to help Ukrainian startups become successful global companies. These are training, mentoring, exchange of experience and quality networking with the strongest players of the international startup ecosystem.
Purpose of the program:
to help Ukrainian startups become successful global companies. These are training, mentoring, exchange of experience and quality networking with the strongest players of the international startup ecosystem.
For startups:
A startup has the opportunity to receive a grant of up to 10 thousand US dollars from the Ukrainian Startup Fund and save years of trials and errors, accelerate its development through the best Ukrainian and foreign acceleration programs.
Only startups that have applied for a pre-seed or seed grant under the main program of the Fund and have indicated their desire to accelerate in the application can participate in the grant acceleration program of the Fund. Startups can apply for both a grant under the main program of the Fund and a grant for acceleration. Take advantage of a unique opportunity!
For accelerators:
After accreditation by the USF Supervisory Board, an accelerator is given the opportunity to select startups from the list recommended by the Fund, which have already passed USF compliance, and to conduct their own acceleration programs for them. The received grant for acceleration each startup pays in full for the services of a specific accredited accelerator (up to 10 thousand US dollars for the participation of each startup in the program).
Register to read the USF Acceleration Program Regulations and apply for accreditation.
Applications from both startups and accelerators for accreditation are accepted on a regular basis.
FAQ
Only startups that have applied for a pre-seed or seed grant under the main program of the Fund and have indicated in the application a desire to accelerate can participate in the grant acceleration program of the Fund.
Yes, acceleration occurs regardless of the selection processes for receiving grant funds, startups can apply for both: a grant under the main program of the Fund and a grant for acceleration.
On the portal, a startup selects those accelerators from an accredited list, whose program this startup wants to pass. The list of accredited accelerators is available on the website the usf.com.ua, where you can get detailed information about each program.
Yes, but only among the accredited by USF accelerators and their programs. The Fund has quite high requirements for accelerators and only those who meet these requirements can be accredited.
The startup, which is approved for the acceleration of the Fund, receives a grant in the amount of the selected acceleration program, which fully pays for the services of the accelerator under a tripartite agreement.
All Regulations of the Fund are available to the users who have registered on the usf.com.ua portal
Yes, taking into account the quarantine conditions and lockdowns – all acceleration programs are provided, including online format.
Applications from both startups and accelerators for accreditation are accepted on a regular basis.