five degrees: Founder Showcase | Milan
Wanna join the next ElevenLabs, Lovable or Mistral?
Meet 5 founders building outlier companies - before they blow up.
five degrees and Italian Founders Fund, hosted by Talent Garden, are connecting ambitious engineers and operators with 5 of Italy's and Europe's fastest growing startups.
Founders will showcase what they're building, followed by open conversations. You'll meet them directly and get first access to off-the-record roles.
Agenda: Founder Showcase | Milan
19:00 - Doors open
19:15 - Doors close
19:30 - Founder demos (5 min each) + access to insider roles
20:30 - Founders + Talents connect over small bites/drinks
22:00 - Goodbye, Doors close
We will be announcing the founder lineup soon.
Some founders of previous sessions: Charles Maddock (Strawberry Browser), Marius Meiners (Peec AI), Aymeric Zhuo (CodeWords)
Spots are limited.
Can't wait to meet you!
❤️ Zoran, Olivia, Alberto, Italian Founders Fund
About five degrees
five degrees is a highly curated community connecting early engineers and operators with Europe’s most ambitious founders.
Their network includes founders with backgrounds at DeepMind, Mistral, Tesla, and Y Combinator-backed startups who collectively raised $220M+ last year.
This year, five degrees is going on a Europe tour connecting talent and opportunity across 12+ European startup ecosystems.
About Italian Founders Fund
Italian Founders Fund invests from Pre-Seed to Series A in companies with an Italian DNA: born in Italy, expanding here, or founded by Italians anywhere in the world. We lead or co-lead early rounds, and help unlock global capital when it’s time to scale. We’ve been founders before: we know speed matters and what it takes to build. After years of international experience, we came back to Italy to build the VC we wish we had when we started. With a unique network of Italians' top builders and entrepreneurs, we are the country’s first founder-backed VC.
About Talent Garden
Talent Garden was born in Italy in 2011 with a simple idea: create spaces where digital and tech communities can thrive. Today it's Europe's leading innovation platform: 19 campuses across 10 countries, a digital skills academy training thousands of professionals every year, and corporate programs helping companies navigate transformation. Its community brings together 64,000+ innovators, 1,000+ startups, freelancers, and enterprises. From coworking desks to classrooms to event stages, Talent Garden is the ecosystem where Europe's tech talent connects, upskills, and builds what's next.