How it works

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Who it is for
check out basic requirements to be part of the program

Startups & Entrepreneurs

For startups with an existing MVP, or prototype business models that are highly innovative, digital, and/or scalable. Diverse Teams welcome. Located in Austria or wanted to re-allocate to Austria.

Talents

Passionate about innovation, want to learning new things and contribute with unique skills to one of the startups. Sign up via Eventbrite - check out the deadline at our program

Final Pitch Visitors

Curious about the startup and startup scene and want to watch the Final Pitches. Sign up via Eventbrite - check out the deadline at our program

Startup application process

Apply with your startup at the program you want to take part in, remember about the deadline.
Based on your application and pitcheck our jury pre-select best startups that will take part in the program. You get notified via email about your application status.
If you get pre-selected, the next step is a call where we will check out your commitment and how you can get the most out of the program.
Based on the results of the call, you will receive a final confirmation.

Our 36 hours pre-acceleration programs
helping you succeed

1.

Trainings

Together with our trained contributors who help you working in a straight forwarded, structured way, you will gather valuable and constructive insights on building up your startup. We know that acquiring lots of new information in a short amount of time can be challenging sometimes. That’s why we also provide you with all the working materials you need to recall the information obtained in our Trainings in order to successfully grow your business.

2.

Mentoring

Our carefully selected mentors and experts are positioned around the world and cover experiences across everything from (serial) entrepreneurship and business modelling to product development, design, and more. You’ll be surrounded by the industry’s most talented mentors and experts all being dedicated to helping you grow your business – successfully and fast.

3.

Pitch Training

Knowing how to pitch is one of the most helpful skills for every aspiring founder and startup. With our proven training format, The Art of Pitching™, we provide you with top-notch insights from our experts to make your pitch investor ready.

4.

Network for a Lifetime

While the programs itself ends, the contacts made throughout the course of our programs are for life. Our unique community of founders, innovators, educators, and investors will be one of your greatest assets.

5.

Access to zero21 accelerator program

Work hard during the program, pitch your startup to our jury-investors and get nominated to our 3 month acceleration program. Your unique opportunity to participate in the investment readiness zero21 accelerate. Months full of the business content, sales, marketing strategy, and more, together with 1:1 mentoring sessions to skyrocket your business and make it investment ready.

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Pre-seed & seed funding

Unlock a spectrum of funding avenues, from Crowdfunding to Tokenization and Business Angels, enabling you to ignite sales without relying on conventional funding. One Vision and One Market should be all you need to reach 1 Million.

Day 1Mentoring & business development

Thursday is all about getting yourself familiar with the people you’ll be spending the next 36 hours with. If you’re working on your own startup it’s your time to hit the stage and showcase your startup within 90 seconds.

No business idea? No problem! Just listen to the pitches and choose your favorite. People with a business background (marketing, sales, etc.), design expertise, or IT/programming skills are always needed in a complementary team setting. You will have time to network and find your favorite team to contribute with your skills and know-how.

The next part is the business development – ask all your burning questions our coach and get extensive training on how to find the right customers.

It is a BIG mentoring day! Mentors with proven entrepreneurial experience and own successful companies or expertise in every area you can think of will be there for you, ready to answer all the questions Google has no answer for. You will be matched with your favorite mentors in advance and be able to prepare for this session fully!

Day 2Art of pitching & pitching competition

You receive our master workshop  The Art of Pitching™ and learn how to pitch in front of the jury investors! After all the mentors’ feedback, you will redefine your business and prepare your pitch deck for the Grande Finale. You have 3 min to convenience the jury that your product or service is the best. It is your chance to win awesome prizes and be nominated to our zero21 accelerator program.

 

Ready to start your journey?

This is your chance to become part of our ever-growing Startup Live family, and get access to our zero21 acceleration program that actually not only brings you forward but makes your startup investment ready! Join one of our programs to boost your business or join an existing project on-site to help our aspiring founders succeed with your special skill-set.

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