Six of Europe’s top universities are teaming up to connect the next generation of founders across borders — hoping to supercharge the region’s startup ecosystem.
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January 28, 2026
Inside Relativity Collective's plan to connect Europe's next generation of founders
Black Forest Labs, DeepJudge and Hugging Face among startups endorsing cross-university scheme
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