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VC Scout program · €0 to invest

Introduce founders. Earn 5% carry.

You meet technical teams that deserve support. Introduce them to swanbase. If we join their cap table and later sell our shares at a gain, you receive 5% of our net capital gain.

Become a scoutHow it works

No financial commitment. A 3-minute form is all it takes to apply.

Vincent Maurin and Théo Sitjar, co-founders of swanbase, in our venue in Paris's 2nd arrondissement.

Vincent Maurin and Théo Sitjar, co-founders of swanbase, in our venue in Paris's 2nd arrondissement.

5%of our net capital gain on each startup you introduce
€0to invest, no due diligence, no quota
1 emailwith the founder in copy
5 daysfor us to answer: yes, no, or why

Your compensation

We pay you when we sell our shares. You invest nothing.

Simulate your carry
Capital gain
Your carry

We teach builders to sell

swanbase is an accelerator in Paris. We help technical founders win their first 10 to 1,000 customers, then raise from business angels and VCs.

400startups a year by 2030. Our goal, across acceleration and funding.
How we work
  • We execute with the founders. Laptop open, we launch their ads, outbound and SEO pages with them.
  • We select on work. Teams earn their place in The Nest.
  • We earn at exit. €0 in fees: swanbase takes equity.
  • A venue in Paris. 180 m² in the 2nd arrondissement since May 2026.
  • 100+ clients since 2017. Vincent and Théo grew them through Panja and Takema.

Your job

You spot and introduce

  • Spot a founding team that meets our 5 criteria
  • Ask the founder if they want an intro
  • Email us with the founder in copy

We handle the rest

  • Due diligence
  • Negotiation and paperwork
  • Coaching the startup
Three scout profiles
Student or alumniIncubators, clubs, campuses: you see startups being born before anyone else.
(Ex-)founderYou know how to judge a team, a product and its ability to execute.
Tech professionalYou hear about promising projects before they raise.

Your perks

Scout @swanbase on LinkedIn

Add the title to your profile and post about the founders you meet.

The community WhatsApp group

Talk with the swanbase community and hear about our events first.

Our hackathons

Join our build nights and hackathons. In 2026 we co-hosted them with the OpenAI Codex community, Lovable, NVIDIA and Nebius.

Every swanbase event

Come to our meetups, pitch nights, demo days and talks with founders such as Max Berthelot (Lucis, Y Combinator).

Who to send us

Stage: from teams with no company yet to startups that have already raised, mainly pre-seed and seed. Place: teams based in France, or founders moving to Paris.

The 5 criteria
✓
Scalable and innovativeBeyond a local small business
✓
Two co-founders or moreComplementary profiles
✓
The team builds its productIt ships its product itself
✓
Full-time foundersThe startup is their main job
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First users or customersEven in beta
In doubt?

Send it anyway

Write in the email what makes you hesitate, and we will decide.

Become a scout

Answer a few questions in 3 minutes. We reply by email. We look forward to your first intros.

Become a scout

No financial commitment. Non-exclusive relationship.