This year, FINNO Pitching Academia, an ONE-MONTH online mentor program that supports early-stage start-ups with their preparation for investors, has start-ups from 7 countries: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Austria, Latvia, Germany, and Spain, guided by EEN mentors from 10 European countries.

Value proposition for applied start-ups:

  • Preparation of an One pager for potential investors and a Pitch deck
  • Mentor/Co-mentor support lasting 3 weeks
  • Pitching in front of investors with qualitative feedback
  • Being promoted via LinkedIn, FINNO platform

Online mentor program structure:

  1. Online kick off meeting between start-ups and mentors
    • Duration: 90 minutes
  2. Online 1:1 meetings between mentor/co-mentor and the client
    • Duration: 18 days
    • Mentorship structure: One pager for investor, pitch deck, and Scale Hacker
  3. Online PITCHING SESSIONS
    • Duration: 5 min pitch, 5 min Q&A, 5 min feedback from jury per pitcher