Europe’s next generation of founders is heading West.
8 weeks. 40 founders. One house. 250k$ in funding.
The Bridge → San Francisco.
Deadline: Sunday November 1st.
https://t.co/7DZ5q5egzD
The Bridge 2 is live.
After a wild summer in the Bückeburg castle, we’re changing settings: a 2-month Californian residency for European founders who want to build big.
Come with talent.
Leave with a cofounder, $250k from @join_ef, and a US company.
Starts April 2026. 40 spots. Applications are open.
i’m hosting a tiny hackathon in a 700-year-old German castle to explore the future of:
>gpu optimization
>gpu trading
>ai compute infrastructure
48h. 5 spots.
flights, food, and accommodation covered
> https://t.co/n1eCvIoqvW
On July 1st, Bueckeburg Palace will become the world's most productive startup hub.
35 builders, 2 Months of focus - the best get to go to SF
5 spots left if you want to be part of history: https://t.co/04ROmv4iKz
@jointhebridge
we've spent the last 6 months searching for young people we felt had the best shot of building a meaningfully better future.
we have had thousands of conversations with students across Europe and beyond.
we offered 30 spots.
we have 5 left. > https://t.co/EE4yEKvwdN
This summer: 35 top European founders. One castle. Zero distractions.
Our hacker house starts July 1.
2 months of product, traction & pushing toward the US.
Only 5 spots left.
Apply now: https://t.co/QS4ScHrrNp
This is it.
60+ founders, 30+ pitches, 200+ investors.
Kicking off with a fireside chat between @Alicebentinck and @vkhosla, founder of Khosla Ventures.
We’re proud to announce our April Demo Day for the latest cohort of founders.
Over the past 12 weeks, these exceptional individuals from around the world have been busy building in SF.
It’s now time to LAUNCH.
Further details to follow.
2 months ago, we started doing reverse hackathons: no theme, no BS projects, no mediocrity.
we hosted them in Stockholm, Zurich, Milan, Munich and Delft + we'll be coming to Copenhagen and Madrid.
it's been fun.
so we're adding new locations:
> sf (for europeans there): https://t.co/sWf8ojUM9B
> bucharest: https://t.co/LzhlSQ6pjz
> warsaw: https://t.co/IMtHyDFWFt
> tallinn: https://t.co/StzdXcSFUH
What if your first paying customer could double as your best investor?
Yesterday at the AI Startup School, participants learned that true validation sometimes comes from unexpected sources. 🧵
it's hack week in Zurich 🇨🇭
excited to come hack with cs/physics/dropout students over a weekend. No distraction, 100% focus, unlimited resources.
Spots limited (20max) > https://t.co/Fdeb9wnxlJ
actually dropout and build, nothing like first hand xp without all the uni slop
if you fail what? either apply at a startup or beg the uni to pick you back, both will work
🛠️ Europe’s brightest builders delivered! The European Builders League Stockholm Hackathon brought together top tech talent for 48 hours of pure building – no distractions, just innovation. Huge congrats to Jonathan Cederlund and Erik Lundberg for taking home the top spot! 🏆