If your startup wants to expand into the Visegrad region, gain access to investors, mentors and business opportunities, now is the time to act! Applications for the V4 Startup Force – one of the most important fellowship programmes for startups in the region – close on Monday 24 March 2025.
Since 2018, the programme has helped more than eighty startups establish over 350 key business collaborations across Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Now you can be part of this successful community too. The program offers direct contact with potential clients and partners, one-on-one mentoring with experts in expansion and business strategy, access to a regional network of investors, an intensive bootcamp focused on startup growth, and the opportunity to receive a scholarship of up to EUR 1,000. Selected startups will not only attend the online part of the program, but also in-person networking and business meetings in Budapest.
“V4 Startup Force is the ideal program for startups that want to grow and penetrate new markets. It is a great opportunity to connect with key players in the region and gain experience that will take startups to the next level,” says Adam Cervenka, Project Manager at DEX Innovation Centre.
In the first round of selection, sixteen of the most promising startups will be chosen from the submitted applications to attend an online bootcamp. The top four – each from one V4 country – will advance to the main programme. The programme will kick off with an intensive virtual bootcamp from 9 to 11 April 2025, after which the top four startups will continue with a hybrid series of development and sales activities. The first three weeks of the May finals will take place online, and in the fourth week they will all meet in person in Budapest.
Now is your last chance to get involved in a program that can fundamentally impact the future of your startup. If you haven’t submitted your application yet, you don’t have much time left. The deadline is March 24 and the next opportunity to apply will be next semester. Don’t wait and apply now on the official program website.
Source: DEX-IC
