Subject: Your EPFL spin-off Dexterous Endoscopes received CHF 15 caught my attention — quick question
Hi Yegor,
I came across EPFL spin-off Dexterous Endoscopes received CHF 150K from Venture Kick + CHF 100K Stage 3. Variable-stiffness endoscopes. and was genuinely impressed by the quality and ambition of your work.
I'm a venture scout for EWOR, one of Europe's most selective early-stage programs (0.1% acceptance rate). We specifically look for exceptional builders like you — people with deep technical chops and a track record of shipping real things.
What makes EWOR different: we have an Ideation Fellowship for technical founders who want to explore building a company but haven't committed to a specific idea yet. We provide up to €300k in funding, full-time support from unicorn founders (SumUp, Adjust, ProGlove — €12bn+ combined), and a global community of the top 0.1% of founders.
For context, our recent fellows include Moises Barbera (Master's in theoretical physics, worked on CERN's dark matter detector, now using AI to transform trauma surgery — cutting failure rates from 36% to near-zero).
Would you be open to a 10-minute call to see if there's a fit? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
No pressure at all — happy to just share more about what we do if you're curious.
Best,
Luca Fusar Bassini
EPFL spin-off from Prof. Dario Floreano's Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, built on 8+ years of variable-stiffness research. Piskarev holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from EPFL (2024), with high-impact publications in Advanced Science and Advanced Functional Materials on phase-change polymer catheters and fiber-jamming stiffness control. The core tech uses a mechanically segmented architecture: interconnected segments move freely during navigation then rapidly compress and lock together, switching from soft to rigid in a fraction of a second. First product is the Variable Stiffness ENTscope for sinus/larynx surgery — makes procedures up to 3x faster in areas current tools cannot reach. Preclinical trials completed at CHUV Lausanne, Munich, and London hospitals. Presented at ERS 2025 Budapest, securing new European pilot studies. ~CHF 735K in non-dilutive grants (Venture Kick all 3 stages, Canton de Vaud CHF 250K, BRIDGE PoC, EPFL Ignition). HSG START Accelerator sole investment pick from 130+ startups. CTO is Yi Sun (EPFL). Raising a round in 2026 for FDA/Swiss certification and commercialization. OR time costs ~100 CHF/minute — a 3x speed improvement is a massive cost saver.
Subject: 3x founder. Yoroi (2015-2021) × EWOR
Hi Marco,
I've been following 3x founder. Yoroi (2015-2021) and I'm impressed by what you're building — Co-founder of IdentifAI (Milan). €7.2M total raised. AI deepfake detection platform — 94% accuracy..
I scout for EWOR — a fellowship (not a VC, not an accelerator) where unicorn founders work full-time alongside early-stage companies. We've backed founders like Alfons Huber (world's first road power plant) and Lukas Köstler (ex-Tesla Autopilot, Spatial AI).
Given where 3x founder. Yoroi (2015-2021) is right now, EWOR could specifically help with funding, full-time support from unicorn founders, and access to a network of exceptional technical builders across Europe. We offer up to €500k for Traction Fellows with hands-on co-founder-level support.
Would a 10-minute intro call make sense? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
Luca Fusar Bassini
Detected via: StartupItalia, EU AI Act, Crunchbase / Prior Exit.
What makes you excited?
PhD from University of Bologna + UC Davis, white-hat hacker who started by accidentally hacking a university exam system and being invited to fix it. NIST researcher (US electronic voting security), ex-Palantir. 3x founder: SimpleNetworks (2010, Web 2.0), Yoroi (2015, cybersecurity MSSP — grew to 40+ employees, Yomi malware tool integrated into Google VirusTotal, acquired by Tinexta Group 2021), now IdentifAI (April 2024). Spark: saw the viral fake Pope-in-a-puffy-jacket AI image and realized 'the damage had been done' before debunking. Built 36 proprietary 'de-generative' models that analyze probabilistic pixel patterns to detect AI-manipulated media — model-agnostic, 94% accuracy. Named in 2025 Gartner Emerging Tech for disinformation security. EUR 2.2M seed + EUR 5M Series A, both from United Ventures. EUR 7.2M total. Signed 4 enterprise clients within 3 months of seed. AmTrust Assicurazioni deployed it for insurance fraud detection via WhatsApp verification. His insight: 'Content used to be deterministic. Now it's probabilistic. You can no longer trust your eyes or ears.' TEDx speaker, Paul Harris Fellow, Cybersecurity360.it columnist. Milan-based, Italy's foremost cybersecurity entrepreneur.
Subject: your project × EWOR
Hi Luigi,
I've been following your project and I'm impressed by what you're building — Co-founder of mcp-use (now Manufact) — 8K+ GitHub stars, 5M+ downloads, used by 20% of Fortune 500. Open-source MCP SDK..
I scout for EWOR — a fellowship (not a VC, not an accelerator) where unicorn founders work full-time alongside early-stage companies. We've backed founders like Alfons Huber (world's first road power plant) and Lukas Köstler (ex-Tesla Autopilot, Spatial AI).
Given where your project is right now, EWOR could specifically help with funding, full-time support from unicorn founders, and access to a network of exceptional technical builders across Europe. We offer up to €500k for Traction Fellows with hands-on co-founder-level support.
Would a 10-minute intro call make sense? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
Luca Fusar Bassini
Luigi Pederzani holds an MSc in CS from Politecnico di Milano (QS #1 in Italy). Before Manufact, he was a founding engineer at Morgen — an ETH Zurich spin-off used by Spotify, GitHub, Linear, Canva — where he led 12 engineers to land an enterprise deal at Accenture Switzerland. He's also a former YouTube creator with 150K subscribers and 15M+ views. He met co-founder Pietro Zullo at a co-working space in Zurich. They built mcp-use on a whim, applied to YC on deadline day, and it exploded: 8K+ GitHub stars, 5M+ downloads, adopted by NASA, SAP, NVIDIA, and 20% of Fortune 500. They raised $6.3M seed from Peak XV. The MCP protocol is becoming the 'USB-C for AI' — and Manufact is its standard library. Italian founders, POLIMI-educated, building critical AI infrastructure from SF.
Subject: your project × EWOR
Hi Daria,
I've been following your project and I'm impressed by what you're building — Founder of AIRMO — €5M seed for satellite-based methane detection. Rocket scientist, 12 successful satellite launches. ESA-backed..
I scout for EWOR — a fellowship (not a VC, not an accelerator) where unicorn founders work full-time alongside early-stage companies. We've backed founders like Alfons Huber (world's first road power plant) and Lukas Köstler (ex-Tesla Autopilot, Spatial AI).
Given where your project is right now, EWOR could specifically help with funding, full-time support from unicorn founders, and access to a network of exceptional technical builders across Europe. We offer up to €500k for Traction Fellows with hands-on co-founder-level support.
Would a 10-minute intro call make sense? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
Luca Fusar Bassini
Detected via: Antler / ESA, EU-Startups/TechCrunch.
What makes you excited?
Born in Ryazan — the same Russian province as space pioneer Tsiolkovsky — to a family where every parent and grandparent was an engineer. Studied engineering at Bauman (BMSTU), aerospace at Skoltech, mathematical modeling at MIPT, and completed a PhD in theoretical mechanics while working full-time. Turned down semi-pro beach volleyball (2nd place, Central Russian Championships) to pursue satellites. Spent six years at German Orbital Systems in Berlin, rising from development engineer to CTO across 12 successful small satellite missions. Serial entrepreneur before 30: escape rooms, a portable ECG for astronauts, smart self-defense jewelry. Founded AIRMO in 2022 after a bar conversation revealed how poor existing emissions data was. Co-founder Dr. Errico Armandillo brings 28 years as ESA's Head of Optoelectronics — the world's leading expert in space LiDAR. Together they built the first active spaceborne GHG instrument: micro-LiDAR + SWIR imager on a nanosatellite, detecting methane plumes from 500km with 2x the accuracy of anything flying. Already commercially operational via drones/aircraft (Uniper, TotalEnergies as customers). EUR 5.2M pre-seed (incl. EUR 3.7M ESA contract), EUR 5M seed led by Ananda Impact Ventures. First satellite launch 2027, 12-sat constellation by 2028. Board chaired by Christoph Grobbel, co-founder of South Pole (climate unicorn).
Subject: your project × EWOR
Hi Julie,
I've been following your project and I'm impressed by what you're building — Co-founder & CEO of PAVE Space. $40M seed round (mega seed) led by Visionaries Club + Creandum. Building orbital transfer vehicles..
I scout for EWOR — a fellowship (not a VC, not an accelerator) where unicorn founders work full-time alongside early-stage companies. We've backed founders like Alfons Huber (world's first road power plant) and Lukas Köstler (ex-Tesla Autopilot, Spatial AI).
Given where your project is right now, EWOR could specifically help with funding, full-time support from unicorn founders, and access to a network of exceptional technical builders across Europe. We offer up to €500k for Traction Fellows with hands-on co-founder-level support.
Would a 10-minute intro call make sense? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
Luca Fusar Bassini
Julie Böhning and childhood friend Jérémy Marciacq first co-founded the Gruyère Space Program — a Swiss reusable rocket initiative — before launching PAVE Space in 2024. PAVE builds orbital transfer vehicles: 20-metric-ton spacecraft that can move 5 metric tons of payload between orbits in under 24 hours. Just closed a $40M mega seed led by Visionaries Club and Creandum — one of the largest seed rounds in European space tech. Lausanne-based. Building sovereign European space infrastructure at a time when space sovereignty is a geopolitical priority. Already too well-funded for EWOR but signals that Swiss deep-tech space founders are emerging.
Subject: your project × EWOR
Hi Bernhard,
I've been following your project and I'm impressed by what you're building — Founder of ScyAI (Zurich). €2M pre-seed led by AENU. AI risk intelligence for real assets. Ex-Swiss Re (6 years), built AI risk models + JV with Palantir..
I scout for EWOR — a fellowship (not a VC, not an accelerator) where unicorn founders work full-time alongside early-stage companies. We've backed founders like Alfons Huber (world's first road power plant) and Lukas Köstler (ex-Tesla Autopilot, Spatial AI).
Given where your project is right now, EWOR could specifically help with funding, full-time support from unicorn founders, and access to a network of exceptional technical builders across Europe. We offer up to €500k for Traction Fellows with hands-on co-founder-level support.
Would a 10-minute intro call make sense? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
Luca Fusar Bassini
Bernhard Rannegger grew up in Graz in a football family — his father Harald was president of GAK, one of Austria's historic clubs, and Bernhard himself played 126 matches before trading boots for spreadsheets. He studied Business Administration at St. Gallen (HSG), added Yale Executive Education in Corporate Sustainability, and spent six years at Swiss Re in technology and product leadership. There he built the Sustainability Compass — a climate risk analytics platform — and helped architect the Swiss Re x Palantir joint venture (Risk Data Services), scaling it to 50+ enterprise customers including Siemens, Petronas, and Maersk, with $2M ARR in just 18 months. In 2025, he left to found ScyAI with Alex Sidorenko (20 years risk/insurance at Deloitte, PwC, EuroChem). Their product is an agentic risk operating system: an AI agent called 'Scy' that ingests operational data and external hazard models to build a Digital Risk Twin, then autonomously analyzes risks, prepares insurance renewals, and produces submissions. Early adopters report 30-50% premium reductions — seven-figure savings. EUR 2M pre-seed led by AENU, co-led by PT1, with Unity founder David Helgason and Taulia/Centrifuge founders among the angels. The insight: enterprise risk teams still run on PDFs, broker calls, and gut feel. Rannegger saw from inside Swiss Re exactly how the sausage gets made, and now he's automating it from the buyer's side.
Subject: your project × EWOR
Hi Vishrant,
I've been following your project and I'm impressed by what you're building — Co-founder of Armatrix (Bengaluru). $2.1M pre-seed from pi Ventures. IIT Kanpur engineers building snake-like robotic arms for hazardous industrial spaces..
I scout for EWOR — a fellowship (not a VC, not an accelerator) where unicorn founders work full-time alongside early-stage companies. We've backed founders like Alfons Huber (world's first road power plant) and Lukas Köstler (ex-Tesla Autopilot, Spatial AI).
Given where your project is right now, EWOR could specifically help with funding, full-time support from unicorn founders, and access to a network of exceptional technical builders across Europe. We offer up to €500k for Traction Fellows with hands-on co-founder-level support.
Would a 10-minute intro call make sense? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
Luca Fusar Bassini
Vishrant Dave was still an undergrad at IIT Kanpur — double-majoring in Material Science and Aerospace Engineering — when he won Best Presentation at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2023) for work on control systems for hyper-redundant robotic arms. Three months later he incorporated Armatrix with two IIT Kanpur classmates: Ayush Ranjan (CTO, ex-Mitacs/P&G, ERA IITK robotics lab) and Prateesh Awasthi. They are building snake-like robotic manipulators — 3-5m long, 50-150mm diameter, 22+ degrees of freedom — that thread into confined industrial spaces (fuel tanks, reactors, ship hulls) where humans currently risk their lives. The key innovation is extrinsic actuation: motors sit outside the arm, making it safe in flammable, high-temp, and liquid environments. Only 3 other companies globally build this form factor. $2.1M pre-seed (Feb 2026) from pi Ventures, Inuka Capital, Boost VC, Turbostart. Earlier backing includes Emergent Ventures (Tyler Cowen) and Nikhil Kamath's WTFund (cohort 2, founders under 25). Selected for Shell E4 India (top 8). Target: robotics maintenance, $42B today, $150B by 2032. All three founders under 27.
Subject: your project × EWOR
Hi Daniel,
I've been following your project and I'm impressed by what you're building — Co-founder of Peec AI. $21M Series A. $4M+ ARR from 1,300+ brands. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) pioneer..
I scout for EWOR — a fellowship (not a VC, not an accelerator) where unicorn founders work full-time alongside early-stage companies. We've backed founders like Alfons Huber (world's first road power plant) and Lukas Köstler (ex-Tesla Autopilot, Spatial AI).
Given where your project is right now, EWOR could specifically help with funding, full-time support from unicorn founders, and access to a network of exceptional technical builders across Europe. We offer up to €500k for Traction Fellows with hands-on co-founder-level support.
Would a 10-minute intro call make sense? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
Luca Fusar Bassini
Daniel Drabo studied law at Humboldt University Berlin, then founded a legaltech startup before pivoting to AI. He met Marius Meiners and Tobias Siwonia at Antler Berlin W24 — united by a shared obsession with how AI search will replace Google. They realized brands optimized for SEO are invisible to ChatGPT and Perplexity. So they coined 'Generative Engine Optimization' (GEO) and built Peec AI — a platform that shows exactly how your brand appears in AI answers and what drives visibility. From launch in Feb 2025 to $4M+ ARR and 1,300+ brands in under a year. $30M valuation in 6 months. $21M Series A from Singular + Antler. Creating an entirely new marketing category in Berlin — the kind of category-defining insight that makes a founder exceptional.
Subject: Your Created OpenClaw — fastest-growing open-source pro caught my attention — quick question
Hi Peter,
I came across Created OpenClaw — fastest-growing open-source project in GitHub history. Personal AI assistant running locally. 250K+ stars, surpassed React. Acquired by OpenAI Feb 2026. and was genuinely impressed by the quality and ambition of your work.
I'm a venture scout for EWOR, one of Europe's most selective early-stage programs (0.1% acceptance rate). We specifically look for exceptional builders like you — people with deep technical chops and a track record of shipping real things.
What makes EWOR different: we have an Ideation Fellowship for technical founders who want to explore building a company but haven't committed to a specific idea yet. We provide up to €300k in funding, full-time support from unicorn founders (SumUp, Adjust, ProGlove — €12bn+ combined), and a global community of the top 0.1% of founders.
For context, our recent fellows include Lukas Köstler (PhD Computer Vision from TUM, ex-Tesla Autopilot, now building Spatial AI — raised €4M) and Rihab Lajmi (Physics grad, ex-Google & Microsoft, building a Conversational AI recruiter).
Would you be open to a 10-minute call to see if there's a fit? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
No pressure at all — happy to just share more about what we do if you're curious.
Best,
Luca Fusar Bassini
Peter Steinberger is the founder of PSPDFKit (major PDF SDK used by companies worldwide) and creator of OpenClaw, which became the fastest-growing open-source project in GitHub history — going from 9K to 250K+ stars in weeks, surpassing React. OpenClaw is a local-first personal AI assistant. OpenAI acquired him in Feb 2026. While he may now be at OpenAI, his trajectory shows the "Tech Genius" profile — decades of iOS/developer tool expertise culminating in a viral open-source project. Austrian-based, deep technical builder.
Subject: your project × EWOR
Hi Peter,
I've been following your project and I'm impressed by what you're building — Creator of OpenClaw, fastest-growing open-source project in GitHub history — surged from 9k to 210k+ stars in days. Former founder of PSPDFKit. Joined OpenAI Feb 2026, transitioning project to open-source foundation..
I scout for EWOR — a fellowship (not a VC, not an accelerator) where unicorn founders work full-time alongside early-stage companies. We've backed founders like Alfons Huber (world's first road power plant) and Lukas Köstler (ex-Tesla Autopilot, Spatial AI).
Given where your project is right now, EWOR could specifically help with funding, full-time support from unicorn founders, and access to a network of exceptional technical builders across Europe. We offer up to €500k for Traction Fellows with hands-on co-founder-level support.
Would a 10-minute intro call make sense? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
Luca Fusar Bassini
EWOR Nomination Form — Pre-filled by Claude
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How do you know them?
Detected via: github_trending.
What makes you excited?
Peter Steinberger is a serial Austrian entrepreneur and open-source legend. He founded PSPDFKit, a leading PDF SDK company. In early 2026, his project OpenClaw became the fastest-growing repo in GitHub history (9k to 210k+ stars in days). He announced joining OpenAI in Feb 2026 and transitioned OpenClaw to an open-source foundation. His track record of building commercial developer tools from open-source foundations makes him a fascinating profile — though his OpenAI move may make him less available for a new venture in the near term. Classic Tech Genius profile with deep builder credentials.
Subject: Your Won 2 tracks at TreeHacks 2026 (Stanford, <7% acce caught my attention — quick question
Hi Ular,
I came across Won 2 tracks at TreeHacks 2026 (Stanford, <7% acceptance from 15.9k applicants) with Minerva — an AI avatar tutor that generates real-time animations. Arcadia University CS student from Kyrgyzstan. NSF research assistant. and was genuinely impressed by your execution speed and the quality of what you built.
I'm a venture scout for EWOR, one of Europe's most selective early-stage programs (0.1% acceptance rate). We specifically look for exceptional builders like you — people with deep technical chops and a track record of shipping real things.
What makes EWOR different: we have an Ideation Fellowship for technical founders who want to explore building a company but haven't committed to a specific idea yet. We provide up to €300k in funding, full-time support from unicorn founders (SumUp, Adjust, ProGlove — €12bn+ combined), and a global community of the top 0.1% of founders.
For context, our recent fellows include Lukas Köstler (PhD Computer Vision from TUM, ex-Tesla Autopilot, now building Spatial AI — raised €4M) and Rihab Lajmi (Physics grad, ex-Google & Microsoft, building a Conversational AI recruiter).
Would you be open to a 10-minute call to see if there's a fit? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
No pressure at all — happy to just share more about what we do if you're curious.
Best,
Luca Fusar Bassini
Ular Kimsanov is a Computer Science student at Arcadia University (Class of 2027), originally from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. At TreeHacks 2026 — the largest US collegiate hackathon (Stanford, <7% acceptance rate from 15,900 applicants) — his team won TWO tracks with Minerva, an AI-powered avatar tutor that looks and talks like a real person, draws graphs, and generates interactive animations in real time. He also works as a research assistant at the NSF. International background, top hackathon performance, and a product addressing the massive edtech market make him an outstanding Ideation Fellowship profile — classic Tech Genius meets Wild Card.
Subject: Your Repo f/prompts.chat: f.k.a. Awesome ChatGPT Prompt caught my attention — quick question
Hi Fatih,
I came across Repo f/prompts.chat: f.k.a. Awesome ChatGPT Prompts. Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community. Free and open source — self-host for your organization with complete privacy. and was genuinely impressed by the technical depth and real-world applicability of the project.
I'm a venture scout for EWOR, one of Europe's most selective early-stage programs (0.1% acceptance rate). We specifically look for exceptional builders like you — people with deep technical chops and a track record of shipping real things.
What makes EWOR different: we have an Ideation Fellowship for technical founders who want to explore building a company but haven't committed to a specific idea yet. We provide up to €300k in funding, full-time support from unicorn founders (SumUp, Adjust, ProGlove — €12bn+ combined), and a global community of the top 0.1% of founders.
For context, our recent fellows include Lukas Köstler (PhD Computer Vision from TUM, ex-Tesla Autopilot, now building Spatial AI — raised €4M) and Rihab Lajmi (Physics grad, ex-Google & Microsoft, building a Conversational AI recruiter).
Would you be open to a 10-minute call to see if there's a fit? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
No pressure at all — happy to just share more about what we do if you're curious.
Best,
Luca Fusar Bassini
Fatih Kadir Akın (Istanbul, Turkey) — AI/ML, construction tech. Building prompts.chat — JavaScript Developer. Ruby Lover. Author. — @GitHub Star. Detected via: Repo f/prompts.chat: f.k.a. Awesome ChatGPT Prompts. Share, discover, and collec.
Timing: currently trending on GitHub. Convergence score: 2.5/10 from 1 independent signals across 1 sources.
EWOR angle: EWOR's Ideation Fellowship is designed for builders exactly like this — deep technical skills, proven execution, ready for the entrepreneurial leap. The fellowship provides €300k and co-founder-level support.
Subject: your project × EWOR
Hi Benedikt,
I've been following your project and I'm impressed by what you're building — Founder of conmeet (ConTech AI). €1.3M pre-seed. Serial entrepreneur — founded netgo at 22, sold at 35 (1,300 employees, triple-digit million revenue)..
I scout for EWOR — a fellowship (not a VC, not an accelerator) where unicorn founders work full-time alongside early-stage companies. We've backed founders like Alfons Huber (world's first road power plant) and Lukas Köstler (ex-Tesla Autopilot, Spatial AI).
Given where your project is right now, EWOR could specifically help with funding, full-time support from unicorn founders, and access to a network of exceptional technical builders across Europe. We offer up to €500k for Traction Fellows with hands-on co-founder-level support.
Would a 10-minute intro call make sense? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
Luca Fusar Bassini
Benedikt Kisner founded netgo at 22, built it into one of Germany's largest independent IT services groups (1,300+ employees, EUR 280M+ revenue, 35 locations), and sold a majority stake to Waterland Private Equity in 2019. After stepping down as CEO in 2021, he spent time consulting for construction and trades companies — and realized the sector was drowning in fragmented software. In 2023 he co-founded conmeet with Leandro Ananias (CTO) and Lennart Eckerlein (COO, who built and sold his own roofing business). They spent two years in stealth, self-financed, building a cloud-native all-in-one platform that replaces the 5-8 tools a typical construction SME juggles: CRM, ERP, project management, controlling, banking, procurement, subcontractor coordination. AI-driven workflow automation promises 20-40% reduction in admin overhead. EUR 1.3M pre-seed from May Ventures — who originally approached Kisner as a potential LP; after hearing the conmeet pitch, they invested instead. 'Es hat zu sehr gejuckt' ('It itched too much'), he said about why he couldn't stay retired. Second-time founder energy with first-time founder hunger.
Subject: Your Repo luongnv89/claude-howto: A visual, example-dri caught my attention — quick question
Hi Luong,
I came across Repo luongnv89/claude-howto: A visual, example-driven guide to Claude Code — from basic concepts to advanced agents, with copy-paste templates that bring immediate value. and was genuinely impressed by the technical depth and real-world applicability of the project.
I'm a venture scout for EWOR, one of Europe's most selective early-stage programs (0.1% acceptance rate). We specifically look for exceptional builders like you — people with deep technical chops and a track record of shipping real things.
What makes EWOR different: we have an Ideation Fellowship for technical founders who want to explore building a company but haven't committed to a specific idea yet. We provide up to €300k in funding, full-time support from unicorn founders (SumUp, Adjust, ProGlove — €12bn+ combined), and a global community of the top 0.1% of founders.
Would you be open to a 10-minute call to see if there's a fit? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
No pressure at all — happy to just share more about what we do if you're curious.
Best,
Luca Fusar Bassini
Luong NGUYEN (Paris, France) — developer tools. Hi, I am Luong Detected via: Repo luongnv89/claude-howto: A visual, example-driven guide to Claude Code — fro.
Timing: currently trending on GitHub. Convergence score: 2.4/10 from 1 independent signals across 1 sources.
EWOR angle: EWOR's Ideation Fellowship could be a strong fit — providing funding (up to €500k), mentorship from unicorn founders, and a global community of exceptional builders.
Subject: Your Cambridge PhD, developed FAB (training AIs from ph caught my attention — quick question
Hi Laurence,
I came across Cambridge PhD, developed FAB (training AIs from physical equations without data). Co-founded Angstrom AI (YC-backed) — GenAI molecular simulations replacing wet lab experiments, 100x faster. Team of 2 PhDs + 2 Professors. Ex-InstaDeep (acquired by BioNTech). and was genuinely impressed by the innovative approach — clearly solving a real problem.
I'm a venture scout for EWOR, one of Europe's most selective early-stage programs (0.1% acceptance rate). We specifically look for exceptional builders like you — people with deep technical chops and a track record of shipping real things.
What makes EWOR different: we have an Ideation Fellowship for technical founders who want to explore building a company but haven't committed to a specific idea yet. We provide up to €300k in funding, full-time support from unicorn founders (SumUp, Adjust, ProGlove — €12bn+ combined), and a global community of the top 0.1% of founders.
For context, our recent fellows include Lukas Köstler (PhD Computer Vision from TUM, ex-Tesla Autopilot, now building Spatial AI — raised €4M) and Rihab Lajmi (Physics grad, ex-Google & Microsoft, building a Conversational AI recruiter).
Would you be open to a 10-minute call to see if there's a fit? https://calendly.com/luca-fusarbassini-sns/15min
No pressure at all — happy to just share more about what we do if you're curious.
Best,
Luca Fusar Bassini
Laurence Midgley is a Cambridge PhD who co-founded Angstrom AI, a YC-backed startup building GenAI-based molecular simulations to replace wet lab experiments in drug development (100x faster, matching accuracy). He developed FAB — a method for training AIs directly from physics equations without training data — during his PhD. Previously worked at InstaDeep before its acquisition by BioNTech in 2023. The founding team includes 2 PhDs and 2 Cambridge Professors (including Gabor Csanyi who developed MACE, a SOTA quantum-accurate force field). Deep tech with massive pharma market. Classic Scientist profile with commercial backing from YC.