Investing in the next generation of technical builders with global ambitions, backed by 125+ of the best European founders.

The Manifesto

  • Project Europe aims to drive European innovation. It does not follow any existing political movements and will remain independent of political parties and ideologies.

  • A core pillar of Project Europe is to encourage the next generation to take more risks and make entrepreneurship more acceptable in European culture.

  • Project Europe Founders can move their businesses outside of Europe, or build a remote organisation across continents. We primarily care about the creation of more tech companies with European roots.

  • The vision for Project Europe is that it becomes an independent organisation promoting entrepreneurship at the grassroots level with more founders and partners contributing for future cohorts.

The Criteria

  • You are under 25 years old.

  • Solving hard problems with technical solutions.

  • You have an idea or have been tinkering around a thesis.

  • You start your company in Europe.

  • No prior education / funding necessary.

The Structure

  • Investing from idea stage onwards.

  • Cohort of 10-20 founders per year.

The Terms

  • 200,000 initial investment.

  • 6,66% equity (if leading).

The Format

  • 1-1 mentorship

    • Direct mentorship from the Project Europe Partners (see below).

  • Masterclass Sessions

    • Access to exclusive masterclasses on Sales, Product & Growth from industry leaders.

  • Annual Offsite

    • Connect and collaborate with your cohort at yearly retreat events.

  • 20 VC Media

    • Access to the 20VC media for content, marketing and distribution.

  • European Founders

    • Access to advice and support from 125+ tier 1 European Founders backing Project Europe.

The Partners

Victor Riparbelli, Denmark

CEO & Co-Founder, Synthesia

Raised $250M+

Mati Staniszewski, Poland

CEO & Co-Founder, ElevenLabs

Raised $250M+

Din Bisevac, Germany

CEO & Co-Founder, Buena

Raised $50M+

Fabian Kamberi, Germany

CEO & Co-Founder, Slay

Raised $20M+

Joel Hellermark, Sweden

CEO & Co-Founder, Sana Labs

Raised $130M+

Rina Onur, Turkey

CEO & Co-Founder, Spyke Games

Raised $100M+

Steffen Tjerrild, Denmark

COO & Co-Founder, Synthesia

Raised $250M+

Pauline Glikman, France

CEO & Co-Founder, Payflows

Raised $20M+

Ferdinand Dabitz, Germany

CEO & Co-Founder, Ivy

Raised $25M+

Max Linden, Germany

CEO & Founder, Lemon.Markets

Raised $20M+

The Ambassadors