The V4 region faces new challenges - innovation is more needed than ever
A unique growth programme designed for founders who see opportunities where others see problems
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A new world is forming and tech is the key to prosperity.
In Ukraine and beyond, the war brought issues that we’ve never seen before. Instead of dispersing our resources, we need to put our heads together to make the impossible reality. #onetechecosystem
Elon is already there with Starlink - can you be next?
This initiative helps V4 businesses to understand the Ukrainian tech ecosystem and deploy impactful solutions that can help to rebuild the country or mitigate the damages.
In parallel, the programme helps Ukrainian tech talent to relocate safely to the V4 and grow from here.
We put together a 4-week online accelerator programme focusing on fundraising, sales and scaling.
The Innobooster accelerates 15 tech startups from the V4 and Ukraine that solve the most pressing and acute challenges.
The startups will have a chance to engage in insightful workshops on well-designed topics, mentoring sessions with industry experts and pitching opportunities during Demo day at Wolves Summit - one of the largest tech events in the CEE.
A perfect environment for learning, networking and getting international exposure.
6 online workshops from top-notch presenters on international expansion? - we got that covered.
The topics:
- The Challenges of International Market Entry
- Competitive Analysis and Sources of Competitive Advantage
- B2B Sales Prospecting
- Marketing, Communication and Messaging
- Fundraising – Understanding the VC World
- Building a Pitch Deck & Pitching Techniques
6 workshops from top-notch presenters on international expansion? - we got that covered.
The topics:
- The Challenges of International Market Entry
- Competitive Analysis and Sources of Competitive Advantage
- B2B Sales Prospecting
- Marketing, Communication and Messaging
- Fundraising – Understanding the VC World
- Building a Pitch Deck & Pitching Techniques
All online*
Mentoring and hands-on support? - no problem.
Get clarity and a better understanding of your strategy with industry experts.
Every startup will have two sessions to ask questions and get valuable advice.
All online*
Demo Day at Wolves Summit? - of course.
Do you like being in the limelight? Here is your opportunity to pitch to a 2000+ audience of investors, businesses and ecosystem players at the biggest tech event in the CEE. Tickets and stage time are sorted for your team.
And there is more, we even organise a dedicated side event with a fireside chat on how to make our collab stronger.
Demo Day at Wolves Summit? - of course.
Do you like being in the limelight? Here is your opportunity to pitch to a 2000+ audience of investors, businesses and ecosystem players at the biggest tech event in the CEE. Tickets and stage time are sorted for your team.
And there is more, we even organise a dedicated side event with a fireside chat on how to make our collab stronger.
GROW
Grow with the help of our experts - explore& expand to new markets.
RAISE
Meet and network with investors - discover funding opportunities
HELP
Solve the challenges and build a better world for the future generation.
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Demo Day at Wolves Summit
Meet our experts
Location
Tech startups based and registered in any V4 country or in Ukraine
Sectors
- Education
- ER
- Mental Health
- Energy (production & storage)
- Clean re-building
- Environmental restoration
Stage
- Post MVP businesses who are ready to scale
- Minimum a team of three
#knowledgeispower - we know that! We are making you up-to-date with the market intel that is needed for your expansion.
How?
Before the programme starts, we organise 4 awareness sessions where you can meet prominent stakeholders who will give you first-hand feedback on #whatthehack is going on.
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KNOWLEDGE HUB
Keen to know more?
We collected reports and organisations for you - so you can browse and learn.
Russian Aggression In Ukraine: How Do Ukrainian Startups Survive
Learn about the needs, challenges and growth opportunities of
Ukrainian startups in the challenging times of war.
Ukrainian IT Industry: Analytical Report
The report discusses the important role that the IT industry has played in the Ukrainian economy.
Peer Review of the Ukrainian Research and Innovation System
The report introduces the wide-ranging legal framework that Ukraine has implemented to govern the development of its science and innovation systems.
Innobooster Lectures
#1 The challengers of international market entry by Gergo Gulyas
#2 Source of competitive advantages by Marina Marynkevych
#3 Understanding the VC World by Elena Malitskaya
#4 Marketing, Communication and Messaging by Marina Marynkevich
#5 Sales strategy and B2B prospecting by Tamas Szeker
#6 Building a Pitch Deck nd Pitching Techniques by Sana Ross
Innobooster Program Summary
06/02
Application
opens
16/02-09/03
Awareness sessions:
16/02/23 - Programme kick-off
23/02/23 - Discovering the Ukrainian tech ecosystem
02/03/23 - What can the V4 offer to businesses?
09/03/23 - Scaling up to conquer the world
19/03
Application closes
20/03-02/04
Evaluation
03/04
Announcement
Workshops
1, The Challenges of International Market Entry
2, Competitive Analysis and Sources of Competitive Advantage
3, B2B Sales Prospecting
4, Marketing, Communication and Messaging
5, Fundraising – Understanding the VC World
6, Building a Pitch Deck & Pitching Techniques
1st mentoring session
(your choice, between the 10-16, April)
2nd mentoring session
(your choice, between the 24, April - 05, May)
23/05
Internal Demo Day
TBD
Pitching
Are you a corporate looking to innovate or an investor in this region?
If you have a challenge to delegate or you’re interested to be involved, get in touch with us! Let’s build this initiative together.
Our mission is to create unity within the tech ecosystem and use the power of innovation to support people in need - #onetechecosystem
This programme is designed to ease the crisis that the war brought and strengthen ties between the countries in the region.
Attract and keep talent
Showcase the potential of the region
Improve lives and help others
Who are we?
Wolves Summit is an integrated deal-flow and digital marketing platform for investors and tech companies, offering year-round engagement through events, corporate innovation challenges and startup scaling activities.
The group pairs a global perspective with industry-specific knowledge and hosts three major events annually -Wolves Summit, the flagship event in Poland, Emerging Wolves, a tech gathering focusing on emerging tech ecosystems and Alpha Wolves, an exclusive GP&LP matchmaking platform – that provide great exposure to its 8k+ startup alumni.
Since 2015, Wolves Summit events facilitated over 33,000 meetings between 19,000+ participants from 80+ countries year-to-date and built a network of 170+ community partners globally - including accelerators,
venture capital associations and start-up operators.
In 2021 the company spun out a new startup division called WolvesX. WolvesX scouts, strategists and marketers to support large
organisations such as LG Electronics, PwC, Garage+, Economic Development Board in Singapore, among others, to address a wide range of corporate and government innovation challenges.
Contact: greg@wolvessummit.com
ISE brings Ukrainian startups to the next level. They focus on business development by setting partnerships between corporations and startups - preparing them for scaling, fundraising and international expansion.
ISE collaborates with Ukrainian and International corporations, which are looking for innovative solutions and are ready to experiment with new technologies – such as: Watsons, Credit Agricole, Johnsons&Johnsons, Alfa Bank or KFC. ISE also partners up with prominent accelerators and investors - UVCA, SMRK VC, Roosh VC, QDP Partners, Genesis Investment, Techiia, Startup Network, SVSY – that made investments into early-stage startups totalling $4,8 million YTD.
Contact: malitskaya@ise-group.org
Startup Campus provides programmes and services for innovators and innovative businesses from the idea phase until and beyond the market entry in Hungary, Germany and the UK.
Startup Campus is active in global events, with the aim to increase the visibility of Hungary, Central and Eastern Europe to encourage entrepreneurship and connect the various regional startup ecosystems. Its main objective is to give entrepreneurial individuals a new perspective and the possibility to create something that they can call their own, and at the same time form their future, express themselves and change the world with innovative ideas and solutions.
Contact: hello@startupcampus.hu
DEX Innovation Centre (DIC) has 4 years of experience in running multiple startup programmes and events - including their own digital health accelerator. Its track record includes a portfolio of 70 international mentors, 65 startups in their alumni and 3.6M€ investment raised for their portfolio. They operate multiple initiatives and stakeholder group connectors in the Czech health innovation ecosystem, including HoCare and HoCare 2.0, SMART4MD or Morning Health Talk. They are also part of the Startup Europe Week and collaborate with the EIT in EIT Health Hub for the Czech Republic and Bridgehead programmes – which provides them access to top-notch partners in the EIT network.
Contact: info@dex-ic.com
Management
Gergo Gulyas
Wolves Summit
Elena Malitskaya
ISE
Attila Khader
Startup Campus
Adam Červenka
DEX Innovation Centre
The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
The International Visegrad Fund is an international donor organization established by the governments of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). Its aim is to support closer understanding and cooperation among people in the V4 region, as well as between the V4 region and other countries and regions, particularly in the non-EU neighbourhood of the Eastern Partnership countries and in the Western Balkans. The fund fosters the development of civil society by financing joint grant projects and by awarding university scholarships and artist residencies. The fund’s annual budget of €8 million consists of equal contributions by the V4 governments.
