Part I · Cape Town
In March 2026, eight founders and about twenty builders spent one week in a villa in Cape Town, building new companies with AI.
The Week
This is how the week in the villa went.
The Arrival
Everyone moves in, and nobody knows yet what they will build.
The Ideas
The group puts 384 ideas on the table in two days. The first sale comes after one day.
The Build
Designers and engineers build the products next to the founders.
The School
A visit to a school in Dunoon leads to Superpower Hub.
The Last Day
The strongest ideas have become five real companies.
The Five Companies
All five were registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
FinnTell
A financial watchdog for double charges and forgotten subscriptions.
Attent
An app that remembers the moments that matter to the people you love.
Superpower Hub
A free platform for young entrepreneurs in Cape Town’s townships.
House of Founders
The idea to do it again, with new founders in new places.
The People
It started with a message from Marleen Evertsz asking “Are you in?”, and everyone said yes.
- Marleen Evertsz, GoldRepublic
- Hans Scheffer, HelloPrint
- Joep Verbunt, Matt Sleeps
- Lars Freriks, Trustoo
- Jeroen van Glabbeek, CM.com
- Stef van Vugt, Catapult
- Constance Scholten, Overflow Capital
- Maas de Goede, Duqu
- Ron Simpson, WIN/WIN
- Michael van Lier, Builders
- Sharon Klaver, Builders
- Alex Butter, CTO, GoldRepublic
- Martin Deumens, Design and technology
- Teun Nijenhuis, Film
- Brenton Maas
- Michael Heerkens
- Onnick Jessayan
- Tom de Koster
- Lotte van Rijen
- Niels Spaans
- Stan van der Avoird
- Rick Heikoop
Also in the house: Geert Oomens (Camera). Our partners for Part I were Digital Notary, Future of Finance, De Ondernemer and Builders.
The Documentary
Teun Nijenhuis and Geert Oomens filmed the week. The film premiered on 29 April 2026 at De Kromhouthal in Amsterdam, in front of more than 1,100 founders and entrepreneurs.
About the film