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Accelerator Program

The Accelerator Program delivers twenty video trainings across two levels in one month. This page shows who can apply and what it takes to finish.

How it works

You go through five steps between 9 November and 31 December 2026.

  1. 9 Nov – 6 Dec

    Apply

    Tell us whether you have a venture idea and, if you do, choose your venture stage; then write a short summary of your venture, or your reason for joining if you have no idea yet (120–600 characters). Team members give their team leader's details instead of the venture questions.

  2. 7 Dec

    Selection

    Selection takes place on 7 December.

  3. 8 Dec

    Results and account access

    On 8 December you receive the result by e-mail and, if selected, access to your account.

  4. 8 – 31 Dec

    Learn

    Start with an EntreComp self-assessment. Then work through your trainings in order, at your own pace: nine short videos each, narrated in English with English or Turkish subtitles, and an exam at the end.

  5. By 31 Dec

    Finish

    Complete your level-end documents, repeat the self-assessment and meet the certificate conditions.

The Assessment Board places you in one of the two levels.

The Board decides from your answers in the form and your venture summary; you do not choose a level yourself. Scaleup needs a registered company. If you apply as a team member, you take your team leader's level once your applications are matched. If your team leader does not apply or does not confirm you by 6 December, you are assessed individually.

Venture stage and level; the Assessment Board sets each applicant's level
  • No idea yet You can still apply
  • Before MVP
  • MVP ready
  • After MVP
  • Product ready, first sales made
  • Sales made, exporting

Startup

For applicants with no venture idea yet and for ventures before MVP, with an MVP ready or after MVP.

Trainings
15 T01–T10 · C01–C05
Video time
20 h 41 min
In December
the video is spread over 24 days, plus exams, your business plan and your pitch deck

Scaleup

For ventures with a product and first sales, or already exporting, that are registered companies. A company that is still being set up counts as Startup.

Trainings
10 S01–S05 · C01–C05
Video time
13 h 2 min
In December
the video is spread over 24 days, plus exams and your four documents

Curriculum

Each training is nine short videos, 75 to 89 minutes in total, followed by an exam.

Startup level: T01 to T10
Code Training Video
T01 Start Your Entrepreneurial Journey 89 min
T02 Explore Your Customer's Problem 83 min
T03 Design Solutions that Create Value 84 min
T04 From Research to Innovation 85 min
T05 Validate the Market 86 min
T06 Build a Sustainable Business Model 85 min
T07 Protect and Transfer Your Idea 86 min
T08 Build Your Team and Ecosystem 85 min
T09 Plan Your Venture's Finances 82 min
T10 Pitch Your Venture 84 min
Scaleup level: S01 to S05
Code Training Video
S01 Go to Market in Europe and Beyond 75 min
S02 Master Advanced Startup Finance 77 min
S03 Get Investment-Ready 81 min
S04 Win Investors with Your Pitch 76 min
S05 Protect Your IP and Build Your Legal Foundations in Europe 81 min
STEM core for both levels: C01 to C05
Code Training Video
C01 Innovate for a Green and Sustainable Europe 78 min
C02 Connect Your Product with IoT 83 min
C03 Build Trustworthy AI Ventures 78 min
C04 Scale from Prototype to Production 76 min
C05 Secure Your Data and Digital Trust 77 min

What it takes to finish

  1. 90%

    of every video watched, in every training of your level.

  2. 50%

    or more on every exam. Each training ends with one.

  3. 2

    Startup: documents uploaded: business plan and pitch deck. Financial plan and one-pager come in stage 2.

  4. 4

    Scaleup: documents uploaded: business plan, financial plan, pitch deck and one-pager.

Meet all three and you receive a certificate of completion. An EntreComp self-assessment at the start and at the end shows how your entrepreneurial competences have moved.

Who can apply

Anyone aged 18 or over in a STEM field (05–09), with a venture at any stage from before MVP to exporting, or with no idea yet.

  • Students, graduates and academics of a higher education institution or a partner institution; other groups cannot apply.
  • The partner institutions are listed in the form; you can also apply from another institution.
  • You apply as an individual and can add your venture or team name.
  • The form is available in English and Turkish.

Read the privacy notice before you apply. It explains what the form collects and why. Open the privacy notice

Venture support

After the Accelerator Program, ventures climb three stages, and each ends at a gate.

The Accelerator Program is the learning stage; Acceleration is a later support stage for registered companies. Ventures that want to go further can move into venture support, delivered by Düzce Technopark with partners in Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Latvia. Each stage has its own call and selection.

  1. 9 weeks

    Pre-incubation

    Field work on the problem: hypotheses, twenty customer interviews, a pivot decision and a business model canvas.

  2. 12 weeks

    Incubation

    MVP, pilot, pricing, IP strategy and financial plan, then company formation. Closes with Demo Day.

  3. 16 weeks

    Acceleration

    For registered companies with a first sale or pilot: go-to-market, unit economics, investor readiness and international market entry. Closes with Investor Day.

Gates. Teams move on when they show evidence: problem–solution fit, market evidence, team commitment, and clarity on IP and ownership.

Terms. Participation terms for these stages, including an equity commitment, are set out in the programme agreement for each stage. Read them before you apply.

Applications are open until 6 December 2026.

Apply Now!

Closes 6 December, 23:59 Central European Time (CET). The form is in English and Turkish.