Before you apply

Prepare your answers.

The exact questions we ask, with a note on what we’re looking for and a realistic example on the open ones. The examples show the level of honesty and specificity we value; they are not a template, and we do not expect you to be at the same stage. Draft yours here first; you can save your progress mid-form and finish any time, on any device.

01

You

  1. Your name

  2. Email

  3. Where you're based

  4. Links: site, LinkedIn, X

    Website, LinkedIn, X, whatever shows your work. One line, comma-separated.

  5. Fund / company

  6. Your role

02

Your interest

  1. You are a…

    Pick one: VC fund · Angel investor · Operator / mentor · Brand partner · Other

  2. Typical cheque / budget

    Pick one: Prefer not to say · Under €25k · €25k–100k · €100k–500k · €500k+

  3. What are you most interested in?

    Pick one: Mentoring & judging · Meeting founders / deal flow · Sponsoring the pot · Hosting / partnership · A standing seat across cohorts

  4. Anything bespoke you have in mind?

    A short paragraph on what a great partnership looks like for you. Be concrete about what you'd actually want to do.

    Example answer

    We would like to fund two places for open-source infrastructure founders who could not otherwise attend. One of our partners could run a 45-minute architecture clinic during the week, but we do not need branding or automatic access to every founder. If the sponsored founders opt in, we would value a follow-up conversation after the program. We would start with one cohort and decide together whether it was genuinely useful before discussing anything ongoing.