🚀 Ready to Ignite Your Startup Journey? 🚀
Startup Garage, TalTech Startup Centre and Swedbank invite you to join Estonia's No. 1 youth pre-acceleration program – IGNITER. Returning this fall with fresh updates, the program is designed to help you turn bold ideas into validated startups.
Over the course of 2 months, you'll gain:
🧠 Peer-to-peer coaching sessions from experienced business mentors
🛠️ Hands-on workshops focused on rapid problem-solving and lean development
🧪 Real customer validation and product market fit for your idea with our framework and guided milestones
💡 A chance to build your first MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
👥 A network of interdisciplinary teammates and mentors
🎤 A spot on the Pitching Day stage in front of experts
✨ A chance to win Swedbank's main prize of 2500 euros to develop your idea
This is your first step toward making your business idea fly. No prior experience needed – just motivation, curiosity, and commitment.
Who can apply?
Participants can be students from any university, as well as recent graduates (up to one year after graduation) and high school students.
Participation is limited to applicants selected through the application process. Applications close on September 24.
Program (save the dates):
Sept 28 🚀 Kick-off
Oct 12 🧠 Workshop 1
Oct 19 ❓ Coaching session 1
Oct 23.-24. ⚒️ IGNITER Sprint Weekend, which includes MVP building roadmap and revenue streams workshops
Nov 2 🎥 Pitch Building
Nov 9 🤝 Startup Speed Dating Night
Nov 16 💸 Coaching session 2
Nov 23 🎤 Pitch Rehearsal
Nov 30 🚀 Final Pitching Day
🕔 Most workshops and sessions usually begin at 5:00 PM.
📌 The organizers reserve the right to make changes to the program.
Your startup story starts here! Let's make it extraordinary! 🔥
If you have any questions, please contact Naatan Johannes Bender ([email protected]).
Get inspired by past IGNITER teams
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