STATION F launches F/ai, the first-ever AI program to bring together all major AI leaders

STATION F, the world’s largest startup campus, today announces the launch of F/ai, a new leading AI program – built in Europe, and designed to create global AI leaders. Developed to support high-potential, early-stage AI start-ups, F/ai is the first program of its kind to bring together the world’s leading AI players and venture capital firms to support founders building the next generation of global AI companies. This launch marks a defining moment for STATION F – and a strategic step forward for Europe’s AI ecosystem.

About the F/ai program 

With F/ai, STATION F is bringing together an unprecedented coalition of leading technology companies, AI labs, semiconductor leaders, cloud providers and top-tier venture capital firms in a single program. These partners provide an exclusive selection of early-stage-founders from around the world with direct access to advanced tools, internal expertise, senior leadership, and global networks, creating a unique environment to build and scale.

Here is the comprehensive list of F/ai partner companies: Microsoft, Meta, Mistral AI, Google, AWS, Hugging Face, Lovable, OpenAI, Clay, Anthropic, AMD, OVHcloud, Snowflake, Cloudflare, Qualcomm, G42, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed, Seedcamp, Kima Ventures, 20VC, Motier Ventures, Drysdale Ventures. 

The F/ai spring batch kicked off on January 13th, welcoming 20 AI-native startups with strong technical and research foundations and a clear path to commercialization. The cohort was selected through a recommendation-only process, with no open application. Selection focused not only on team and technology – with many founders being repeat entrepreneurs and several holding PhDs – but also on the proven potential to reach meaningful revenue milestones, including the €1 million mark, within six months. The full list of selected startups will be unveiled at the end of the program, in early April.

Roxanne Varza, Director of STATION F, said: “With F/ai, we are creating the conditions for AI founders to build globally competitive companies from Europe – faster, more responsibly, and with the right level of ambition. Europe’s future in AI depends not only on excellence in research, but on our ability to execute, commercialize, and scale. F/ai is designed to do exactly that.”

Anton Osika, CEO & Co-founder of Lovable, said: “We’re at a point where the main constraint in building companies isn’t code or capital anymore. It’s learning speed and who can iterate fastest. When more people can turn ideas into real, working products, you get real experimentation and real businesses. Programs like F/ai matter because they compress the path from research to something that actually ships. They give ambitious teams the environment, feedback, and pressure needed to move from thinking to building. That’s where progress happens.”

Harry Stebbings, Founder of 20VC, said: “This is shaping up to be a very strong program, bringing together the essential ingredients to build the next generation of AI leaders. It’s also the first initiative of its kind to unite so many leading AI companies in support of startups. 20VC is proud to be part of it, and I’m excited to see even more outstanding AI companies emerge from Europe.”

AI at STATION F

Over the past years, STATION F has built Europe’s largest AI startup community and become a central meeting point for AI founders, researchers, corporates, and investors. Initiatives such as the 2025 AI Summit and flagship programs developed with partners including Meta and Microsoft have further strengthened the campus’ position at the heart of Europe’s AI ecosystem.

STATION F has increasingly served as a launchpad for leading AI founders, with approximately 80% of its resident startups integrating AI at the core of their products. In recent months, the campus has welcomed global AI leaders such as Sam Altman, Lisa Su, Aravind Srinivas, and Arthur Mensch, reflecting its growing relevance in the international AI landscape.

With F/ai, this momentum now takes a new step forward, bringing top AI founders together within a single, dedicated program.