What?
five degrees connects ambitious
engineers, operators and future
founders with fast-growing startups
and supports them to build their
own company.
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Europe's fastest-growing startups present their open roles to a curated cohort of builders.
With founders who are backed by
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Meet the five degrees Community
Thesis
Great Founders Aren't Born,
They're Shaped.
Joining the right startup can change everything.
They all started as operators before becoming founders.
Anton Osika
Sana -> Lovable
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Tinder -> Bumble
Steve Jobs
Atari -> Apple
Daniel Ek
Tradera -> Spotify
Anton Osika
Sana -> Lovable
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Tinder -> Bumble
Steve Jobs
Atari -> Apple
Daniel Ek
Tradera -> Spotify
The Entrepreneurial Talent
Flywheel
01
Build with world-class teams
Join an early-stage startup and learn how the best build and scale.
02
Start your own company
When the time is right, launch your own venture and apply what you've learned.
03
Hire the next gen of builders
Hire the next generation of entrepreneurs and operators and repeat the cycle.
How it works
Europe's highest signal community to start
your entrepreneurial journey.
How?
Be part the five degrees community.
Founders pitch open roles to you.
Join high-growth startups.
Start companies.
Who?
Ambitious young builders (0-4 of
experience) who want to join
Europe's next Billion Dollar
companies and plan to build their
own.
700+
Engineers, Operators,
Future Founders
50+
Partner
Startups
30+
Builder <> Startup
Matches
5+
five degrees community
founders
Europe Tour 2026
five degrees goes Europe
Visiting 12+ leading European startup ecosystems in 12 months
to help the best builders start their entrepreneurial journey.
PAST
SESSION 05
Milan
Italy
Apr 2026
CO-HOSTED WITH
SESSION 07
Stockholm
Sweden
Jun 2026
Wall of Love
What builders say about us
Simon - GP
@CREANDUM
"It is amazing to witness role-model companies like Trade Republic, Klarna and Spotify cultivating the next gen of entrepreneurial talent. five degrees is catalyzing this trend and we love it."
Enrico - Partner
@Lakestar
"I was very fortunate in my career. Back in the days I would have loved to join five degrees as it turns startup job search from luck to access."
Paula - Prev Partner
@General Catalyst
"For talents, startups are a black box; for young companies, employer branding is hard. five degrees bridges that gap through strong curation."
Marius - Founder
@Peec.ai
"We hired our Head of Growth and Founder's Associate through five degrees. The last hire took just two weeks."
Andre - Founder
@Tacto
"The five degrees recipe for success: bringing together ambitious, smart people across disciplines and enabling them with great role models and peers."
Charles - Founder
@Strawberry
"five degrees gave us insane access: 150+ outstanding builders in one cinema within 13 days."
Noah - Head of Growth
@Peec.ai
"The quality of founders was insane. Talking directly to CEOs made everything faster and more fun. I had four interviews the next week and started at Peec.ai shortly after."
Polly - Founding Team
@Stealth
"five degrees gives you an overview of all the best under the radar companies at any given moment and you can meet other ambitious builders."
Louis - Founder
@Stealth
"I joined while figuring out my next step. In the end, I started a company and five degrees helped me connect with founders and potential investors."
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community of future founders and builders.