Fifty Years

NIH grants frozen. Discoveries delayed. PhDs pushed out. Academia getting gutted. Innovation must continue! There’s never been a better time for scientists to start 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. At Fifty Years, 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. Mark Budde 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, growing fast, and delivering overnight plasmid sequencing across all 50 states and most of Europe. Scientists love it. Niccolo Cymbalist joined as a Tesla engineer. Three months later, he co-founded clippership 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!

Now is the time for a bold and audacious UK! The UK invents the future. It's time for scientists to lead and build it here too. 100x more UK scientists are capable of starting civilisation-defining companies. 5050 UK helps them start. Applications are open! The path from scientist to founder is hard and murky. Where do you start? How do you know if entrepreneurship is for you? 5050 is a free programme to help great scientists and engineers become great founders and start deep tech startups. Whether you’re curious about entrepreneurship, validating an idea, or ready to build — 5050 is for you. 5050 has helped launch 55 companies, many of which wouldn’t exist otherwise. ? Mark Budde joined as a postdoc at Caltech. 5050 helped him decide he didn't want to start a therapeutics company but instead instead offer to others the workflows he built to speed up his own research. Three years later Plasmidsaurus is profitable and growing fast, delivering overnight plasmid sequencing across all 50 states and most European countries. ? Niccolo Cymbalist joined as a Tesla engineer. Three months later, he co-founded clippership and is building autonomous sailboats to decarbonize maritime shipping. “Without 5050, the chances of starting the company were maybe 10%.” ? Chi Zhang and Tay Shin joined as postdocs at MIT, unsure if they were ready to start. Within weeks, they spun out and are now working to enable in vivo cell reprogramming. At Fifty Years, 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. In partnership with Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), we’re excited to bring 5050 to the UK. 5050 helps you answer: How do I turn my 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 programme, you’ll: ? Zero in on civilisation-scale problems to tackle. ? Learn what it takes to grow into a great founder. ? Learn the critical components of building a deep tech startup, from recruiting to fundraising to negotiating IP rights. You’ll also join a community of entrepreneurial scientists and deep tech founders eager to share their experiences and support your journey. Helping great scientists and engineers become great entrepreneurs is our jam. Link to apply / recommend is below!

Now is the time for a bold and audacious UK! The UK invents the future. It's time for scientists to lead and build it here too. 100x more UK scientists are capable of starting civilisation-defining companies. 5050 UK helps them start. Applications are open! The path from scientist to founder is hard and murky. Where do you start? How do you know if entrepreneurship is for you? 5050 is a free programme to help great scientists and engineers become great founders and start deep tech startups. Whether you’re curious about entrepreneurship, validating an idea, or ready to build — 5050 is for you. 5050 has helped launch 55 companies, many of which wouldn’t exist otherwise. ? Mark Budde joined as a postdoc at Caltech. 5050 helped him decide he didn't want to start a therapeutics company but instead instead offer to others the workflows he built to speed up his own research. Three years later Plasmidsaurus is profitable and growing fast, delivering overnight plasmid sequencing across all 50 states and most European countries. ? Niccolo Cymbalist joined as a Tesla engineer. Three months later, he co-founded clippership and is building autonomous sailboats to decarbonize maritime shipping. “Without 5050, the chances of starting the company were maybe 10%.” ? Chi Zhang and Tay Shin joined as postdocs at MIT, unsure if they were ready to start. Within weeks, they spun out and are now working to enable in vivo cell reprogramming. At Fifty Years, 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. In partnership with Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), we’re excited to bring 5050 to the UK. 5050 helps you answer: How do I turn my 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 programme, you’ll: ? Zero in on civilisation-scale problems to tackle. ? Learn what it takes to grow into a great founder. ? Learn the critical components of building a deep tech startup, from recruiting to fundraising to negotiating IP rights. You’ll also join a community of entrepreneurial scientists and deep tech founders eager to share their experiences and support your journey. Helping great scientists and engineers become great entrepreneurs is our jam. Link to apply / recommend is below!