Start with yes.
€1,000 for young builders aged 16-19 across Europe. Pay for AI credits, hosting, or just buy yourself time to build instead of working side jobs.
Apply to FirstYes.orgYou've built something before. You know what you want to build next.
Get €1,000 for AI credits, hosting, or time to build.
Nothing to pay back.
Show past work: GitHub link, live site, or demo video
We'll email you within 2 weeks. Money is wired to your account.
4-8 weeks on your project. Get help from other recipients and mentors.
Share what you built so others can learn from it
No. We care that you've built something before and know what you want to build next.
Anything you built and put online. A website, app, design, open source project, game, or prototype. Just show us a link or demo video.
No. This is a grant, not a loan. No equity, nothing back.
If you're under 18, yes. We'll send consent forms after selection.
That's okay. Failure is part of building. We want to know what you tried and learned.
10 in the next 12 months. You build your own project and join the FirstYes network to connect with other recipients.
The €1,000 grant plus access to the FirstYes network. Chat with other recipients, help each other, and get connected to mentors who know your field.
Europe is full of incredible builders. We're based here and see strong engineering cultures from Berlin and London to Paris, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Zurich, and everywhere in between.
When I was a teenager in 1999, internet was still pay-per-minute. I wanted to learn to code but kept running out of time. A developer community saw me helping with their project online. As a thank you, they gave me unlimited internet.
Today everyone has internet. But AI credits, hosting, and having the time to build – those still cost money. €1,000 and a bit of support at the right moment can make a big difference.
You don't need permission to build.
You don't need a fancy school or investor approval.
You need space to build. That's what this is.