Incubation Program Tech & Science: We Offer Dates

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INCUBATION PROGRAM

TECH & SCIENCE


Are you a student, researcher or technology professional with an innovative business idea? Our Incubation
Program helps you develop your tech or science concept into a successful company. We cover all stages of
starting a business and help you boost your entrepreneurial skills. Once you are accepted into the program,
we guarantee two years of support. We have an expansive network of mentors, investors and industry
experts who want to work with young innovators like you!

WE OFFER
• 12 weeks of interactive lectures and workshops
DATES
FACTS

• Individual mentoring sessions with seasoned


entrepreneurs and business experts April 9-13 – full-time
• A network of consultants and service providers Apr. - Jun. – weekly follow-up
• Access to our professional network of partners sessions (on Fridays)
• Matching to venture capital and industry leaders
• A vibrant and welcoming community of LOCATION
passionate founders Startup Village Amsterdam
• An ACE discount on renting office space at the
Startup Village COSTS
Fully sponsored*
FOR WHOM
• M Sc or PhD students, researchers, technology LANGUAGE
professionals or alumni from UvA or any other English
Dutch university
• You have an innovative tech or science business idea APPLY AT
• You have a passionate and ambitious team ACE-INCUBATOR.NL
• You are willing to set up your business in the
Amsterdam region
• You have a potential for growth and ambition to
scale up internationally
PROGRAM OUTLINE

WEEK 1 WEEK 2-12


TURN YOUR IDEA VALIDATE YOUR
INTO A VIABLE BUSINESS IDEA AND
BUSINESS CASE ACQUIRE CUSTOMERS
Five days (full-time). Weekly workshops and biweekly
Crash course in entrepreneurship mentoring sessions to help you
*SUCCESS
covering all essential aspects of validate your business model and FEE
starting an innovative and viable strengthen your skills as a MODEL
business: starting founder: We believe in empowering
entrepreneurs, therefore we don’t
• E ntrepreneurship and • C ustomer development take equity.
innovation culture • Product development When selected into our incubation
• Business and revenue model • Startup financials and adminis- program, you do commit to pay
• Go-to-market strategy tration 2% of your revenue for the period
• Startup funding • Investor insights & term sheets of 5 years, only when and if you hit
• Pitching • Sales and negotiations a yearly revenue of 250K euros or
• One-on-one mentoring sessions • Branding more.
with entrepreneurs, business • Pitching and more...
developers and startup experts

FEEDBACK FROM
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS:
“ WE STARTED AS A TEAM OF PROGRAMMERS
WITH NO BUSINESS EXPERIENCE. BY THE END
OF THE PROGRAM WE REALLY FELT LIKE


ENTREPRENEURS.
Bart Vredebregt, Aiir Innovations

“ BEING PART OF ACE’S PROGRAM WAS TRE-


MENDOUSLY HELPFUL. IT INSPIRED ME AND
HELPED ME ORGANIZE MY THOUGHTS AND
MAKE A PLAN ON HOW TO START MY OWN


COMPANY.
Andrea Candelli, LUMICKS

QUESTIONS?
Feel free to reach out to the program lead Yulia Bodnar
([email protected]).

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