The Flywheel Venture Studio (www.Theflywheel.Studio) is recruiting exceptional operators, engineers, and domain experts to build category-defining companies that solve hard problems in Europe’s most critical sectors: Manufacturing, Defence and Energy.We are looking for ambitious entrepreneurs with first-hand insights into industrial challenges, bottlenecks, and revenue blockers. We turn your insight into a formidable company.€4,000/month while you validate your venture. Up to €300k in committed capital at incorporation. You keep up to 80% equity in the company we build together.We compress the 0 to 1 journey from years down to months. Accelerators, VCs, and incubators fund you and advise you. We build with you: validating the idea, shipping the first prototype, forming the founding team, incorporating, and winning your first customers and investors.As a Founder-in-Residence (FiR), you will be paid while validating, designing, and launching a new venture with hands-on support from experienced founders, operators, engineers, and industry partners.The studio’s 20+ investors, including former operators from Google, Boeing and NASA stand ready to make warm introductions to first buyers, pilots, and investors.Our Founder-in-Residence program is based in Thessaloniki, Greece.The hybrid residency gives you a focused environment for making decisions and moving quickly, while giving you access to Greece's strong English-speaking STEM talent pool and an efficient base for building your first product and team.Successful ventures are free to build anywhere in Europe.The RoleAs a Founder-in-Residence, you will work closely with The Flywheel team to identify, validate,



and build a venture that uses AI to accelerate productivity and efficiency in one of our core domains:Manufacturing & Supply ChainsDefence & SecurityEnergy & SustainabilityYou will operate as the future CEO or CTO of a company formed during or after the program. This is a highly entrepreneurial role for individuals ready to build a 0–1 company with structured guidance, material support and capital.ResponsibilitiesDuring the FiR Program (ideally 1-3 months, up to 6 months):Conduct deep user research and problem validation across target industriesGenerate or evaluate multiple venture concepts and select a high-potential directionDevelop early prototypes (with The Flywheel engineering support)Validate customer demand, willingness to pay, and pathway to profitabilityRun experiments, pilots, and market testsBuild early business models, market segmentation & analysis, and GTM strategyDevelop and present the investment case for NewCo creationUpon NewCo Formation:Become CEO or CTO of the new companyUse The Flywheel’s €300k investment to launch the ventureBuild the core founding team with our recruiting supportSecure early customers/pilots with Flywheel’s industry partnersLead further capital raises with support from The Flywheel.Drive execution toward product-market fit and long-term growthRequirementsWe are looking for high-agency, deeply competent builders.



Successful candidates should have one or more of the following:Several years of experience in one or more of our focus areasStrong product/technical leadership experience building from 0–1A track record of solving complex problems and delivering outcomesStrong communication and leadership abilityA willingness to own the company end-to-end as CEO, or lead the technical direction of the company as CTONice-to-haves:Prior entrepreneurial experience (startup founder, early employee, product owner, technical lead)B2B enterprise sales or business development backgroundExperience managing engineering or product teamsNetwork of industry buyersYou do not need a fully formed idea or prototype to apply.Who should not applyYou already have traction, pilots, or a funded company and mainly need capital. We build companies; we don't just fund them.You can't point to a specific problem you've seen first-hand, or to the buyer who pays to solve it. You do not need a polished idea. You do need real insight.Your problem sits outside Manufacturing & Supply Chains, Defence & Security, and Energy & Sustainability.What We Offer(€4k/month) to validate idea, up to €300k at incorporation, you keep up to 80% of NewCoA real co-founder: We work beside you from first idea to first customers. You keep up to 80% of the company we build together.Instant credibility and access: backed by 20+ investors, including former operators from Google, Boeing, NASA, and the European Commission.A team that builds with you: fractional engineering, design, and go-to-market operators.User research & validation frameworksAI architecture & technical prototypingBusiness modeling & pricing strategyAccess to industrial pilot programs and buyersTeam formation and recruitment of technical talentCompany formation, legal, and IP supportPre-incorporation: €4,000/month stipend to properly validate the idea for up to six months.Post-incorporation: Up to €300k in initial fundingA path to your Series A: guidance and warm intros to US and EU investors, from founders with multiple raises and exits.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Founder-In-Residence (Madrid)
🏢 The Flywheel
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