Startup Accelerator
Sourcing Investment
U:GROW is a free accelerator program designed to support female-led Ukrainian Startups to become investment ready.
In partnership with Google, TUW i²c, Female Founders, Inco Group and others, U:GROW provides guidance, capabilities and investor introductions.
The goal of the 3-month program is to prepare Startups to source investment. The program is conducted remotely in European (+2hrs) timezone via Google Meet with a time commitment of 5-10 hrs per week. Startups must be in the market with either revenues or previous other investment and have min. 1 Ukrainian and 1 female (co-)founder.
Participants learn to refine their vision and go-to-market strategy, sales processes and metrics while perfecting their pitch and preparing a fundraising strategy to tell their story to world-leading venture capitalists.
U:GROW
Sourcing Investment
1.Vision & Go-to-market
2. Building Product & Scaling
3. Building an Organisation
4. Sales and Pricing
5. KPIs, Metrics & North Star Metric
6. Financial Operations
7. PR & Branding
8. Perfecting the Pitch
9. Fundraising Strategy
10. Legalities of Fundraising
11. Investor Week
12. Demo Day
U:GROW 3-Month Program Overview
Week 1: Vision & Go-to-market
Plan out the vision of the company and where it will be. GTM workshop on how to first enter the market
Week 2: Building Product & Scaling
Set product roadmaps/ prioritisation and building systems that scale
Week 3: Building an Organisation
Create a company culture, set up internal processes, manage hiring/firing
Week 4: Sales and Pricing
Set up sales processes and funnel, learn how to price your product
Week 5: KPIs, Metrics & North Star Metric
Understand and set your KPIs, product metrics and NSM
Week 6: Financial Operations
Build and understand how money flows through and is tracked through your business + report
Week 7: PR & Branding
Prepare press documents, be seen and build a brand
Week 8: Perfecting the Pitch
Prepare, practice and refine your pitch
Week 9: Fundraising Strategy
Build a fundraising strategy to succeed and raise from the right people
Week 10: Legalities of Fundraising
Learn about the legalities of fundraising and have questions answered
Week 11: Investor Week
Introduction to leading investors to pitch 1:1
Week 12: Demo Day
Pitch to an event full of potential investors
U:GROW – Timetable
Every week
- 1x 3-5 hr learning session (Tuesdays starting at 5 pm)
- 1x 3 hr office hours (Thursdays from 4 pm)
- 1x 5 hr Meet the Community (Fridays from 3 pm)
Biweekly (Wednesdays from 4 pm)
- Additional deep dive on that weeks content
- Guest speakers
