Build your AI-native venture in Europe
without pausing your career.
A 2.5-week online founder bootcamp for internationally mobile professionals offered by Germany’s 1st fully digital university
Ranked No.1 private university for international orientation
(SZ Institute 2026).
Learn from New York VC Charlie O’Donnell how investors evaluate venture readiness.
Explore the Venture Track at German UDSFrom Bootcamp to Venture Creation Track
Fast-track into German UDS micro-degrees and digital science education.
Join the transformative founder bootcamp
Start with live sessions, founder conversations, and practical venture-building foundations.
Build your first EU-ready venture concept
Validate opportunities, refine positioning, and receive feedback from founders, operators, and investors.
Continue into the accredited German UDS venture track
Earn 5ECTS in a fully online venture-building elective focused on digital markets and entrepreneurial execution.
Learn directly from founders, operators, and investors shaping the digital economy
German UDS combines venture education with direct access to experienced founders, operators, and investors across the US and Europe.
As part of the bootcamp ecosystem, participants gain access to selected AMA sessions curated with Charlie O’Donnell around fundraising, scaling, and founder decision-making.
Charlie O’Donnell
Founder & GP, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Former Union Square Ventures & First Round Capital
“Founder Unfriendly explores how investment decisions actually get made -
and how founders outside traditional networks can navigate them.”
Join a cross-border founder cohort
Work with internationally mobile professionals, aspiring founders, and operators building AI-native ventures for the European market. As part of the bootcamp ecosystem, participants gain access to selected AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) conversations curated with Charlie O’Donnell around fundraising, scaling, and founder decision-making.
Selected founder conversations include
These small-group conversations explore how companies are built, funded, and scaled across AI, SaaS, digital platforms, and international markets.
ONLINE
May 29, 2026 ·
12:00 PM
Amanda Hesser
Food52
ONLINE
Jun 2, 2026
12:00 PM
Vivek Sharma
Movable Ink
ONLINE
Jun 12, 2026
12:00 PM
Alexis Lê-Quôc
Datadog
Investor feedback for founders building in Europe
A live online session with Charlie O’Donnell and European venture voices focused on what internationally mobile founders need to understand about fundraising, positioning, and venture readiness in Europe.
Bootcamp exclusive
Charlie O'Donnell
Charlie O'Donnell
Charlie O'Donnell
Founder & GP, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Former Union Square Ventures & First Round Capital
“Most founders are building without understanding how investors actually evaluate risk, markets, and teams. This session closes that gap."
What participants receive:
- Live pitch feedback
- EU vs US investor perspectives
- Venture positioning
- Direct Q&A
Most European founders never receive early investor feedback before entering the market. This session is designed to close that gap.
From founder bootcamp to venture creation track
Start with live founder and investor exposure. Continue into structured venture-building education at German UDS. Fully online. Designed for professionals building ventures alongside their careers.
Founder AMA Series
Conversations with operators, founders, and investors exploring how companies are built, scaled, and funded across global startup markets
Transformative Tech Founder Bootcamp
Validate an idea, build cross-border teams, receive investor feedback on your business idea
German UDS Venture Track
Continue in the elective or stackable micro-degree: Project Management & Entrepreneurship in Digital Reality - 5 ECTS, accredited
Join the next cross-border founder cohort
Who this is built for:
- Professionals exploring venture creation alongside work
- Expats and internationally mobile founders
- AI and tech professionals entering entrepreneurship