Early Stage Startups

Do you have an innovative idea and want to build it into a successful company? Then you should head to our incubator JICbooster. There you will get complete care! We'll review the business model with you, prepare you for the pitch, and help you establish your startup. In addition, you can also get start-up money and further investment from us in the future. If you're not ready for the incubator, we'll give you the basics in JICbase.

Book a meeting

500+

active people you'll meet in our startup community

30+

events a year where you can meet investors, team members and business partners

80+ milion CZK

in investments and grants we've made to support startups as they get off the ground

JICbooster: Incubating Startup Ideas

JICbooster is the launchpad for your business idea. You will get a mentor to guide you from concept validation to investment preparation. We will systematically help you build your product, set up your business model and grow.

Introduce your project

This is your first step to big things. Show us your vision and commitment to change the world. Together we'll discuss how you want to stir the waters in the startup world. If you convince us, you'll open the path to JICbooster.

Enter JICbooster

Your journey to success begins. In our intensive program, we'll teach you the tools of the entrepreneurial trade. You'll build your product, start your company and prepare for key battles - whether with investors or for grants.

Phase 1: Validate

The first two to six months will determine the direction of your journey. With an experienced guide by your side, you'll create a clear vision, discover the true value of your product and explore the market terrain. Together, we'll develop a roadmap for the MVP and the final product and hone your pitch deck to perfection.

Phase 2: Go to Market

Now it's time to conquer the market. Over the course of months to two years, we'll fine-tune your business model down to the last detail. We'll discover avenues for funding, strengthen your leadership skills, and create a bulletproof financial and marketing plan. We'll make sure your intellectual property is safe.

Introduce your project

I WANT TO GO TO JICBOOSTER

These are the people we support

At the top of management, as some more experienced colleagues say, it blows a lot. It helps a lot if you can discuss some strategic issues with an experienced mentor who has the distance and can give you the unbiased opinion of a seasoned business person. The JIC is fantastic in that it brings together people who have been through a lot in business.

Dominik Malčík, Redamp.io

As a managing director of a foreign company, Dominik helped build cybersecurity products. After his exit, it was time for his own vision. At JIC, he not only gained a consultant for strategic decisions, but also contacts with experts in various fields. With their support, he is also developing the Redamp.io platform.

In addition to the financial support, the mentoring meetings helped us to put together a meaningful product both technically and business-wise. Many grant programs support companies on the one hand, but on the other they overwhelm half the company with complicated paperwork.

Jakub Lajmon, Groundcom.space

Jakub has been with JIC since 2020, when he rented a space in a coworking space. A year later, he and his company joined the European Space Agency's incubator, which operates under our agency. We connected him to foreign partners, he got a grant from us to develop a prototype and is now building his company Groundcom.space with the support of our JICbooster.

Be part of the startup community

A successful startup doesn't happen in a bubble. It needs an inspiring environment, experienced mentors and partners who are solving similar challenges. And that's exactly what you'll find at JIC. You can be in a coworking space, have your own office, meet other founders and experts from different fields.

Join a community of entrepreneurial people who are innovating, sharing their know-how and moving their companies forward. You'll be part of a dynamic environment where ideas are turned into reality - over coffee at Kancl Bistro, in informal meetings and at events that connect experienced entrepreneurs with those just starting out.

What else do we have for you?

Startup seminars

Regular events on startup topics, especially for budding entrepreneurs, to broaden your horizons. Marketing, finance, management, just everything you need to become a successful startup.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Empower: concentrated courage for future female startups

Do you have a head full of ideas but are not yet sure about your path to entrepreneurship? We know that having the courage to start can sometimes be the biggest challenge. That's why we're here with the Empower programme - a place where you can find inspiring mentors, gain healthy entrepreneurial confidence and turn your ideas into reality.

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JIC Ph. D. Academy

Join an exclusive gathering of 200 key players in the CEE startup scene. Gain inspiration from billion-dollar exit founders and make direct connections with active investors from across the region.

I WANT TO KNOW MORE

Startup Money

Join an exclusive gathering of 200 key players in the CEE startup scene. Gain inspiration from billion-dollar exit founders and make direct connections with active investors from across the region.

Next Startup Money

Velvet Innovation Meetups

Want to know what's hot in the world of innovation not only in our region? Looking for interesting collaboration opportunities? That's what you'll find at regular meetups of people who are driving innovation in South Moravia.

COMING MEETUP

You want to know more? Contact us!

Natálie Vencovská

vencovska%at%jic.cz

+420 731 954 699

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