How to build a decacorn - The Story of SumUp (w/ Petter Made, SumUp Co-founder) - EWOR x Pioneers

​If you want to build a decacorn, stop taking advice from people who have never built one.

​Join 40 of France’s top founders and builders for an exclusive, invite-only evening with Petter Made, SumUp Co-founder and EWOR Partner. Spend the evening with peers who are building the future and scaling their own startups. Participate in an open, off-the-record conversation with a founder who scaled a European fintech into a global powerhouse.

​The SumUp Story

​Petter will share the real story behind SumUp’s early days and the hard truths of building a decacorn company. He’ll break down:

• ​What actually matters in the first years of a fintech

• ​The decisions that unlocked scale, and his mistakes along the way

• ​How to think about building not a decacorn in today’s market
  His perspective on Europe’s startup ecosystem and what founders often underestimate

​The evening ends with a Q&A session, where you can ask Petter your most pressing questions about founding, scaling, leadership and more.

​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 support 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 standardized 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.

​Supported by Pioneers: 

​Pioneers is a day-0 accelerator based at Station F, Paris, backing unconventional founders before idea or team formation. Each batch we bring together 40 elite technical and business EU builders to: 

​* build in station F for 3 months 

​* find a cofounder 

​* get 100k EUR investment

​* 1-month residency in the Silicon Valley ending with a

​* ⁠Demo Day in the heart of SF.

​Our partner teams have supported over 100+ successful startups from pre-seed to IPO including Databricks, Alan, and UI Path. Next batch starts on the 16th of February in Paris. Apply here: https://thepioneer.vc/