CEE Startup Voucher 2025 Officially Launches with Its Kickoff Webinar

• CEE Startup Voucher 2025’s Kickoff Webinar launches the program for early-stage founders June 26th
• The program Goals supports innovative CEE startups, aiming for growth and global tech scene recognition.
• The Kickoff Webinar will feature features a keynote from a recognized investor, a success story from last year’s winner, and Q&A on applications
• The initiative presupposes financial awards, expert guidance, investor exposure, and community engagement

Loyal to its goal of providing a support and development platform for CEE’s innovative ventures, the CEE Startup Voucher 2025 schedules its Kickoff Webinar for June 26, 2025. Marking the official launch of the program, this online event will be accessible via Zoom Webinar. The initiative is the flagship project of the CEE Startup Network and is designed for early-stage founders and innovators from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, and beyond.

The CEE Startup Voucher program was established in 2021 through a team-up between the Innovation Centre INOVIA and the Moravian-Silesian Innovation Center. Its primary objective is to support innovative startups and SMBs in their initial stages, specifically those exhibiting significant potential for rapid growth and substantial market penetration through radical innovation. The program aims to strengthen the position of local startups within the broader European tech landscape and attract increased attention from international corporations, investors, and organizations to the startup ecosystems within Central and Eastern Europe. The collaborative effort seeks to demonstrate that impactful innovative ideas can emerge from diverse geographical locations.

Webinar Agenda and Program Benefits

The Kickoff Webinar’s agenda to inform attendees about the program goes as follows:

• Keynote Address: Michaela Viskupičová from Impact Ventures will deliver her keynote presentation titled ‘Where Lies the Value of a Startup?’ This segment is intended to provide insights into startup valuation.
• Success Story: A representative from Spicy Cells, the winning startup of the previous year’s program, will share their experience.
• Application Q&A: A live question-and-answer session will cover the application process and the benefits associated with participating in the CEE Startup Voucher 2025 program.

To reiterate, participation in the CEE Startup Voucher 2025 offers several benefits for participating teams, including:

• Financial Awards: The program includes cash prizes of EUR 20K-25K for top-performing participants.
• Guidance and Investor Access: Tailored services are provided to assist businesses with scaling. This includes opportunities for exposure to and networking with venture capitalists (VCs) and business angels, along with a platform to pitch ideas to investors.
• Community Engagement: Participants gain access to a cross-border startup community within the CEE region.

In a Nutshell

• When: June 26th 2025, 14:00 CET
• Where: Online via Zoom
• Register here