FOMO (noun)
A referral-based network of founders, builders, and investors across San Francisco, New York, London, Munich, and Paris.
A lot can happen in a week.
We're highlighting the builders making moves, the events worth showing up to (including ours with Phia), and the roles at startups you should know about. And at the end, something we've been working on that changes how all of this comes together.
Let's get into it.
Member Highlights.
Avinash Menon, founder of Pannon and the brain behind ClearNest, a tool helping dementia patients capture their wishes while they still can. Won best ElevenLabs project at the UCL Hackathon, and he's not stopping there.
Sushmita Dhekne, first-time builder who developed an AI fashion stylist fighting textile waste, then took 1st place at the Columbia Hackathon with Lil Lanterns, a kids' education platform. She's just getting started.
Abdulaziz Suleymanov, Building Mattinex, a next-generation smart drinks machine, out of UCL. Currently developing and patenting the technology. Placed 2nd at the UCL Hackathon. Hardware + software, London’s one to watch.
Upcoming Events.
BY FOMO:
The Phia Hack
Two days.
50 engineers.
One goal: build with the team you might soon join.
After an online technical screen, selected candidates will spend April 18-19 at Phia HQ in NYC, building across four tracks: from zero-click commerce to vision-powered shopping.
Top teams earn a fast-track interview with Phia, an exclusive dinner, and a cash prize.
The Medeloop Competition
Calling all Stanford students! There’s still time to sign up for the Medeloop Startup Sprint.
Medeloop is opening its research analytics platform for 6 days, giving 100 researchers access to large-scale U.S. healthcare data (Stanford Medicine Research Data Repository) to test real hypotheses. Fast.
$10,000 cash for the teams who push it the furthest.
Munich
Phillip of FOMO Team, is hosting a founders + builders dinner.
Host one with FOMO in your city by emailing [email protected]
NYC
SF
Berlin
Cool opportunities, don’t miss out.
Hiring? Email us at [email protected], and we’ll share it with the FOMO network.
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Introducing The Foundry.
The Foundry is live.
The waitlist is opening soon.
It's the platform we always wished existed: a private, invite-only network where the best builders, startups, and investors find each other, based on what you've actually built, not what's on your resume.
If you're a builder: showcase your projects, build your score based on real hackathon performance, and get discovered by investors and startups who are actively looking for people like you.
If you're a startup: find technical co-founders and early hires from a vetted pool of builders who've already proven they can ship. Get visibility with investors in our network.
If you're an investor: access curated deal flow from elite university hackathons before it hits the market. Every founder you see has been stress-tested in a live execution environment, scored by expert judges, and verified by us.
No cold outreach. No recycled pipelines. Just a network built on execution.
We're opening the waitlist soon. Apply for early access.
Spots are limited and prioritized by referral.
This community grows by referral. You know who to send this to.
— The FOMO Team