Build something real.

A 6-week building experience for the next generation of 2056 Club — designed for 15–18-year-olds ready to turn ideas into action.

Over seven weeks, Fellows will form teams, find a problem worth solving, speak to real users, and build a working prototype using modern AI tools.

They won't do it alone.

Each week brings access to founders, investors, builders, and mentors from within the 2056 community — people who can challenge their thinking, share what they have learned, and help them move from idea to execution. No coding experience required. No startup idea required. Curiosity is.

Participation fees form the final Grant.

The winning team receives the funding to take their project beyond Demo Day — to develop the product further, test it with more users, launch it, or take the next meaningful step.

What Fellows will experience

From the first idea to the final presentation, the Bootcamp follows a simple principle: learn by building.

Fellows should expect a 3-hour weekly Tuesday session plus flexible project work between sessions.

• 3 hours — Tuesday Builders session;
• flexible team project work — customer conversations, building, testing, and iteration;
• occasional mentor check-in when useful.

There is no traditional homework. Work between sessions directly advances the team’s own project.

Fellows will:

• Build a real project from idea to prototype
• Work in a team of 4–5 peers
• Learn to identify and validate meaningful problems
• Interview potential users and test assumptions
• Use AI and modern tools to rapidly create
• Learn the fundamentals of product, business models and go-to-market
• Receive feedback from experienced founders and investors
• Develop their story and presentation
• Present their work publicly

Program Journey

Sep 29 WEEK 1: DISCOVER & TEAM UP
Choose a problem, form a team, and meet mentors.

Oct 6 WEEK 2
VALIDATE & UNDERSTAND
Talk to users, test assumptions, and refine the solution using evidence.

Oct 13 WEEK 3 BUILD
Define the MVP and create something real using AI and modern tools.

Oct 20 WEEK 4: LAUNCH
Put the product in front of real users and get the first 10 testers/users.

Oct 27 WEEK 5: ITERATE
Learn from users, improve the product, and develop the business model and story.

Nov 3 WEEK 6: PRESENT
Polish the MVP, pitch, product demo, and Demo Day presentation.

Nov 9 DEMO DAY
Present what you built, learned, and achieved.

Nov 10 Top teams present at the VNTR Global Investor Summit https://summit.vntr.vc

Every Fellow finishes the Bootcamp with something tangible: a project, a portfolio, a team experience and a story they can call their own.

But the longer-term ambition goes further. Graduates become part of the 2056 NextGen community — connecting a generation that may study, build, invest and create alongside one another for decades to come.

Because some of the most valuable relationships they build today will still matter in 2056.

30-DAY BUILDERS REUNION
Approximately one month after Demo Day, host a 60-minute online reunion.

Each team answers:

• What happened after Demo Day?
• Did anyone continue using the product?
• Did the team continue building?
• What did you learn after the Bootcamp?
• What are you building next?

Ready to build? Apply for the 2026 NextGen Builders Bootcamp.

Fellows will:

• Build a real project from idea to prototype
• Work in a team of 4–5 peers
• Learn to identify and validate meaningful problems
• Interview potential users and test assumptions
• Use AI and modern tools to rapidly create
• Learn the fundamentals of product, business models and go-to-market
• Receive feedback from experienced founders and investors
• Develop their story and presentation
• Present their work publicly