Startup Acceleration

Are you a start-up or an entrepreneurial team? Discover your path to market entry, validate your business model, win your first customers and secure your first investment.

ACE

Let's speed up this startup!

Let's help you navigate your way to entering the market, validating your business model, attracting customers, and securing investment.

Early stage

With a functional prototype

Free of charge

For founders, for the whole acceleration cycle

No equity sharing

Protecting your shares with ACE

40 week

Duration to prepare for market entry

Online

with occasional in-person attendance

October - July

As a proper period to prepare and launch

Zero to one with a proven methodology

Let's help you navigate your way to entering the market, validating your business model, attracting customers, and securing investment.

Laying the foundations

Work on defining and refining your target market from October to early July.

Research

Conduct primary market research to gain insights into your customers and users.

Experiment

Run experiments to validate key assumptions with potential customers.

Build and bond!

Establish and cultivate your founding team to ensure success.

Fundraise!

Make progress on finding fundraising opportunities.

Launch

Work towards launching an investor-ready business.

A place to succeed

Have dedicated space in the co-working environment at the premises of ACE.

We help build your ideas into investible, globally scalable start-ups.

Intensive coaching

Get startup coaching for a strategic edge. Our trusted advisors help with go-to-market strategy, marketing plan, MVP development, profitability, talent acquisition, and team building.

“Milestone update” gathering & community building

Access 70+ mentors, specialists, and entrepreneurs for tailored support in growing your business. Get expert guidance matched to your startup for top-tier mentoring and strategic direction.

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Every two months, you will share progress, receive unbiased feedback, and ask questions or request help. Teams frequently collaborate to assist with issues and provide feedback.

Guest Talks & Seminar Series

Enhance your entrepreneurship skills with seminars and guest talks covering service design, market research, innovation management, financials, sales strategies, ESG metrics, and more.

Training and fundraising opportunities

Since 2014, we've raised X. Our program covers business planning, investment strategy, sales, and team development. Attend Athenian Nexus - Investor Day to meet local funds and angel investors.

Office space and admin support

We offer flexible office space and administrative support to ensure you have everything you need to focus on growing your business.

Our startup program timeline is super detailed and helps you get ready for takeoff while you're busy building.

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Team auditions

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Qualifications

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We offer a curated network of more than 70 experienced mentors, industry specialists, and entrepreneurs, all eager to volunteer their time to support your business growth journey. By carefully matching your start-up with the most suitable experts, we ensure you receive top-tier structured mentoring and strategic guidance to help your business thrive.

Who should apply

Are you the one?

Explore range of powerful tools tailored to meet the diverse needs of business and designed to streamline workflow and enhance productivity.

The venture must be an innovation-based, may not be a “consulting” (i.e. must have a product or service)
The venture must have a functioning prototype that validates the concept and its feasibility.
The venture must demonstrate a strong potential for significant commercial growth.
The venture must demonstrate its potential to attract significant investment for long-term growth
The team involved must be committed and open to outside support and advice