Applications for participation in the national incubation program INCUB8 have started in Ukraine. The initiative is designed for 70 technology startups at the pre-seed and seed stages, which will have the opportunity to undergo six months of training, attract mentorship support, and compete for funding of up to EUR 10,000.
The project is being implemented with the support of the EU4Innovation East initiative, funded by the European Union and co-financed by the Government of France through Expertise France, in partnership with Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University and the international EBN network.
The program is focused on developing regional infrastructure for supporting technology entrepreneurship. It covers 10 regional hubs: Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, as well as Volyn, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa Oblasts.
University teams, researchers, students, and independent founders who are developing projects in the areas of AI, DeepTech, GreenTech, BioTech, MedTech, EdTech, and AeroSpace are invited to participate.
The free training will last six months in a hybrid format (online and at university hubs). The educational course consists of eight modules covering business modeling, market research, financial planning, pitching, and intellectual property protection. Team preparation will be provided by 10 university mentors and 5 industry practitioners.
Based on the results of the incubation, the 20 best teams will reach the National Pitch Day. Three winning startups will receive subgrants of EUR 10,000 each, as well as the opportunity to take part in the annual EBN network congress. At the same time, at least one grant is guaranteed to be allocated to a startup led by a woman.
Applications and presentations in English can be submitted until November 27. Participants aged 18 and older are eligible to take part.