[Equity-Free] Rubik Garage Accelerator Program for Early-Stage Startups

Deadline: 5-Mar-23

The 2023 Spring Edition of the Rubik Garage Accelerator Program is now open for applications to Early-Stage Startups based in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and Southern Europe (SE).

Together with the strategic and media partners, they embarked on a mission to support and accelerate startups with disruptive or highly innovative ideas/business models to reach the next milestone in their growth.

What Topics They Will Tackle Along the Journey?

• Key metrics for scaling startups
• Mindset & resilience for startup founders
• Go-to-market strategy
• P&L & budgeting
• Building a technical foundation for scaling
• Sales strategy
• Media for startups
• Pricing strategy
• Product-market fit
• Launching in new markets
• Legal basics for startups
• Ask Me Anything: Founders Journey – raising investment
• Hiring & organisational culture when growing a startup
• Myths about investors
• How to Pitch
• Building & delivering an award-winning pitch

Program Structure

• Bootcamp (Mid-March 2023)
  • They are not a one-size-fits-all program.
    • They will collaborate closely with their experts to tailor the workshops based on your needs and your level of development.
    • They will start with a 2-days Founders Bootcamp – on-site, in Piatra Neamt, Romania
• Acceleration (March-June 2023)
  • Three months of intensive workshops:
    • Overall, you’ll get over 60 hours of practical workshops and 1:1 feedback sessions focusing on a wide range of topics
    • Dedicated mentors
    • Group sessions – peer-to-peer learning
    • Meet the investors sessions
    • Ask Me Anything sessions
    • Network & connect – community building
    • Optional: you can move into their hub to build your startup
• Demo Day & Mentors’ Retreat (Mid-June 2023)
  • The acceleration phase will culminate with a Demo Day.
    • You get the chance to pitch your startup in front of their community of investors, VCs, partners, and mentors.
    • But don’t worry, you’ll have help: over 40% of their 150+ mentors have been involved in startups that scaled internationally.
  • Note: After Demo Day, only a handful of founders will be selected for the Investment Readiness follow-on program.
• Investment Readiness Program (October 2023 – March 2024)
  • A follow-up program tailored to top startups in their accelerator, looking to raise investment in the next 3-6 months.
    • Interactive workshops on a wide range of key aspects involved in the fundraising process, including early-stage startup valuation methods, how to raise the first round, investors management, pitch deck preparation for investors, etc.
    • Tailored support for your startup: feedback sessions with the Rubik Hub team, peer-to-peer learning groups, access to data room
    • Match-making, warm intros and exclusive sessions of private pitching to investors

Benefits

• Access to Perks & Benefits Worth of €150,000+
• Once you join the accelerator, you become part of the Rubikorns community. This gives you access to:
  • Perks offered by their partners (Notion, AWS, Twilio Segment, Hubspot, Miro, Freya sense, SMSO, Idea Buddy)
  • Immersion in an international ecosystem to help you validate and develop your startup/ideas in international markets, such as the USA, the Netherlands, the UK, Portugal, Spain, Germany
  • Free ticket & Free booth at an international startup conference (e.g., WebSummit, Slush)
  • House of Startups – Accommodation & free co-working space
  • Jobs in Startups

Eligibility Criteria

• Looking for:
  • MVP-stage tech startups
  • Early-stage startups with an experienced team,
  • based in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and Southern Europe (SE), and using technology to solve real problems with innovative and scalable solutions, regardless of the sector.
• To support your growth to:
  • get to €2,000 MRR
  • raise a new investment round
  • or launch into a new market (in the next 3-9 months).

For more information, visit Rubik Garage.