Armenia Startup Academy pre-accelerator is a 14-week program designed to guide tech companies/teams through the process of customer development using advanced tracking methodologies and instruments.

Upon graduation, the teams have a practical understanding of the market context for their products as well as practical steps for the next 6 months. The program culminates with a Demo Day, where startups present their solutions to the investors, community, and general audience.

Benefits

• Silicon Valley tracking tools that help startups  to track their everyday progress towards value creation and efficiency of distribution channels
• Individual work with the teams by the Academy instructors and  entrepreneurial assistants, as well as pairing with foreign and local mentors
•  Also, local and EU grants up to 10k EUR
• easier access to regional and global accelerators
• opportunity to widen the network
• Moreover, financial and legal support, legal council, financial and tax administration

Eligibility

• Early-stage for-profit tech startups
• Also, strong teams with complementary skills
• Startups with scalability potential
• In addition, teams who want to acquire hands-on experience

Selection Criteria 

Although the final selection will be made by the Academy team based on the individual interviews the following criteria play a decisive role:

• scalability potential
• complementarity of the team composition (business, tech, other as necessary)
• individual team members’ track record
• In addition, the maturity of the startup

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Timeline

• Application: Mar 2 – 31, 2022
• Information Session: Mar 21, 2022
• Interviews and Final Selection: Apr 11 – 14, 2022
• Programme: Apr 18 – Jul 24, 2022
• Demo Day: Jul 27, 2022