The Flywheel Venture 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

📌 Founder-In-Residence (España)
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