A pre-incubation online program to develop innovative thinking for beginners, combining practical training and individual consultations with entrepreneurs and business coaches, helping participants test their own innovative ideas and prepare them for further development in a startup format.

GOAL

To help participants test and refine their ideas, develop innovative thinking and basic business skills, receive expert support, and prepare to launch a startup.

PROGRAM MODULES

Business and Startup Ecosystem. Emerging Innovations.
Design Thinking as a Key to Building a Successful Startup.
Business Model Development. Customer Discovery and Growth.
Startup Finance Basics. Funding Opportunities.
Marketing and Startup Promotion. Building a Brand That Attracts Customers.
Developing the Founder’s Entrepreneurial Mindset.
Startup Presentation Formats. The Art of Pitching.

WHY CHOOSE UF STARTUP SCHOOL BEGINNER?

Define your professional growth path

Understand which field fits you best and how your ideas can turn into a real business.

Build your own startup

Take your idea from concept to the first steps of project implementation and market testing.

Learn to pitch your ideas

Prepare a pitch deck and master public speaking skills for presenting to judges and investors.

Develop the skills of a future manager

Enhance leadership, teamwork, creativity, communication, and emotional intelligence.

Gain practical experience

Work on real tasks, collaborate with mentors, and receive feedback from experts.

Get a chance to become a UF resident

Top teams can join the Ukrainian Future business incubator community to further develop their startup and attract funding.

BASIC INFORMATION

Format
  • duration 2.5 weeks
  • online sessions +Pitch Day (Crash Test)
  • Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
For whom
  • Young innovators 15+
  • Students of the JAS Ukraine
  • Holders of Ukrainian Future certificates

MILESTONES

Application process

until 23.11.2025

Enrollment

until 26.11.2025

Online trainings and intensive individual consulting

from 26.11.2025

Pitch Day (Crash Test) and project summarizing

12.12.2025

Coworking
FabLab
Material Library