We Are Founders

Say hi to the 5th cohort of WeAreFounders 🙌

38 projects ready to take shape and make an impact. We cannot wait for the next 9 months: sharpening MVPs, drafting business plans, finding co-founders, and many more challenges. 💪

Big thank you to our partners:
.formation

🚀 What a journey WeAreFounders 4.0 has been so far!

37 projects, 80+ workshops and a whole lot of energy.
Swipe through to see the highlights 👉

Got an idea? Want to turn it into a real business?
Applications for the next cohort are open until June 9th!

🤜 “a kick in the butt to get things going.”

Not our words, but Charlotte’s to sum up WeAreFounders.

Got a business idea that won’t leave you alone? Need a push to apply? Not sure what makes a good application?

We asked Amélie Nguyen (ecopop), Charlotte Van Couter (lumbriko), and Pauline Roule (Circular Furniture Lab) to share what helped them stand out.

Want more tips? Join one of our info sessions.

Ready to go for it? Apply now and meet the next generation of founders.

👇 [https://www.wearefounders.be](https://www.wearefounders.be/)

📸Announcing our newest WeAreFounders cohort!

After reviewing 150 applications, we invited 60 entrepreneurs for an intense 5-day jury pitching session. From this talented pool, the WeAreFounders team has selected 37 startups. 🌟

Last night, the 4th cohort dived into an exclusive masterclass with Laurent Hublet, gathering tips and tricks to shape and refine their future businesses over the summer.

🚀 We're thrilled to kick off the programme with this 4th cohort in September

🚀 November Workshop Highlights! 🌟

As we bid farewell to November, let’s celebrate the incredible journey of learning and growth! 🌟 Our impactful workshops empowered and equipped our WAFers with new skills! 🚀

Topics we explored:
🔏 Francois Gevers: Safeguarding innovation through IP strategies
💻 Xavier Gerard: No Code Solutions for your MVP
🏷️ Simon Dupont: Pricing intricacies for business success
🚀 Oscar Fally: Tech startup insights and key to success
📈 Fabio Dioretico: Effective business valuation methodologies
👩🏼‍💻 Maxence Thillaye du Boullay: Testing solutions with UX design
🤖 Omar Mohout: The importance of AI in our evolving landscape
☁️ Caroline Matta: Invaluable AI insights from a Google Cloud Engineer
🎯 Amid Faljaoui: Bringing the “just do it” mindset and entrepreneurship insights

🙌 Shoutout to our amazing speakers, facilitators, and participants for making each session valuable! 👏

We’re back with 3 other projects from this year’s cohort! Check them out, they have great ideas for networking 🤝 and helping patients in their healing journey 🏥

“While presenting an idea, we tend to be conceptual, but don’t! Concepts leave too much room for imagination and your public could imagine something totally different from what you have in mind.” Sebastien Deletaille, Founder of and plus a BeCentral resident shared some valuable insights with our WAF’ers during the first workshop of the year!

Seb recommends to use images as much as possible as this way your public will have a much clearer vision of what you plan on doing, avoiding misconception, time wasting and maybe gaining a new client!

Thank you for your precious input Sebastien Deletaille.
We are curious if anyone recognizes this scenario, share your thoughts in the commentsbelow!👇

Drumroll please! 🥁 Our third cohort has been announced and we couldn't be more excited 🎉

Out of 120 projects, 31 projects (44 entrepreneurs) have been selected to start their entrepreunarial journey with us.🤩

And what better way to find out than after a MasterClass by Laurent Hublet?

This gathering was also a good opportunity for them to meet before the official start💡

We're really looking forward to starting this adventure with you!

See you on September 14! ✨

We've just been through 5 days of intense jury sessions, during which no fewer than 60 projects were invited to present their vision and their project! 👨‍💻

Every day, we were immersed in an ocean of creativity, innovation and boundless energy. The participants really gave it their all, pushing back the boundaries of imagination and audacity. 🌟

Now that the presentations are over, it's time for our jury members to retire to our deliberation rooms. The discussions are sure to be fascinating as we carefully examine each project. 🤔

We'd like to express our gratitude to all participants for their dedication and hard work, and we'll be back on Monday to announce who will be part of WAF cohort 3! 🤩