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    Europe's highest signal community of future founders and builders.

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    Find early-stage startup jobsand applicants.

    Work with visionary founders and shape companies from day one.

    Apply to join the next batch

    10 breakout startups pitching roles every month - Online + IRL - Across Europe

    Founders who pitched at five.degrees

    Examples from recent events

    L

    Lukas Koestler

    SE3 Labs

    ex-Tesla

    F

    Fabian Wesemann

    Stealth

    ex-Wefox CFO

    B

    Benedict Kurz

    Knowunity

    25M+ raised

    What it is

    five.degrees is an exclusive community of top entry-level generalists and builders (0–3 years experience) connecting them to early-stage startup roles in DACH / Europe.

    Founders pitch roles directly to a curated audience—no noise, no spray-and-pray.

    By the numbers

    700+
    Engineers, operators,
    future founders
    10
    Breakout startups pitching
    each batch
    DACH + EU
    Early-stage roles across
    Europe

    How it works

    1

    Launch event

    10 breakout startups pitch open roles to the new batch (online + IRL).

    2

    Job newsletter

    Weekly for active seekers, monthly for explorers.

    3

    Community

    Members stay in the network; we test new formats throughout the quarter.

    Who it's for

    For talents (0–3 years)

    Curated batches of 50+ top candidates each quarter. Best fit if you want high-ownership roles at early-stage teams.

    For founders / hiring teams

    Pitch roles to a curated audience. Hire founder's associates, chiefs of staff, and strong early engineers.

    Roles you focus on

    Commercial

    Founder's AssociateChief of Staff

    Technical

    FullstackBackendAIProduct Engineering

    Primarily full-time; selected internships with a path to full-time.

    Geography + format

    DACH-first, Europe-wide network. Events run online + in Berlin/Europe.

    Join Europe's most exciting early-stage teams—or hire the best young operators.

    Apply to join the next batch