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Call for start-ups: It´s your turn to reach towards international growth and investments! 

Want to get investment ready? Looking for new markets? Then this is your opportunity! 🚀 International Venture Academy is a programme for companies looking for go to market plans and investment readiness. We have been helping startups and scaleups to grow and internationalize for six years. This year, would it be your turn to sharpen your company's financial skills and internationalization with international and experienced angel investors? 

This year, the programme is specifically targeted at businesses in the fields of: 

- data-secure and AI-enabled sport technology and wellbeing solutions 
- practical solutions to reach carbon neutrality and new energy solutions
- companies working with cyber security and resiliency

The programme offers valuable coaching and connections for start-ups by EBAN angel investors during a 4-day Bootcamp in Jyväskylä from the 19th to the 22nd of May. During the Bootcamp, you will strengthen your go-to-market plans and investment readiness, financing, and blue-ocean strategy as well as develop a killer pitch for your company. By the end of the week, participants will have refined their market position, they will know how to pitch their product or service, and they will be able to articulate their company story and business model in a convincing and inspiring way. 

A maximum of 10 companies will be selected for the programme, which is free of charge, but requires a time commitment and physical presence during the bootcamp week in May, as well as participation in a one-on-one pre-launch workshop with EBAN's investor coaches in April. The May bootcamp week will be held at the Jyväskylä Entrepreneurship Factory. The programme will culminate in a pitching competition on the last day, where the winner will get to pitch to international investors at the Business Rally Investor Day on 31 July. 

Learn in more detail what the programme includes and get to know the mentors: International Venture Academy Investor Programme. 

Don´t hesitate to send your application! The last day to apply is the 31st of March. If you have any questions about the programme, please contact us. 

More information:

Nina Rautiainen
Program Manager, Innovation Ecosystem and Growth Business
+358 50 4137 028
nina.rautiainen@jyvaskyla.fi