Most innovations never make it. We're here to change that.
What is FyrstGen in simple terms?
FyrstGen is the world’s first Company-Building-as-a-Service® (CBaaS) platform. FyrstGen transforms unused or unseen ideas and intellectual property into SMEs (small and medium enterprises) — at scale, at speed, and with dramatically reduced risk. In our system, innovators and researchers do not become entrepreneurs. FyrstGen handles the all ‘entrepreneurial’ activities.
How is FyrstGen different from venture capital, accelerators, or incubators?
What does ‘centralized entrepreneurship’ mean?
How does FyrstGen turn unused university patents and innovations into funding for future breakthroughs?
How does this integrate with our existing tech transfer office (TTO)?
How can a university commercialize IP without additional administrative burden or creating spin-offs?
What does the submission and evaluation process look like?
How is FyrstGen able to provide this service at no cost to universities?
How does FyrstGen’s compensation structure work for partners and the research teams who submit IP?
How is our IP protected throughout the process?
What if the company built from our IP isn’t successful?
What additional benefits come with a partnership?
“When people say what we’re building is too good to be true, my response is the current system is too bad to be accepted”
- Philipp Assmus
CEO & Founder of FyrstGen
What if I have a breakthrough idea, product or technology—but prefer not to become a startup founder?
With FyrstGen, you can generate income and make a global impact without becoming an entrepreneur. We build, fund, and scale your company for you. FyrstGen is designed for innovators who choose not to take on the risks of entrepreneurship, as well as for “serial innovators”—those who generate more inventions than they can personally execute. It also supports those without access to elite networks or venture capital ecosystems, giving every innovator the chance to outsource company building.
What type of innovations do you accept? Do I need to patent my idea before submitting it to FyrstGen?
What happens after I submit my innovation?
What does it mean for me to outsource the company-building process to FyrstGen? What role will I play in the process—if I’m not starting or running the company myself?
How is my innovation protected from theft or misuse?
Will I be recognized or rewarded if my innovation becomes successful?
What could “success” look like?
Why does FyrstGen better position my innovation to succeed on the market, as opposed to traditional entrepreneurship or VC routes?
What makes FyrstGen’s “no-dilution” model so unique, compared to traditional VC?
What happens if the company built from my idea doesn’t succeed—do I lose everything?