Builders 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

Everyone starts somewhere.

Builders aren't born. They're shaped.

Steve Jobs was 19 when he joined Atari, before starting Apple.

Whitney Wolfe Herd was 22 when she started at Tinder, before founding Bumble.

Anton Osika was 26 when he worked at Sana, before building Lovable.

Everyone starts somewhere.

But only a few start in the right places.

The question is: How do YOU find the next Revolut or Spotify before it has a name?

So far, it has always been the same story.

It’s who you know.

Where you live.

And a lot of luck.

And because of that, too many great builders never get their shot.

That’s why five degrees exists.

We give exceptional builders, no matter where they come from, a platform to connect with the most ambitious companies across Europe.

Everyone starts somewhere.

Builders aren't born. They're shaped.

Steve Jobs was 19 when he joined Atari, before starting Apple.

Whitney Wolfe Herd was 22 when she started at Tinder, before founding Bumble.

Anton Osika was 26 when he worked at Sana, before building Lovable.

Everyone starts somewhere.

But only a few start in the right places.

The question is: How do YOU find the next Revolut or Spotify before it has a name?

So far, it has always been the same story.

It’s who you know.

Where you live.

And a lot of luck.

And because of that, too many great builders never get their shot.

That’s why five degrees exists.

We give exceptional builders, no matter where they come from, a platform to connect with the most ambitious companies across Europe.

We obsess over this problem. Because we know one connection, at the right moment, can change everything. For a person. For a company. For the entire world.

We want to be the friend who introduces you to the opportunity of a lifetime. We build this for those without the networks. For the underdogs who never got any handouts. The ones who dare to change the world.

If we succeed, the smartest people we know will work on the most important problems society faces, inside companies or building their own.

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Zoran and Olivia with friends on a bench

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