Announcement · May 5, 2026 · Founders Network
From One Room in Geneva to a Global Student Founder Network
Founders Network begins with a single event in Geneva. But the long-term vision is larger: a recognizable, recurring platform for student entrepreneurship that connects ambition with opportunity across cities and universities worldwide.
Founders Network begins with live events, but its long-term purpose is larger than hosting individual forums. The Youth Entrepreneurship Forum is the starting format — but the deeper vision is to build a recognizable student entrepreneurship network that can continue growing across cities, universities, and communities.
A Single Event Can Create Attention. A Recurring Network Creates Identity.
The Brand Goal
If Founders Network becomes known as the place where young founders pitch, meet, and get discovered, it creates social proof around participation. Founders want to speak because the platform carries credibility. Visitors attend because the brand signals energy and opportunity. Sponsors support it because the name becomes associated with youth innovation and ambition.
City-by-City Expansion
The Founders Network model is designed to be repeatable across student cities. Geneva can serve as the launch city and proof of concept.
| City | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva | June 2026 | Confirmed |
| Lausanne / Montreux | September 2026 | Planned |
| Zurich | December 2026 | Planned |
| International (TBC) | 2027 | In Development |
Each city has its own student culture, institutional environment, sponsor landscape, and startup ecosystem. Founders Network adapts to these local differences while maintaining one shared identity.
Recurring Founder Discovery
The Continuous Pipeline
Every academic year, new students enter universities, new ideas are formed, new teams are created, and new founders begin their journey. This creates a continuous pipeline of potential participants, visitors, speakers, collaborators, and future leaders. A recurring event model turns Founders Network into a repeated discovery point for the ecosystem.
The Community Layer
As the platform grows, Founders Network can expand beyond pitch events into a broader community layer:
- Founder profiles and project pages
- Alumni speakers and mentors network
- City chapter structures
- Partner events and collaboration opportunities
- Student founder showcases between events
The event is the gateway. The community is the long-term asset.
Connection to Study Eternity's Wider Vision
Part of a Larger Mission
Founders Network fits into Study Eternity's broader mission of helping students access opportunity across education, career, and life. Founders Network adds a live entrepreneurship layer where students can move from planning their future to actively building inside it.
Founders Network begins with rooms, but its future is a network — a shared identity, a shared platform, and a shared belief that young founders deserve to be taken seriously before the world has already decided they are worth noticing.