DDAccelerator – Apply for Cohort 1 NOW!
The Danube Digital Accelerator (DDAccelerator) is a 4-month remote program designed to help students, researchers, and early-stage entrepreneurs from Bosnia, Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine transform their innovative ICT projects into businesses. With a focus on academia-driven technology, the accelerator offers structured support to create lasting impact. DDAccelerator is part of the CapTTict project supported by Interreg Danube.
Danube Digital Accelerator: Empowering CEE’s Next Wave of Innovators
Why Apply?
Gain Critical Knowledge & Skills: Learn through workshops, webinars, and expert mentoring to refine your business model, market strategies, and overcome early-stage challenges.
Access a Powerful Network: Connect with mentors, industry experts, investors, and startups.
Present on a Global Stage: Showcase your startup at an international event in Prague to media, investors, and industry leaders.
Enhance Startup Performance: Structured support helps startups raise funding, scale faster, and achieve long-term success.
Who Can Apply?
Teams with at least two members; One member must be a student/researcher from the participating countries
Science-based projects/startups with a technological focus in ICT (TRL 4+)
What You’ll Get:
Mentoring Support: Tailored advice from expert mentors
Workshops: Learn about strategy, business development, funding, and more
Funding Expertise: Guidance from early-stage investors and public funding experts
Access to Facilities: Tools for your work, such as computational resources, laboratories, and co-working spaces (availability varies by region)
Application Process:
Phase 1: Submit the application form by the deadlines (Oct 31, 2024; Feb 28, 2025; May 31, 2025).
Phase 2: Prepare a pitch deck, answer market questions, and participate in a country interview.
Phase 3: Conduct a market analysis, answer IP questions, interview with the International Board of Experts.
Key Dates for Cohort 1:
Nov 11, 2024: Application Deadline (apply online at www.ddaccelerator.com)
Nov 30, 2024: Country Interviews Completed
Jan 7-10, 2025: Interviews with the Board of Experts
Feb 2025: Start of the Program
