Pre-Accelerator Vest Ventures Timişoara
The Vest Ventures Pre-Accelerator starts on April 24 🚀
You have an idea. In your Notes app. In your head. In the “maybe someday” folder.
And you keep telling yourself you’ll start.
Spoiler: “Someday” doesn’t show up on its own.
On April 24, the Vest Ventures Pre-Accelerator begins.
It’s an intensive 3-week program where you won’t just think about your idea, you’ll test it in the real world.
📅 Start: April 24, 2026
🎤 Demo Day: May 16, 2026
This program is for you if you’ve ever thought “I’d love to build something of my own.”
If you already have an idea but aren’t sure whether it’s good.
Or even if you don’t have anything concrete yet, but you’re curious about what a startup actually looks like in practice.
You don’t need experience. You don’t need a perfect plan. You just need to show up.
Over the course of three weeks, you’ll learn how to turn a vague idea into a market-tested startup. You’ll work with frameworks like Lean Startup, Hypothesis Thinking, Customer Personas, and no-code MVP building, and you’ll learn how to:
- identify the real problem you’re solving
- validate whether people would actually pay for your solution
- talk to real users (not just friends who say “sounds great”)
- build your first MVP
- test your monetization model and pitch
Along the way, you’ll have dedicated mentorship sessions with experienced entrepreneurs, helping you gain clarity and make faster decisions.
📩 Apply now for the Pre-Accelerator
Have questions? Our team is happy to help, email us at preaccelerator@vestventures.vc.
We’re not promising you’ll come out a millionaire. But we do promise you won’t stay stuck in “I’m still thinking about it.”
On May 16, you’ll step on stage at Demo Day and present what you’ve built.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign this is it.
Pre-Accelerator Workshop Agenda
Friday, 24 April
Opening: 18:00-18:30
Lean Startup & Hypothesis Thinking: 18:30 – 20:30
Saturday, 25 April
The Art of Customer Interviews: 10:00 – 12:00
Synthesizing Customer Insights: 13:00 – 17:00
Customer Personas & Validation Planning: 13:00 – 17:00
Cheers & Connect: 17:30
Sunday, 26 April
Customer interviews: 10:00 - 12:00
Introduction to Lean Canvas + Problem & Customer Segments: 13:00 – 16:00
Value Proposition Design: 13:00 – 16:00
Wednesday, 29 April
Prioritization & Roadmapping: 18:30 – 21:30
Defining Your MVP // Building Without Code: 18:30 – 21:30
Thursday, 30 April, optional/workshop
AI Tools: 18:30 – 20:30
Tuesday, 5 May
Pitch Structure & Presentation Skills: 18:30 – 21:30
Monday-Wednesday, 4 - 6 May
Mentoring: 18:00-21:00
Check-in with Teams: 18:00-21:00
Thursday, 7 May, optional/workshop
UX Basics for Founders
Saturday, 9 May
Revenue Models & Monetization: 10:00 – 13:00
Work session : 14:00 - 18:00
Sunday, 10 May
Key Metrics, Unfair Advantage & Canvas Refinement: 10:00 – 13:00
Work session : 14:00 - 16:00
Tuesday - Wednesday, 12 - 13 May
Mentoring: 18:00-21:00
Check-in with Teams: 18:00-21:00
Thursday, 14 May
Startup Funding Landscape: 18:30 – 21:30
Mentoring: 18:30-21:30
Demo Day , Saturday, 16 May,
Pitch Practice: 10:00 – 17:00
Demo Day: 17:30 – 19:30
