First Commit – Where Founding Engineers & Founders Meet

​The best founding engineers rarely apply for jobs, and the best founders rarely build their first team through job boards.

​First Commit is an intimate dinner bringing together technical founders, founding engineers and engineering leaders for an evening of great food, and meaningful connections.

​Guests will be seated together over dinner, with curated discussion prompts throughout the evening designed to spark honest conversations about building companies from day one.

​We'll explore topics including:

​→ What today's best builders are looking for, and how the market for founding engineers is evolving.

​→ The journey from senior engineer to founding engineer (or founder), and the decisions that shape both paths.

​→ The realities of hiring and building a day-zero engineering team.

​Stay for drinks and conversation with the people in London's startup scene you'll wish you'd met sooner.

​Who it's for

• ​Founding engineers

• ​Senior software engineers

• ​Technical founders

• ​Founders hiring their first engineering team

• ​Engineering leaders

​About Dex
Dex is for exceptional engineers who want their next move to be the right one. We've got the best roles from the best tech companies; with full transparency on compensation, conditions, and culture from day one. No noise, spam, or slop. Talk to Dex to see a curated shortlist of opportunities worth your time.

​About Antler
Antler is a global early-stage VC enabling exceptional people to start companies. We invest at the earliest stage, from day zero, and support founders through company building, go-to-market, and fundraising. Since 2017, we've backed over 1,200+ companies across six continents, with a portfolio valued at $20B+. In the UK, we run an intensive residency programme for founders and provide hands-on support to our portfolio companies as they scale.