Startup Wise Guys (SWG) is one of Europe’s most active B2B accelerators. In Founders Club, senior builders team up to validate real B2B problems and ship the first product version in 12 weeks, fully online.
If you’ve been the person deploying models for someone else’s roadmap, this is your chance to build your own AI-powered venture—from problem selection to productization.
This is a co-founder opportunity.
The goal is to help you become (or join) a founding team and launch a venture.
Tasks
Validate a B2B problem where AI creates measurable value (time, cost, risk)
Define MVP that’s product-first (not “cool model-first”)
Design the data approach (collection, labeling, evaluation, monitoring)
Ship a reliable prototype/MVP (APIs, pipelines, guardrails, feedback loops)
Craft investor-ready tech narrative (moat, data advantage, roadmap) Requirements
7+ years in software engineering with strong AI/ML or data product exposure
Experience shipping to production (MLOps basics, monitoring, reliability)
Strong product instinct: clarity on what “good enough” looks like for an MVP
Founder mindset; you want ownership and upside, not a service role
~10–12h/week for 12 weeks Benefits
12-week sprint to go from insight → MVP → iteration
Weekly accountability + execution cadence (~10–12h/week)
500+ mentors including B2B, product, GTM, fundraising specialists
440+ alumni startups / 40+ countries for learning + intros
CTO toolkit for AI ventures: scope, evaluation, deployment, “moat” story Note: The cohort includes a participation ticket after acceptance to ensure commitment.
Apply if you’re ready to stop being the “AI builder for others” and ship your own company.
Startup Wise Guys is one of Europe's most active B2B accelerators that operates the Founders Club, a 12-week fully online program where experienced software engineers and AI/ML practitioners validate real B2B problems and build AI-powered product MVPs. The program brings together senior builders to co-found ventures, providing structured validation of business problems where AI creates measurable value, from problem selection through productization. SWG offers participants access to a network of 500+ mentors across B2B, product, GTM, and fundraising domains, along with connections to 440+ alumni startups across 40+ countries. The accelerator focuses on helping participants transition from being AI builders for others to launching their own ventures with investor-ready technology narratives and sustainable competitive advantages.
