WE SUPPORT FOUNDERS AT ANY STAGE OF THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY
Whether you are at the idea, concept, or growth stage we welcome you to apply to CSE and are looking forward to following and supporting you on your journey! The only two requirements for applying are that you are a student, recent graduate or researcher and you are working on building a startup!
INCUBATION
ACCELERATION
You Have...
BASE OFFERING
OFFICE SPACE
COMMUNITY
MODULES & SPRINTS
CONSULTING
BIZ DEV SESSIONS
SOFT FUNDING SESSIONS
FOUNDER DEV SESSIONS
INCUBATION | When you have applied and have been accepted into CSE Incubation, you are free to use all our facilities and offers; office space, lawyer- and accounting services and workshops.
Can you be creative and innovative in your business model?
How to validate your value propositions fast, cheap and efficient?
Be aware of your business assumptions and how to validate them!
What skills and competences do you need to build the best possible team to make the business thrive?
How to ensure the need of your business is there!
You need to be able to present and pitch your idea to different audiences and with different purposes!
BASE OFFERING
OFFICE SPACE
COMMUNITY
MODULES & SPRINTS
CONSULTING
BIZ DEV SESSIONS
SOFT FUNDING SESSIONS
FOUNDER DEV SESSIONS
Go Grow
The Go Grow program is split into three different intensive tracks all with the purpose of growing your business to a financially sustainable business that will allow you to continue your growth after graduation.
The Go Grow program is split into three different intensive tracks all with the purpose of growing your business to a financially sustainable business that will allow you to continue your growth after graduation.
When admitted into Go Grow you will select one of the following three areas to accelerate your growth and development within for the next 8-12 weeks: B2B sales, digital marketing or investment readiness.
All program tracks are designed with a focus on 1:1 sparring and with a starting point specifically in your business and where you are. Together with a dedicated field expert, you'll under a shorter time period be supported and challenged to push your company within one of the areas and by the end of it having built the capabilities and taken the actions you need in a customised action plan.
B2B SALES
When you have a business model driven by B2B sales. Goal: To build a professional sales setup suitable for your business and learn and execute on sales pipeline and closure.
DIGITAL
MARKETING
When your growth comes from digital marketing channels, and you need to start experimenting and setting up sales through paid and organic channels. Goal: To build a solid marketing setup with tracking of everything from SEO, email marketing, SoMe, Google ads etc. and start converting.
INVESTMENT READINESS
When you are looking for funding as a way to fuel your growth and you need to get ready to pitches, Q&A and investor meetings. Goal: To take your business through all the due diligence aspects that will make or break if you secure an investment.
BASE OFFERING
OFFICE SPACE
COMMUNITY
MODULES & SPRINTS
CONSULTING
BIZ DEV SESSIONS
SOFT FUNDING SESSIONS
FOUNDER DEV SESSIONS
Go Grow Tracks
The Go Grow tracks are split into three different intensive tracks all with the purpose of growing your business to a financially sustainable business that will allow you to continue your growth after graduation.
When admitted to the Go Grow tracks you will have the opportunity to be part of one of the following three areas to accelerate your growth and development: B2B sales, digital marketing or investment readiness.
All program tracks are designed with a focus on 1:1 sparring and with a starting point specifically in your business and where you are. Together with a dedicated field expert, you'll under a shorter time period be supported and challenged to push your company within one of the areas and by the end of it having built the capabilities and taken the actions you need in a customised action plan.
B2B SALES
When you have a business model driven by B2B sales. Goal: To build a professional sales setup suitable for your business and learn and execute on sales pipeline and closure.
DIGITAL
MARKETING
When your growth comes from digital marketing channels, and you need to start experimenting and setting up sales through paid and organic channels. Goal: To build a solid marketing setup with tracking of everything from SEO, email marketing, SoMe, Google ads etc. and start converting.
INVESTMENT READINESS
When you are looking for funding as a way to fuel your growth and you need to get ready to pitches, Q&A and investor meetings. Goal: To take your business through all the due diligence aspects that will make or break if you secure an investment.
WHYJOIN CSE?
At CSE you will get to focus on the developing, scaling and professionalization of your business in a supportive and ambitious environment with other startups. You can be a part of the CSE community as long as you're a student or researcher (and up to 1 year after graduation)!
EARLY STAGE
Are you validating the problem you're trying to solve? Are you having early-stage customer conversations? Are you trying to figure out how to build a prototype to test your value proposition? We're here to support you on how to test and validate until the first sales are in place!
LATE STAGE
Do you have recurrent customers and revenue? Do you have letters of intent? Are you ready to grow your business and making it financial sustainable? You're in the right place! Read more about our acceleration offerings and GoGrow.
HOW WE WORK
CSE is here to help and coach you to set up goals and milestones to test, validate and accelerate your business. Through transparent conversations with the founders, we support you in developing your business. We work on the foundation of business maturity and mutual commitment - translated into a tier-based system, allowing us to aid you on the entrepreneurial journey.
We know, based on experience, research, and conversations with the founder community - that you need different kind of support depending on how far you're on your entrepreneurial journey and how mature your business is. Therefore, the further you are with your startup and the more validation you've done, the more offers will be available for you to utilize.
INCUBATION
When you have applied and have been accepted into CSE Incubation, you are free to use all our facilities and offers; office space, lawyer- and accounting services and workshops.
From experience, the high-quality value your startup will gain comes from the network with the other startups at the office - the more time you spend at CSE, the more you'll get out of it.
ACCELERATION
When you reach the acceleration stage you have done your first sales and proof of business and you want to focus on the scaling and growing your business.
Being admitted into the acceleration unit gives you access to an extensive network of specialized staff, mentors, consultants and investors in addition to the opportunity to join workshops and intensive sprint programs where you can work towards commercial goals together with other startups at the same mature stage in an ambitious and supportive peer environment.
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You will get your own desk on the acceleration office floor and get access to a wide network in the ecosystem and be part of a tightknit community of likeminded ambitious founders.
The acceleration offerings are designed for startups with proven early traction (sales, user growth or investment) and for founders who are ready to intensify their growth and build a professional business and career with their startup.
GO GROW
TRACKS
Go Grow Tracks are intensive tracks for acceleration-ready startups offered at Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship.
In order to participate in these tracks you would need first to become a member of CSE and be in the mature acceleration stage, where you already have had some sales and traction.
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The Go Grow tracks are split into three different intensive tracks all with the purpose of growing your business into being financially sustainable and will allow you to continue your growth after graduation.
When admitted into Go Grow you will have the opportunity to take part in one of the following three areas to accelerate your growth and development: B2B sales, digital marketing or investment readiness.
All program tracks are designed with a focus on 1:1 sparring and with a starting point in your business and where you are specifically. Together with a dedicated field expert, you’ll under a shorter time period be supported and challenged to push your company within one of the areas and by the end of it having built the capabilities and taken the actions you need in a customised action plan.
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Every Wednesday from 14:00 to 16:00 we hold an open house. Come have a look around and find out what we can do to help you on your entrepreneurial journey.
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EXPLORE PROGRAM
Want to create a startup but don't know how to start? Looking to build and strengthen your entrepreneurial skills and competences? EXPLORE is our program where we're aiming to introduce you to entrepreneurial tools and methods.
FAQ
You can apply and become a part of the CSE community if you're a student at a higher education institution or researcher (and up to 1 year after graduation) at a Danish education institution, and if you have an idea or business that you want to develop further.
If you don't have an idea or a business to build and develop or are just curious about entrepreneurship, look at our pre-incubation offerings.
Not ready to apply to CSE just yet or have more questions? Stop by CSE for Open Wednesday, every Wednesday between 14-16h, to get feedback on your ideas and learn about your next step. No need to book an appointment - just show up at CSE on the 2nd floor, and we will be there to let you present your ideas and give you feedback on your next steps.
All founders and startups get the following by joining CSE
+ OFFICE SPACE
Access to flex-desk office space at CSE 24/7, Wi-Fi, meeting rooms, coffee, access to kitchen, printer etc.
+ COMMUNITY
Being a part of a network with peers, founders, and startups, both at CSE and the greater entrepreneurial ecosystem in Copenhagen. Invitations to events and community-wide activities.
+ MODULES & SPRINTS
Invitations to specific activities, sprints and content are designed based on the maturity of the startups and founders. These modules and sprints could be workshops related to sales, marketing, hiring interns, impact etc.
+ CONSULTING
Access to support from specialized consultants within accounting, legal support, and tech via personalized hands-on advice in 1:1 sessions.
+ BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS
Sessions with Business Developers to support your entrepreneurial journey, set goals and milestones and provide you with coaching and support on how to develop your startup.
+SOFT FUNDING SESSIONS
Sessions with CSE's Head of Development about soft funding opportunities and how to develop the skills of communicating about development projects.
+ PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION
Sessions with the focus on personal development, challenges as a founder and a leader, team leadership and personal growth.
OFFERINGS AND SUPPORT
You can be a part of the CSE community as long as you are an active student at a Danish higher education institution, are a recent graduate (up to 1 year) or are a researcher.
After you have submitted a Founder Application and we have checked your eligibility, you will be asked to provide us with information about your startup idea and progress so far. After that, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview, and if you are accepted, you will be asked to join our mandatory kick-off event and BE informed if your starting point AT CSE is in Incubation or Acceleration.