NIH grants frozen. Discoveries delayed. PhDs pushed out. Academia getting gutted. Innovation must continue. There’s never been a better time for scientists to build startups.

We’ll teach you how. 5050 is a free program to help great scientists and engineers become great founders and start deep tech startups. Applications open!

At @fiftyyears, we’ve backed 100+ deep tech startups and helped them raise over $4.6B. We’ve built deep tech companies ourselves and published the Spinout Playbook. We've distilled everything we know about deep tech entrepreneurship into 5050.

Whether you’re validating an idea or ready to build — 5050 is for you. 5050 has helped launch 55 companies, many of which wouldn’t exist otherwise.

.@markwbudde joined as a Caltech postdoc. 5050 helped him realize the workflows he built to speed up his research could be the foundation of a great business. Three years later, @plasmidsaurus is profitable delivering plasmid sequencing across all 50 states and most of Europe.

Niccolo Cymbalist joined as a Tesla engineer. Three months later, he co-founded @SailClippership and is building autonomous sailboats to decarbonize maritime shipping. “Without 5050, the chances of starting the company were maybe 10%.”

5050 helps you answer: • How do I turn breakthrough science into a business • What do I need to make a startup idea work? • Is entrepreneurship for me? • Am I ready to be a founder?

We’ll coach you through the early days of building in deep tech. Through the program, you’ll: • Zero in on civilization-scale problems to tackle. • Learn what it takes to grow into a great founder. • Learn the critical components of building a deep tech startup.

You’ll also join a community of entrepreneurial scientists and engineers to navigate the founder journey together. 5050 alumni, many of whom are now deep tech founders, are eager to share their experiences and support your journey.

Scientists and engineers have the potential to build civilization-bending companies. 5050 helps them get started. Apply or recommend someone who should join!

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