Acceleration - CfE Accelerator

Acceleration


CfE Acceleration program is an opportunity to work out your idea in a turbo mode, understand its value proposition, get tools for its development, and turn it into a viable product.


🕗 Program start:

Autumn 2023

Duration:

12 weeks

Cost:

Free

Share of Center for Entrepreneurship in a company:

1%

❌ Application deadline:

YOU GET

During the Program, we help participants to check the viability of their idea in market conditions, make a prototype, test them with customers, and most importantly – sell solutions for customers’ problems.

Participants get:

  • intensive program;
  • 40+ total hours of theory and practice.
  • 12 hours of mentorship by request;
  • 10+ hours of pitch training.

On this path you will not be alone, CfE mentors work with you throughout the program.


STRUCTURE

The program combines educational and practical modules with feedback sessions and cooperation with the CfE’s mentors.

Format: online.


The program consists of:

Evening modules covering the most important topics for a startup:

  • Customer Development
  • Business Model
  • Go-to-market Strategy
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Financial Model
  • Fundraising
  • Pitching

Mentoring sessions

Training pitch sessions

Demo Day


Requirements for Candidates

The program is aimed at teams that are at the stage of idea validation, or already have the first MVP, and are also familiar with basic startup terminology.

The minimum number of team members that will participate in the program is 2.

Proficiency in English at a level sufficient to prepare and present your pitch at Demo Day and communicate with mentors.

Willingness to prioritize work on the startup for 12 weeks and allocate at least 10 hours per week for work on the program and independent work on the product.


Contacts

79000, Ukraine, Lviv
29 Stryysʹka str.

cfe.connect@ucu.edu.ua

Office open hours - Thursday 2 pm - 5 pm.