{"id":137360,"date":"2026-03-02T11:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technation.io\/programmes\/nextwave-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:22:59","slug":"foundersofthefuture","status":"publish","type":"programmes","link":"https:\/\/technation.io\/programmes\/foundersofthefuture\/","title":{"rendered":"Founders Of The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"page-header-block_154584e82e1fd0f0a88ccc39e81bfb6d\" class=\" section page-header-section page-header-text-img-block\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 lg:grid-container-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"l:padding-spacer-top grid-item aligncenter page-header-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-mask-container image-mask-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"lg:padding-left-l lg:padding-right-l padding-x-base padding-top-xl padding-bottom-xl flex flex-col flex-x-align hero-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-top-inner grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 lg:grid-container-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item lg:grid-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"txt-uppercase margin-bottom-base\"><strong>Founders of the Future<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-row programme-share-btns margin-bottom-base padding-bottom-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/technation.io\/programmes\/foundersofthefuture\/\" class=\"sml-text flex flex-row flex-y-align margin-right-m share-btn\" id=\"sharebtn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/technation.io\/wp-content\/themes\/base-theme\/assets\/svg\/share-icon.svg\" class=\"margin-right-s\" \/>Share this page<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where the next generation of transatlantic founders win up to \u00a3500k in investment, alongside the connections and momentum that define their next chapter.\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"btn-wrap single-btn\">\n        \n<a class=\"btn btn-primary  btn-large\" href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appwlURepkSpVGmcd\/pag0dX85pWQ6cYnl4\/form\" target=\"_blank\">Apply now<\/a>    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex hero_bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"programme-hero_img-left\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/technation.io\/wp-content\/themes\/base-theme\/assets\/svg\/assets\/Programme_shape.svg\" class=\"bg-img\" >\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t                <div class=\"has-brand-background-color programme-hero_img-right\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/technation.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FOTF_ICON_PURPLE_LINE-768x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"bg-img\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t    #page-header-block_154584e82e1fd0f0a88ccc39e81bfb6d{\n\t        background: var(--dpink);\n\t\t    color: var(--white);\n\t    }\n\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"heading-text-block-block_4df4b445f35bdf0b6027f71bc3f9ac4d\" class=\"section padding-section heading-list-block-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"page-container common-wrap clear\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 grid m:grid-container-1 lg:grid-container-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-one lg:grid-5 grid-item lg:padding-right-l lg:flex lg:flex-col lg:flex-space-between \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2>What is Founders of the Future?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-one lg:grid-7 grid-item lg:padding-left-xxl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders of the Future is Tech Nation\u2019s flagship <\/span><b>international <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">competition for founders aged <\/span><b>25-and-under, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">built to discover and champion the best young builders from both sides of the Atlantic. It culminates in a live finale at <\/span><b>London Tech Week<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t    #heading-text-block-block_4df4b445f35bdf0b6027f71bc3f9ac4d{\n\t        background: var(--bright-green);\n\t        color: var(--brand);\n\t    }\n\n\t    \n\/*\t    .product-dropdowns .selectric .button{background-image: url('data:image\/svg+xml,<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"28.061\" height=\"15.445\" viewBox=\"0 0 28.061 15.445\"><g><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"%23\" stroke-width=\"2px\" d=\"M2278.5 3401l13.323 13.323 13.323-13.323\" transform=\"translate(-1295.97 -769.97) translate(-981.823 -2630.323)\"\/><\/g><\/svg>')}*\/\n\n\t    #heading-text-block-block_4df4b445f35bdf0b6027f71bc3f9ac4d ul li:not([role=presentation]):not(.menu-item):not(.label):not(.label-inactive):not(.selectric-items li):not(.portfolio-tab-trigger li):before{background-image: url('data:image\/svg+xml,<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 36 11\" fill=\"none\"><path id=\"Bullet point \" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M30 0H0V11H30L36 5.92308L30 0Z\" fill=\"%2301232F\"\/><\/svg>')}\n\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"calltoation-block_1c79e2299770f431136dacc4f9ad1c5d\" class=\"section  padding-section call-to-action-section padding-none call-to-action-columned-section\">\n\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"page-container common-wrap padding-none clear\">\n\t\t<div class=\"  container-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 md:grid-container-2 lg:grid-container-full grid-xl lg:grid flex-y-align \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item lg:grid-7   padding-left-base  padding-right-base lg:padding-left-xxl lg:padding-right-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:grid-5 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>At a glance<\/h2>\n<p>AI has collapsed the cost and time to build a real company. A founder in <strong>their early 20s<\/strong> with the right instincts can now ship what used to take a <strong>50-person team<\/strong> and five years of runway. We&#8217;re seeing an entirely new generation of AI-native founders coming through, building <strong>category-defining products<\/strong> straight out of university, or instead of it.<br \/>\n<!-- notionvc: 17c0a73c-31f4-4a60-9f69-348e433cf843 --><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Founders of the Future is a brand-new competition from London Tech Week built to find them. There&#8217;s no shortage of pitch competitions, but almost none are designed specifically for this generation: <strong>under-26 founders<\/strong>, with a <strong>global stage<\/strong>, <strong>real VC investment<\/strong> on the table, and a <strong>transatlantic cohort<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We curate a cohort of <\/span><b>exceptional founders aged 25-and-under<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the UK, Ireland and the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An independent judging panel will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">select <\/span><b>6 finalists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to pitch live at <\/span><b>London Tech Week<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Europe\u2019s premier technology festival bringing together <\/span><b>45,000+ attendees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 128 countries and 600+ speakers (recent headline names include <\/span><b>Sir Keir Starmer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Jensen Huang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Backed by a network of world-class VCs and angels, finalists will compete for the chance to win up to<strong> \u00a3500,000 in investment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section margin-top-base\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"btn-wrap single-btn\">\n        \n<a class=\"btn btn-inv-outline  btn-large\" href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appwlURepkSpVGmcd\/pag0dX85pWQ6cYnl4\/form\" target=\"_blank\">Apply now<\/a>    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item aligncenter grid-image lg:grid-5  padding-right-base padding-left-base lg:padding-right-xxl lg:padding-left-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-1-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-mask-container 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class=\"grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 md:grid-container-2 lg:grid-container-full grid-xl lg:grid flex-y-align \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item lg:grid-7   padding-left-base  padding-right-base lg:padding-left-xxl lg:padding-right-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:grid-5 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>How it works<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founders, here\u2019s the journey in four steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1: Get Nominated \/ Apply<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the competition via our application form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2: Evaluation<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our expert judging panel reviews the cohort against five criteria: <\/span><b>value proposition, competitive advantage, traction, team experience, and potential to scale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3: Get Selected<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be chosen as one<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0of <\/span><b>6 finalists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the London Tech Week live finale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 4: Win Big<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be crowned one of the <\/span><b>Founders of the Future<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> winners, taking home up to \u00a3500,000 in investment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and thousands in perks.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section margin-top-base\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"btn-wrap single-btn\">\n        \n<a class=\"btn btn-inv-outline  btn-large\" href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appwlURepkSpVGmcd\/pag0dX85pWQ6cYnl4\/form\" target=\"_blank\">Apply now<\/a>    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item aligncenter grid-image lg:grid-5  padding-right-base padding-left-base 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grid md:grid-container-1 lg:grid-container-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-one lg:grid-4 grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2><b>Why apply for Founders of the Future?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-one lg:grid-8 grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-text body-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">\ud83d\udcb7 <b>\u00a3500,000 investment opportunity<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pitch for investment from some world-class VC&#8217;s, plus access to a prize stack worth thousands for shortlisted founders (cloud\/AI\/SaaS credits and partner perks).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\ud83c\udf0d <b>Transatlantic reach (UK\/IE\u2013US)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A rare opportunity to be part of a curated cohort spanning the UK\/Ireland and the US, built for founders with global ambition from day one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\ud83c\udfa4 <b>London Tech Week finale<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pitch live at Europe&#8217;s premier tech festival. Six finalists. One stage. 45,000+ attendees from 128 countries watching.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"btn-wrap single-btn\">\n        \n<a class=\"btn btn-primary  btn-large\" href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appwlURepkSpVGmcd\/pag0dX85pWQ6cYnl4\/form\" target=\"_blank\">Apply now<\/a>    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t    #heading-text-block-block_673fa3b7c6bb77b7f304ca15408948c3{\n\t        background: var(--dpink);\n\t        color: var(--white);\n\t    }\n\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"heroBoxCarousel-block_09a86de8309d85a577d41726b054a93c\" class=\"section padding-section hero-boxes-section herobox-carousel-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"herobox-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-wrap margin-bottom-xl\">\n\t<div class=\"page-container common-wrap medlg-container clear\">\n\t\t<div class=\"txt-l lg:txt-ctr lead-section\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"margin-bottom-m\"><strong>Who can apply?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-s herobox-grid-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-container common-wrap  clear\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" grid-container grid-row-auto grid-container-1 md:grid-container-2 lg:grid-container-2-equal grid-m hero-grid-two-column herobox-carousel herobox-grid slider-arrow-brand \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\" herobox-item\">                                                      \n\t\t\t                    \t<div class=\" herobox-item-content\">   \n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t                        \t                           \n\t\t\t\t\t                        \t<div class=\"lg:padding-top-l padding-base padding-top-l herobox-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Founder eligibility:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aged <\/span><b>25-and-under <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on 9th June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t                        \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                        \t\t\t\t                       <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t               \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\" herobox-item\">                                                      \n\t\t\t                    \t<div class=\" herobox-item-content\">   \n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t                        \t                           \n\t\t\t\t\t                        \t<div class=\"lg:padding-top-l padding-base padding-top-l herobox-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Geography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Based in the <\/span><b>UK, Ireland or US<\/b><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t                        \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                        \t\t\t\t                       <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t               \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\" herobox-item\">                                                      \n\t\t\t                    \t<div class=\" herobox-item-content\">   \n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t                        \t                           \n\t\t\t\t\t                        \t<div class=\"lg:padding-top-l padding-base padding-top-l herobox-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Stage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bootstrap to Series A<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t                        \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                        \t\t\t\t                       <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t               \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t<div class=\" herobox-item\">                                                      \n\t\t\t                    \t<div class=\" herobox-item-content\">   \n\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t                        \t                           \n\t\t\t\t\t                        \t<div class=\"lg:padding-top-l padding-base padding-top-l herobox-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sector:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sector-agnostic<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t                        \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                        \t\t\t\t                       <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t               \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t     \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t    #heroBoxCarousel-block_09a86de8309d85a577d41726b054a93c {\n\t        background: var(--brand);\n\t\t    color: var(--white);\n\t    }\n\n\t    \t    \t#heroBoxCarousel-block_09a86de8309d85a577d41726b054a93c .herobox-item-content{border-color: var(--dpink); 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If you meet the criteria above, we encourage you to apply.<\/span><\/p>\n                              \t<\/div> \n                       \t\t<\/div>\n                      \t<\/div>\n                  \t                        <div class=\"accordion-item\" >                                     \n                        \t<div class=\"padding-y-base padding-right-xxxxl accordion-title\">\n                        \t\t<h6 class=\"margin-bottom-none\">Do I need to be based in the UK to apply?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                  \n                        \t<div class=\"accordion-content-row\">\n                              \t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n                              \t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No &#8211; Founders of the Future is transatlantic. Eligible founders can be based in the <\/span><b>UK, Ireland or the US<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                              \t<\/div> \n                       \t\t<\/div>\n                      \t<\/div>\n                  \t                        <div class=\"accordion-item\" >                                     \n                        \t<div class=\"padding-y-base padding-right-xxxxl accordion-title\">\n                        \t\t<h6 class=\"margin-bottom-none\">Is in-person attendance mandatory for finalists?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                  \n                        \t<div class=\"accordion-content-row\">\n                              \t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n                              \t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finalists are expected to demo live at London Tech Week, although provisions for virtual attendance will be made for finalists who cannot make it on the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                              \t<\/div> \n                       \t\t<\/div>\n                      \t<\/div>\n                  \t                        <div class=\"accordion-item\" >                                     \n                        \t<div class=\"padding-y-base padding-right-xxxxl accordion-title\">\n                        \t\t<h6 class=\"margin-bottom-none\">What do finalists receive?<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>                  \n                        \t<div class=\"accordion-content-row\">\n                              \t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n                              \t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finalists receive access to a prize stack worth thousands (credits\/perks). 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