Danube Digital Accelerator: Empowering CEE’s Next Wave of Innovators

Feb 7th 2025

The Danube Digital Accelerator 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.

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 (Feb 28, 2025).

Phase 2: Prepare a pitch deck (there is a template), 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 2:

● Feb 28, 2025: Application Deadline (apply online at www.ddaccelerator.com)

● March 28, 2025: Country Interviews Completed

● May 5-8, 2025: Interviews with the Board of Experts

● June 2025: Start of the Program

Apply Now & Turn Your Idea into Reality!

For more details and application, visit DDAccelerator website www.ddaccelerator.com.

CRO Contact: Visnja.Stepanic@irb.hr

Tel: +385 1 457 1356

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