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Got a startup idea you've been putting off for months? Now's the time to find out if it can become something real.

The Vest Ventures Pre-Accelerator is an intensive 4-week program where you test your idea, talk to real users, and build the first working version of your product.

Our first cohort brought together 29 teams, and 26 of them made it to Demo Day with functional products built in just a few weeks.

📅 Program start: July 3, 2026

🎤 In-person Demo Day: July 25, 2026

🌐 Online program

This program is for you if:

- You have an idea but aren't sure it's worth building

- You want to understand how a startup actually works

- You've already started something but can't seem to get customers

- You're stuck and need clarity, feedback, and direction

- You're looking for people, mentors, and a community that builds alongside you

In the program, you'll learn how to:

- Validate a real problem

- Talk to potential customers

- Build an MVP (the first working version of your product) without spending months on it

- Test whether people would actually pay for your solution

- Prepare your pitch for Demo Day

You'll work alongside mentors, entrepreneurs, and people who've already been through the process of building a startup and who will guide you every step of the way.

No experience needed. No perfect plan required. You just have to start.

📩 Apply now for the Pre-Accelerator

For questions: preaccelerator@vestventures.vc

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Vest Ventures is the first regional business accelerator with European funding, financed through the West Regional Program, a program managed by ADR West. Through this accelerator, we can demonstrate that European funds can create ecosystems, attract private capital, and support innovative entrepreneurship in the Western Region.

The project is co-financed by the European Union through the West Regional Development Agency, as Managing Authority for the West Regional Programme 2021–2027. For detailed information about the programme, visit www.vest.ro.