While we encourage all Start-ups and early stage business to apply program, it works best for the Ventures matching the following criterion:

• Have moved beyond just a concept note and have at least reached a prototype stage
• Have funds to survive for at least a year
• Have a strong and dedicated founding team

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & START-UP SUPPORT

Professional assistance to entrepreneurs covering the full-range of start-up-development topics. Helping organizations to create and implement meaningful entrepreneurship support and development programs

SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ENTREPRENEURS FACE:

• Lack of clarity
• Need for guidance on how to prioritize tasks and structure activities
• Further aspects of growth
• How to raise capital
• Pitch-deck preparation
• Finding the access to the right funding source
• Scaling to new markets
• Relocating headquarters 

Some of the challenges organizations supporting entrepreneurship face:

• A need to attract potential entrepreneurs
• To find the right partners
• To find new promising start-ups early on
• A challenge of managing the start-up ecosystem or a number of entrepreneurs at the same time
• Integrating own pipeline of start-ups or own initiative within start-up ecosystem or globally

Some of the challenges corporations willing to tap into start-up scene face:

• Creation of entrepreneurship culture, process and developing spin-offs 
• Organization of non-formal, creative environment of a startup community for own employees
• Creation of own Venture Capital arm and full-immersion into the startup ecosystem, scouting, selection and management of startups that suit corporation’s needs