We are creating the Entrepreneurial Talent Flywheel to accelerate Europe’s best builders.
As investors and founders like Luciana Lixandru, Robert Lacher, and Peter Levels point out, Europe has all the ingredients for success — we’re just early. The challenge now is to build on our first wins and accelerate.
That’s where five.degrees comes in.
We’re building the Entrepreneurial Talent Flywheel — where top talent learns from the best, builds companies, and brings up the next generation to do the same.
The flywheel
learn() from exceptional founders, build() your own company, and hire() the next wave of ambitious builders.
learn() / \ / \ hire() <- build() \ / \ / repeat()
The roadmap
[phase 0] learn()
[v0.1] job matching(commercial,dach) [v0.2] job matching(technical,dach) [v0.3] europe expansion()
[phase_1] build()
[v1.1] founder matching(commercial, tech) [v1.2] zero to one() [v1.3] investor matching() [v1.4] hire talent()
Phase 0: Where Europe’s best talent meets opportunity
Great founders don’t come out of nowhere. They start by working with top teams, taking on real responsibility, and learning by doing.
In the U.S., most unicorn founders started at startups before launching their own. Europe’s Spotify, Klarna, and N26 mafias prove the same model works here. Our mission is to accelerate this cycle.
That’s why we created a space where exceptional talents meet visionary founders.
By flipping startup hiring — founders pitch, talents choose — we match top talent with high-impact roles faster.
We start with commercial talent, then expand to technical roles — laying the groundwork for Europe’s next generation of breakout companies.
Phase 1: From operator to founder
The best operators are entrepreneurs at heart. We back them at every step.
Today, we help top talent land breakout roles.
Tomorrow, we will help them build.
We connect future founders with co-founders, investors, and a hands-on support system designed to launch the next wave of companies.
No buzzwords. No empty Slack groups. No superficial networking. Just real builders solving real problems — together.
Your entrepreneurial journey starts here
Europe is on the verge of something big. The first European trillion-dollar company is waiting to be built. Start by learning from the best founders. Join us in one of our batches.
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