The Founders Program’s new batch reveals mounting ambition amongst European founders

The Founders Program has long supported ambitious entrepreneurs. Previous batches already showed a clear trend: a majority of the founders were repeat founders, bringing proven experience to the campus. The most recent batch confirmed another shift - AI being used as a smart, silent engine to solve very specific problems in very specific industries.

Experienced founders, faster growth

This new batch highlights a clear evolution within the Founders Program: founders are increasingly experienced, with 30% coming from VP-level positions in leading tech scaleups - such as Planity, Deliveroo and ex-CTO of Believe - and a significant number being repeat founders. They don’t start from scratch - they already know how to structure technical teams, manage product and commercial growth, and raise funds. This accelerates their startup trajectory, reduces typical first-time founder risks, and increases the likelihood of rapid success.

The projects they bring are more complex, with higher market ambitions and revenue potential from the outset. Several have already raised substantial funding rounds even before releasing their product - a sign of the confidence investors place in their vision and execution capabilities. As AI-driven companies, their scalability potential is exceptionally high, allowing them to reach significant markets faster and more efficiently.

What we also notice is that these founders are laser-focused on execution and scalability: they’re looking for optimized infrastructure, robust data and AI pipelines, collaboration tools that can support their pace, and access to key talent to strengthen their technical core.

Equally important is a strong partner network, providing fast proof-of-concept opportunities and strategic connections to test and scale their solutions. We are no longer supporting startups with mentorship or workshops, our program acts as a business enablement engine, providing the tools, resources, and connections that allow these mature startups to grow efficiently and decisively.

A stronger founder pool with new needs

The rise of AI across industries is reshaping the way startups operate - from SEO automation to product infrastructure. To support this shift, STATION F is enhancing its network of partners and resources to match the growing technical ambitions of these startups. This dynamic reflects a larger movement: an ecosystem that is becoming more structured and interconnected.

Now, here is the remaining startups in the current batch:

Alva: Alva builds autonomous AI agents to manage medical frontdesks and patient journeys.

Banyan.eco: Banyan builds AI-powered sustainability and compliance intelligence for the electronics industry.

Beink Dream: Beink Dream is a collaborative B2B SaaS platform powered by cognitive AI that transforms visuals into a universal language to accelerate decision-making.

Raison: Raison is the agentic platform helping teachers and trainers reinvent human learning.

Correl8: Correl8 builds analytics for multimodal user interactions in AI products.

Gems: Gems is the AI assistant helping brands to run influencer marketing campaigns at scale - for half the cost & twice the speed of an agency.

Hugy: Hugy is a 100% large-format marketplace for good everyday essentials.

Krako Labs: Krako Labs makes AI 10× cheaper for startups and indie developers by turning idle devs into a decentralized compute cloud.

MincaAI: MincaAI is the first AI agent factory for insurance & B2B workflows.

NextLevel: NextLevel helps engineering teams adopt AI without breaking their delivery. We run short diagnostics, then deliver focused training and playbooks to improve coding practices, tooling, and workflows.

Ooak Data: Ooak Data is a Reinforcement Learning platform enabling AI teams to evaluate and train agents on real-world business data and workflows.

Orbital: Orbital is the data intelligence agent helping companies automate analytics and unlock business impact.

Pearl: Pearl is an AI-native sales OS to help revenue teams focus, act & close.

Qantum: Qantum is building an AI-native accounting software.

Revolv: Revolv sets your payroll processes on autopilot with AI.

Siembra: Siembra is the AI native platform helping procurement teams mitigate risks and optimize their spend.

Smalk AI: Smalk AI is the Context Network powering Brand Visibility in AI Search — where publishers monetize AI Traffic & Brands fast-track citations in AI Answers.

SoonGo: SoonGo is building the first platform to effortlessly manage and optimize your vehicle fleet.

Sumbia: Sumbia is the premium ad layer for conversational AI.