provide you feedback on your work, support you when things are tough, and become your friends.
On our platform, you will find resources such as pitch deck templates, financial models, and contract templates. In addition, you will have access to our vetted pool of mentors and experts consisting of unicorn founders and investors.
You’ll become part of an amazing community of (aspiring) entrepreneurs and be invited to events like the EWOR Festival and the EWOR Houses.
The live sessions are in the late afternoon or early evening CET time, but you will receive information on your schedule during the onboarding process.
We do expect our Fellows to be present for these input and feedback sessions. However, we understand that in some cases, circumstances will keep talents from participating.
In place of formal tuition fees, EWOR takes 3% equity in companies that talents build by the end of the Ideation Fellowship. In addition, EWOR will invest up to €150K in selected start-ups at €1.0M post-money valuation cap.
Typically, there are no additional equity allocations to third parties.
In place of formal tuition fees, EWOR takes 3% equity in companies that talents build by the end of the Ideation Fellowship. In addition, EWOR will invest up to €150K in selected start-ups at €1.0M post-money valuation cap.
In place of formal tuition fees, EWOR takes 3% equity in companies that talents build by the end of the Ideation Fellowship. In addition, EWOR will invest up to €150K in selected start-ups at €1.0M post-money valuation cap.
If you do not end up founding a company, EWOR will not require any equity from you.