Pioneers

🚀 Become a Pioneer – Launch a Funded Tech Startup Are you looking to build something exceptional? Do you want to launch a tech startup but don’t yet have the idea or team to start? At Pioneers, we back bold thinkers ready to build world-changing companies. This is a launchpad for high-achieving individuals, designed to help you find the right co-founder, shape a powerful idea, and raise your first round of funding. We bring together successful entrepreneurs, top-tier operators, engineers, creatives, and domain experts for an intense 3-month sprint in Paris. Become a Pioneer and turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality. 🌟 What is Pioneers Pioneers is a pre-seed venture program backing founders before the startup exists. We invest in people, not pitch decks, and provide the resources and guidance needed to thrive. Our goal is to help founders build fast and launch strong. We’re technical, product-driven, and obsessed with helping bold founders turn big ideas into real ventures. 💡 What to Expect Over an intense 3-month sprint in Paris, you’ll team up with other exceptional builders, identify a real-world problem, and launch your MVP. You’ll work side by side with mentors, product experts, and investors, and pitch for funding at the end. Pay only your desk space. Top teams receive €100,000 for 7% equity and join our 3-month acceleration. You’ll also benefit from 3 additional months of support through our extended founder programs. We offer an optional two-month bootcamp in Silicon Valley, opening doors to unparalleled market size, investor access, and global scale. 🚀 Who We’re Looking For We’re looking for a technical founder who loves to build, someone who spots real-world problems and can imagine, shape, and deliver impactful solutions through product. You’re a doer. A builder. You move fast, test ideas quickly, and focus on making things real. 🚀 Lead MVP development - own the full stack from day one 🧱 Design system architecture - scalable, testable, and fast 💻 Build with modern tools - React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, TypeScript, etc. 🛠️ Set up infrastructure - CI/CD, cloud (e.g. AWS, GCP), databases 🧪 Ship fast & iterate - test, break, fix, repeat 🤝 Work closely with product & design to shape the user experience 📈 Pitch alongside your team to investors and mentors More than your background, we care about your mindset: 🔥 Obsessive ambition – You’re not here to optimize. You’re here to rethink, rebuild, and create something that matters. 🚀 Unconventional leadership – You lead by doing and rally others through action. ⚡ Contrarian thinking – You challenge the obvious and build where others hesitate. 📅 Key Details Start: June 11, 2025 Deadline to apply: May 10, 2025 Duration: 3 months Location: Paris (on-site participation required) ℹ️ How It Works 01. Meet your co-founder Spend 8 weeks with 30 handpicked pioneers, top technical and business talent from across Europe. Through masterclasses, workshops, and informal meets, you’ll connect, team up, and start shaping your idea. 02. Build. Ship. Repeat. Once you’ve found your teammate and your idea gains traction, you’ll enter a 1-month sprint to: build your MVP, test with real users, land your first client This phase is all about execution, no events, just product and GTM. 03. Get backed. Go faster. Top teams receive €100,000 for 7%, join a 3-month acceleration, and get fast-tracked to our Silicon Valley bootcamp. You’ll close with a Demo Day in front of 100+ top investors. If you’re ready to stop waiting and start building, we want to meet you. 🔜 Apply now and launch your next venture with Pioneers: https://thepioneer.vc/