Build here, Build now - How Paris' Outliers Are Forging the Future | EWOR x Station F
What happens when France's top founders, investors, and community builders collide? Ideas clash. Paradigms shift. And Europe's most powerful startup conversation unfolds.
On October 30, Station F becomes the center of Europe's next generation of unicorn builders. Not for small talk. For founders who build with conviction.
We're gathering the sharpest early-stage founders, investors, and community builders to answer one question: How are Paris' outliers forging the future?
This isn't about inspiration. It's about execution. Real founders discussing technical challenges, hiring strategies, and what makes Paris uniquely powerful for scaling global companies.
About the Speaker: Petter Made
Petter is the co-founder of SumUp, a payment service provider valued at over €8 billion. After co-founding SumUp, he became CPTO at Drooms and helped scale the company to over eight figures in annual revenue. He is now a full-time partner at EWOR and mentors fellows to build their own unicorns.
About the Speaker: Daniel Dippold
Daniel is the founder of EWOR. Prior to EWOR, Daniel built NEWNOW (multi-million revenue machine learning business), Emoti (sold) and Sigma Squared Society, the world's largest youth entrepreneurship organisation including several unicorn founders supported by Bill Clinton and Richard Branson and represented in 35+ countries globally.
About the Speaker: Evan Testa
Evan is the co-founder and CEO of Roundtable, a social investing platform democratizing access to private markets by connecting investors and opportunity providers. Before founding Roundtable, he worked at Boston Consulting Group as a Project Leader and Principal. He holds degrees from CentraleSupélec, ESCP, and Queen’s University.
About EWOR
EWOR is a fellowship for outlier founders building transformative tech. We believe that entrepreneurs shape the future – yet only a few create generational impact. This is why we back the top 0.1% of founders with up to €500,000 in funding and weekly 1:1 mentorship from unicorn founders (Adjust, ProGlove, SumUp) who now work full-time at EWOR.
Our approach is virtual-first and modular so that it can suit each founder's non-linear journey, no matter where in the world they are. No standardised playbooks or rigid programming. Building alongside proven peers, our fellows break records – from raising a €13M pre-seed round as a first-time founder to achieving a $3B valuation within 2 years of joining EWOR.
About EuroTech Federation
EuroTech Federation is a pan-European community connecting the next generation of deeptech builders. We unite Europe’s top researchers, founders, and engineers across 20+ ecosystems to accelerate innovation in AI, quantum, and frontier technologies.
In a fragmented yet uniquely talented continent, EuroTech bridges hubs and disciplines to turn diversity into collaboration, and build Europe, together. Through fellowships, events, hackathons, programs, and strategic partnerships, we empower emerging leaders to shape Europe’s technological sovereignty.
About START Paris
START Paris empowers the next generation of founders by giving them access to global opportunities, resources, and connections. Through hands-on events and a driven community, we help young entrepreneurs turn ideas into impactful ventures. Present in 21 cities worldwide, we aim to bridge local innovation with global reach, inspiring founders to think bigger and build with purpose.