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EWOR Founder Fellowship

Germany
Pre Seed
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About EWOR Founder Fellowship

EWOR Founder Fellowship is a venture capital firm based in Germany, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Digital Health, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGermany
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Digital Health
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Outlier deep-tech founder, pre-seed to €2M ARR, €10B vision

pre-seed
outlier founders
deep tech
€10B+ ambition
operator-led support

Bullish Signals

€14B company value created by unicorn founderswebsite
0.1% acceptance rate — extreme selectivityexternal
Up to €600k investment + €350k cloud creditswebsite
Fellows raise 50–300% higher valuationsexternal
Unicorn founders full-time, not part-time mentorswebsite
Sequoia + 1517 Fund in endorser networkwebsite
Fellows: fusion, bioAI, neurotech, space, FinTechwebsite
In-person EWOR Connect events, French Chateau networkingwebsite
19 endorsers: Forto, Lilium, Demandware, OLX founderswebsite
Fellows: Elon direct report, MIT/Cambridge PhDs, ex-Yahoowebsite
"Harder than YC, built by unicorn founders"—tech.euwebsite
Current fellows raising fusion, FinTech, biomedical AIwebsite
Oxford PhD founded Europe's largest pre-seed roundwebsite
Meta/MIT researcher at 20, magic.dev >$700M raisedwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Fellowship model, not traditional VC fundexternal
Virtual-first but selective in-person eventswebsite
Highly selective — most founders won't qualifyexternal
No fixed curriculum or cohort batcheswebsite
Modular, non-linear support tailored to founder stagewebsite

Founder Do's

Have €10B+ company vision
Show extreme technical depth
Apply pre-traction or up to €2M ARR
Demonstrate outlier background or credentials
Be comfortable with intensive weekly sparring

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch incremental or niche ideas
Don't expect fixed curriculum or cohort schedule
Don't apply without transformative ambition

Key GPs & Partners

AG
Alex Grots
Partner / Mentor
operatordesign-thinkerexited-founder
DD
Daniel Dippold
Co-Founder / Partner
serial-foundercommunity-builderoperator
FH
Florian Huber
Partner / Mentor
serial-exiterangel-investoroperator
HB
Hubertus Bessau
Partner / Mentor
operatorconsumer-founderdeep-tech-backer
PM
Paul H. Müller
Partner / Mentor
unicorn-founderoperatorexited-founder
PM
Petter Made
Partner / Mentor
unicorn-founderproduct-leaderoperator
QS
Quinten Selhorst
Partner / Mentor
operatormobility-founderfund-builder
CV
Christian Vollmann
Advisor / Endorser
serial-founderangel-investorclimatetech
DS
Danielle Strachman
Advisor / Endorser
fund-founderfellowship-builderoperator
DR
David Rowan
Advisor / Endorser
media-founderangel-investorglobal-investor
FG
Fabrice Grinda
Advisor / Endorser
top-angelserial-founderglobal-investor
GR
George Robson
Advisor / Endorser
tier1-vcoperatorglobal-investor
MV
Martin Varsavsky
Advisor / Endorser
serial-founderangel-investoroperator
MB
Max von Bismarck
Advisor / Endorser
serial-founderfintech-operatorinvestor
MW
Michael Wax
Advisor / Endorser
unicorn-founderangel-investoroperator
ND
Nicolas De Santis
Advisor / Endorser
serial-founderweb-pioneeroperator
PN
Patrick Nathen
Advisor / Endorser
deep-tech-founderangel-investoroperator
SS
Stephan Schambach
Advisor / Endorser
serial-founderecommerce-pioneerexited-founder
VT
Viktoriya Tigipko
Advisor / Endorser
prolific-angelfund-founderglobal-investor

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€60M
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Website
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Key People

Daniel Dippold, Florian Huber

Alex GrotsPartner / Mentor
Daniel DippoldCo-Founder / Partner
Florian HuberPartner / Mentor
Hubertus BessauPartner / Mentor
Paul H. MüllerPartner / Mentor
Petter MadePartner / Mentor
Quinten SelhorstPartner / Mentor
Christian VollmannAdvisor / Endorser
Danielle StrachmanAdvisor / Endorser
David RowanAdvisor / Endorser
Fabrice GrindaAdvisor / Endorser
George RobsonAdvisor / Endorser
Martin VarsavskyAdvisor / Endorser
Max von BismarckAdvisor / Endorser
Michael WaxAdvisor / Endorser
Nicolas De SantisAdvisor / Endorser
Patrick NathenAdvisor / Endorser
Stephan SchambachAdvisor / Endorser
Viktoriya TigipkoAdvisor / Endorser

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