Founders

• World Fund hosted its 2026 Annual General Meeting and Summit, themed ‘Built to Scale,’ on June 9 at the Delphi Filmpalast am Zoo in Berlin. • The event coincided with SuperVentures and focused on the transition of European deep-tech founders from initial breakthroughs to achieving technological sovereignty. • Among the highlighted developments, the platform Framework, described as the ‘Duolingo of MBAs,’ recently secured £1.5 million in funding to expand its educational tools.

• Creator Fund has closed a new $56 million fund dedicated to supporting scientific founders and researchers across Europe. • The capital will target PhD students and academics developing deep tech startups in specialized fields, including AI, robotics, biotech, and advanced materials. • This initiative matters as it bridges the gap between academic research and commercial viability for high-impact scientific innovations.

• Kensington-based venture capital firm Creator Fund has closed its first fund, totaling €48.6 million, to support scientific founders in Europe. • The fund focuses on DeepTech and targets entrepreneurs at the pre-Seed stage, specifically backing them before they have developed a formal pitch deck. • By scaling its student-sourcing model across the continent, Creator Fund claims to be the largest student fund in the world.