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We provide startups with the resources they need to grow

BECOME A PARTNER AND WORK WITH
THE MOST INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS OF THE CEE

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Future-proof your business by accessing exciting innovations & startups

Access to relevant innovations can accelerate your business’ entry into new industries, expanded product offerings and enhanced competitive position.

The opportunity to deliver useful prototypes to your company is one of the major benefits for teams that participate in the accelerator.

Partnering with the MIT Enterprise Forum CEE brings you, your innovation managers and your technical staff into collaboration with passionate entrepreneurs who are eager to work with you to solve problems, lower costs and increase revenues.

Your staff are invited to work as closely with our participants as they wish, participating as mentors, judges and subject-matter experts throughout each accelerator. Our objective is to help you to integrate the new technology into your environment as seamlessly as possible.

Become a partner of MIT Enterprise Forum CEE and work with the most innovative entrepreneurs!

Become a partner

Catalyze

You have strategic and tactical objectives that require fresh ideas and technologies. We have access to the most innovative startups and visionary entrepreneurs in Central and Eastern Europe. Become a partner and define the products and services you seek to attract the innovations you want.

Identify

We will work with you to match you to relevant startups in each edition you join. Our program managers will help you to prioritize among the startups to bring the best solution for your most pressing challenges.

Collaborate

Integration of small, agile startup teams with your established and substantial departments requires commitment on both sides. We encourage and welcome mentors from your company to participate throughout the program, helping to define milestones, timelines and budgets for successful prototype development.

Celebrate

At Demo Day for each edition, our startups pitch their value proposition, highlighting your joint work as appropriate. Your leadership role in the rapid prototyping and assessment of cutting-edge technologies will be recognized and set the stage for future partnerships.

Network

You and your representatives will be invited to participate in networking events during each edition and in alumni events after each accelerator concludes.
We also hold special events for our mentors and sponsors that provide ample opportunities for new collaborations and partnerships.

Accelerate

As you enhance your reputation as an innovation partner for startups, you will develop your own internal best practices and attract more startups for future development.

Benefits of partnership

  • Access to the innovation ecosystem
  • Early exposure to cutting-edge technologies without the risk
  • Training and networking for innovation staff
  • Raised profile in the tech, innovation and business ecosystems
  • Insight into technology hot spots throughout the region

Program Partners

Become a part of MIT EF innovation ecosystem HERE’S WHAT OUR PARTNERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT:

What an excellent way to grow from a small idea to a great business. Thank you so much for all.

Katarzyna
Sawicz-Kryniger InnovaLab

For us participation in the program was a very valuable experience. First of all, it allowed us to look at our plan from a different perspective, which is very useful when you’re launching a new product or solution to the market.

Michał Krużycki DEBN

Acceleration proved to be a very helpful tool for business development not only from the point of view of cooperation with large companies. Startups get a lot of support while creating their business plan or financial forecasts.

Aleksander Mokrecki Vortex Oli Engineering

What an excellent way to grow from a small idea to a great business. Thank you so much for all.

Katarzyna
Sawicz-Kryniger InnovaLab

For us participation in the program was a very valuable experience. First of all, it allowed us to look at our plan from a different perspective, which is very useful when you’re launching a new product or solution to the market.

Michał Krużycki DEBN

Acceleration proved to be a very helpful tool for business development not only from the point of view of cooperation with large companies. Startups get a lot of support while creating their business plan or financial forecasts.

Aleksander Mokrecki Vortex Oli Engineering

MIT EF CEE program helped us to validate the entire model ofChallengeRocket Hiring platform. Thanks to it we can be more effective in helping HR professionals worldwide to match the best candidates for their open job positions faster and more effectively. Based on proven skills evidenced by unbiased AI assessment.

Tomasz Florczak ChallengeRocket.com

Thanks to the MIT Enterprise Forum CEE acceleration program we were able to establish cooperation with one of program’s main partners – PZU. It was a great opportunity for further development of both our technology and our company from the business point of view.

Piotr SmolenSymmetrical AI

Participation in numerous networking events along with communication with experts, mentors, and tech colleagues at MIT Enterprise Forum cleared up for us the strong connection between the tech team and business operations. The program allowed us to better understand business processes as well as gave us a couple of ideas on how to manage tech teamwork closer to business needs.

Vitalii TolkachovRaccoon

Poland has an incredible talent but it still requires nurturing and professionalisation. And so
does the whole startup ecosytem. I believe MIT Enterprise Forum CEE has been doing a great job so far bringing businesses to Poland and exporting our best innovations abroad.

Michał Gąsior Mentor

There are always real people with their needs, attitudes and talents behind every successful business. MIT Enterprise Forum CEE focuses not only on technology, sales and legal aspects as most of the start-up accelerators. It also gives you a lot of insights on Leadership, communication and team dynamics of your organization.

Romeo GrzębowskiMentor

What awaits you on the path of growth is something that most probably we already dealt with. Join MIT EF CEE program to get the expertise. We don’t want new entrepreneurs to fall into the same traps that we did!

Bartosz GonczarekMentor

MIT Enterprise Forum CEE is an unique opportunity for startups to bring their expansion and investment strategies to the next level.

Grégory Montenot Mentor

MIT Enterprise Forum CEE is a must hub for Polish ventures to interact with global experts and accelerate to additional markets.

Tal SharonMentor

MIT Enterprise Forum CEE is a great platform for giving back to entrepreneurs who deserve it. An eye-opening journey for both startups and mentors.

Joanna PydoMentor

For us, this is a wonderful opportunity to get to know with the newest technologies, as well as for startups this is the best place to learn how to scale a business.

Wojciech DudziakPZU

We appreciate the international network and experience. The startups participating are well-prepared and well-mentored and we are sure to achieve a common success.

Małgorzata KosteckaNationale-Nederlanden

It is not a program that comes and goes, it is the program that persists. MIT EF CEE has a unique ability to attract best startups and offers top quality workshops and mentors, which is a tremendous value for startups.

Marcin SzczecińskiAdamed

One sentence should summarize all reasons to work with MIT EF CEE: Proffesional support to startups that can match the goals of your business.

Grzegorz Sochacki MDI Energia

MIT Enterprise Forum CEE is a global, elite program.

Daniel GuetatMCX Group

MIT Enterprise Forum CEE is the best acceleration program in Poland. We chose it, because we made market research and we truly believe that this is the best option for us.

Bartosz WasilonekSollers Consulting

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