Summer Entrepreneurship Program (SEP)

Vali Berlin - The Entrerpreneurship Hub

April 11 - July 8, 2022

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Do you want to change the world with your business idea?

Join Vali Berlin's Summer Entrepreneurship Program and turn your idea into a business.

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Vali Berlin's Summer Entrepreneurship Program (SEP) supports entrepreneurs that strive to create a better tomorrow.

The SEP helps entrepreneurial talents to develop and elaborate their own startup ideas: finding co-founders, identifying trends and problems, finding and building solutions, and pitching in front of Venture Capitalists (VCs) and business angels.

The teams benefit from expert mentoring, access to the ESMT and Vali Berlin network, and a structured program of workshops by entrepreneurs and thought leaders from Berlin's startup scene.

On Demo Day, the talents and teams will present and pitch their vision in front of an audience and a jury to win €5,000 prize money.

Overview

Quick facts

Program duration: April 11 - July 8, 2022
Cost: Free
Application phase: December 20 - March 11, 2022
Preferably, applicants have an idea and a team already (but both are not required)

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Highlights

Network: Connect with entrepreneurs, investors, and corporates from ESMT Berlin and Vali Berlin network
Batch & Community: Startup teams will come together in cohort chats to discuss and share ideas
Structured program: Structured curriculum with more than 20 workshops and resources from experts, entrepreneurs, and investors
Mentorship: Serial entrepreneurs and experienced industry experts provide support during the whole program
Co-working space: Access to SpaceShack and ESMT facilities
Demo Day & Prize Money: Pitching in front of Vali Berlin network and investors - prize money of €5,000
Financial support: Two €1,000 payments to teams upon achieving milestones

Program structure and modules

The SEP is divided into four phases. Each phase has different targets and milestones. The curriculum has been designed together with serial entrepreneurs, VCs, and faculty and has been proven to be an accelerator for startup ideas and growth. Over the whole period of the program, the teams will be guided by Vali Berlin and their mentor with individual coaching.

Interested?

Application deadline: Mar. 11, 2022

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SEP 2021: Past events

Events (examples)
- Opportunity and Trend recognition, Mega Trends
- Sustainability and SDG
- Agile Work in Teams
- How to talk to customers
- How to develop an MVP
- No-Code Hackathon
- Pitching
- Business Angel investment
- VC funding

Testimonials

SENVO - B2B SaaS for logistics departments

SENVO audits each and every shipment, so you don't have to.

SENVO highlights shipment anomalies, based on your rate agreements, carrier invoices, and your historic shipment structure. By drawing attention to outliers, SENVO helps you detect not only billing mistakes, but also inefficiencies in logistic processes. Marie Kober, Co-Founder at SENVO and MBA22, participated in Vali Berlin's SEP in 2021.

“The SEP was a life-changing experience.”

Berglin is a digital platform aimed at connecting and inspiring communities of mountaineering enthusiasts and professionals across high-altitude paradises and urbex locations worldwide. Ludovica Ceschi (MIM 21), Co-founder of Berglin, participated in Vali Berlin's SEP in 2021.

Learn more about her SEP journey