Armenia Startup Academy

Armenia Startup Academy is a pre-acceleration program designed to guide tech startups and teams working on innovative ideas and products through the process of customer development using advanced tracking methodologies and instruments. Participants will attend weekly lectures on various topics and work on their go-to-market strategy and explore opportunities to enter foreign accelerators in their target markets.

We are looking for early-stage for-profit tech startups that have strong teams with complementary skills, scalability potential and want to acquire hands-on experience in all knowledge areas that are crucial for their growth, customer and product development.

The teams will be guided and coached to apply to global/regional accelerators and to build relevant partnerships for market validation. The work with teams will include tech, financial, legal, business development and customer development coaching and support.

The program includes weekly lectures, workshops and guest-speaker talks about the following topics:

- Team and Founders

- Technology

- Business Model

- Market

- Customers

- Competitors

- Ecosystem

- Investor Interest

- IP, Legal & Financial guidance.

The program lasts for 12 weeks cultivating into Demo Day, where startups introduce their solutions in front of the audience and investors.

Currently, Armenia Startup Academy offers two batches: Spring and Fall. The dates are flexible, hence follow us on Facebook to stay updated. Usually Fall batch starts in October, while Spring starts in February.

Upon graduation, the teams will have a practical understanding of the market context for their products and strategic plan for the next 6 months. Moreover, they will have opportunity to build a network of professionals from around the world ready to assist them in any aspect.

Armenia Startup Academy is based in Hero House, a tech and entrepreneurship hub in the center of Yerevan.

Participation of startups is free of charge. If you have a promising idea and a competent and dedicated team to walk the path, we are here to help you speed up your journey!