Build your AI-powered start-up with INSEAD’s global venture sprint.

Access tools, knowledge, mentorship, and a powerful community.

Apply Now – Limited Spots Available Until July 18

The AI Founder Sprint is INSEAD’s flagship program for early-stage founders building start-ups with artificial intelligence at the core. Over 5 intense weeks, selected teams go from raw data to real ventures, guided by world-class mentors, strategic tools, and a curated network of peers and experts.

Whether you're a solo founder or a technical team, this is where ideas become companies.

What Is the AI Founder Sprint?

Shape Your Venture – Apply Before July 18

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This is where you use AI

Where you build with AI

Where intelligence takes shape

The 8-week AI Founder Sprint connects bold talent with cutting-edge tools, global mentors, and investor networks to build AI-powered ventures that matter.

You’ll access new frameworks, build with peers, test with experts, and pitch with confidence. If you’re ready to shape the future, this is your starting line.

From prompt to prototype

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

INNOVATORS building exciting products or services

FOUNDERS at an early-stage

TECHNOLOGISTS with commercially viable ideas

BUILDERS looking to take an idea from concept to launch

Sprint Structure

The 8-week AI Founder Sprint connects bold talent with cutting-edge tools, global mentors, and investor networks to build AI-powered ventures that matter.

WK 1-2

AI-Powered Idea Generation & Validation
Learn frameworks for using AI to better identify, test, and refine startup ideas with market potential.

WK 3-4

Peer Groups & Tool Exploration
Join expert-led small peer groups to learn and apply cutting-edge AI tools to your startup concept.

WK 5-6

AI-powered Testing & Scaling
Learn how to apply AI to improve how you build and scale your startup.

WK 7-8

Pitch Refinement & Demo Day Preparation
Refine your investor pitch and prepare to showcase your venture at Demo Day.

AI Venture Lab Team

Hyunjin Kim

Founder & Chair, AI Venture Lab
Strategy Professor, INSEAD
Vic Woo

SF Director, AI Venture Lab
Director, INSEAD SF Hub
Rembrand Koning

Co-lead AI Founder Sprint
Entrepreneurship Professor
Harvard Business School
Thomas Baker

Head of Tech Strategy, AI Founder Sprint
Executive Fellow
Harvard Business School
Nety Wu

Lead R&D, AI Venture Lab
PHD, INSEAD