Student Startup Fund Returns: Even More Opportunities for Future Ukrainian Founders
19 / 8 / 26
On Demo Day, teams will present their startups to investors and partners and will have a chance to receive funding for further development. Student Startup Fund 2.0 is created for those who have long considered their own startup but didn’t know where to start. To participate, it’s enough to have an idea or a desire to find like-minded people and create it together.
From Idea to MVP in 12 Weeks
Over three months of the program, participants will gain not only knowledge about launching a startup but also practical experience in product creation. The acceleration is designed as a practical bridge between an idea and a real business and includes:
- Educational Block: lectures and workshops from founders, investors, and leaders of the Ukrainian tech industry.
- Mentorship Support: regular individual sessions with experts for product and business model development.
- Startup Work: weekly practical tasks, hypothesis testing, and MVP creation.
- Networking: meeting other teams, entrepreneurs, partners, and representatives of the innovation ecosystem.
Ideas Know No Borders: Build a Startup from Anywhere in Ukraine
The program combines online and offline formats, so students from any region of Ukraine can join. Main activities will take place online, while key events and the final Demo Day will be held at the UNIT.City innovation park. This format allows everyone to access the entrepreneurial ecosystem regardless of their place of study or residence.
Support from the State, Business, and Innovation Ecosystem
Student Startup Fund 2.0 unites the state, business, and leading players of the innovation ecosystem to create the most favorable conditions for students to launch their own startups. This synergy provides participants with access to expertise, mentorship, professional networking, and opportunities for further project development.
The organizer is UNIT.City with the assistance of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Startup Fund. The program is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Youth Fund. The title partner of the program is OMD Optimum Media Ukraine. Ecosystem partners are EUNITED Digital Hub and 1991 Accelerator, and the program partner is Bolt.
Demo Day: Final Stage and Opportunity to Receive Funding
The culmination of Student Startup Fund 2.0 will be Demo Day — a day when teams present their startups to investors, business representatives, and experts from the innovation ecosystem. For participants, this is not just a summary of 12 weeks of work, but also an opportunity to receive professional feedback, find partners, attract the attention of potential investors, and take the next step towards scaling their own product.
It is important that startups continue to grow even after the official part ends, so program graduates will gain access to post-acceleration support, which includes maintaining contact with mentors and assistance in planning subsequent strategic steps.
Behind every success story is a person who once dared to try. At UNIT.City, we strive for more and more such people, because startups are part of the DNA of our innovation park. Student Startup Fund gives students the opportunity to go through this journey not alone, but together with mentors, experts, and a community that helps transform ambitious ideas into technological products.
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