Kaunas Science and Technology Park is looking for teams in FinTech, EdTech, MedTech, GreenTech, and EnergyTech fields who are ready to skyrocket their startups. Selected teams will join our Business Pre-acceleration Program EVOLUT 4.0, which teaches Global Practices of Product/Service Development.
The program will provide the necessary tools for developing tech business ideas, expert advice on raising funds, networking with business angels, entrepreneurs, and access to VC firms. Experts in marketing, sales, communication, and finance are ready to define the stages of business development to help to achieve the best results for the startup. Online Pre-acceleration Program EVOLUT 4.0 focuses on providing the basic knowledge of business model selection, prototyping, marketing, growth strategies, sales and R&D.
"Our experience shows that marketing, communication, sales, and pitch workshops are extremely important for early-stage startups because they greatly increase the startup’s chance of being noticed by investors. This program is also a perfect fit for researchers, academics, and scientists who are thinking about turning their research and development projects into something bigger and startup-worthy”, says Paulius Nezabitauskas, the director of Kaunas STP.
Innovation community mentors and facilitators are dedicated to supporting the participants through the entire program. Current trend show that networking is essential for enterprises and startups need connections with the community of world-wide operating investors, business angels and funds. Aleksander Tonnisson, co-founder of BuildIT Accelerator (Estonia) will introduce the enterprise models and pivot examples that drive startups to the success.
“The idea behind pivot is if your business is not going as planned, you can change it. You can change your business model, market, your product segment. You can even change your team. I am going to talk is it the right time to pivot or not. What I have seen a lot is that startup starts to pivot too early. They give up too early or pivot without data, just because they think our business model does not work”, says Tonnisson.
In 2018 Kaunas STP Entrepreneurship and New Product Development Program EVOLUT 4.0 has been recognized as the solution of the year for business by IASP- International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation and has won the 1st place award.
More information and application form: https://techpark.lt/evolut
Application is open until 15 March.