Incubation
Incubation is a 13-week programme for student founders turning an early idea into real traction. Applications for the fall 2026 cohort open September 1.
INCUBATION PROGRAMME – FALL 2026
Over 13 weeks, you move your venture from an early idea through problem–solution fit to early traction. Weekly venture-building workshops, group coaching, and five milestones structure the process, all grounded in real-world evidence – talking to customers, testing assumptions, building proof rather than polishing a pitch. By the end, you’ll have a validated business concept and a clear next step as a founder.
Is this you?
- You must be a BSc or MSc student at a Danish university, or have graduated less than six months ago
- You're working on a startup idea with some early validation behind it
- You want structure, challenge, and sparring as you build it out – whether this is your first venture or your third.
The Four milestones
Four in-person sessions run from mid-September to mid-December, each one a checkpoint with the incubation team and your cohort. In between, weekly workshops led by business developers and industry experts help you work through the problems most founders hit – validating a problem, testing a solution, and finding your first customers.
Mandatory sessions
17 September, 9:00-15:00
Kick-off & Onboarding
22 October, 9:00-15:00
Problem & customer proof
12 November, 9:00-15:00
Solution & value proof
10 December, 9:00-15:00
Traction & next-step proof
What you will leave with
Stronger founder capabilities
- Confidence to act under uncertainty
- Ability to articulate and communicate value
- An iterative, evidence-driven venture-building mindset
- Stronger storytelling & pitching skills
- Basic funding & legal literacy
- Transferable capabilities for future ventures and roles
Tangible venture progress
- Progress toward problem–solution fit, demonstrated through:
- Validated problem
- Credible solution direction
- Evidence of willingness to pay
- Plausible business logic
- Early traction signals
- An evidence-based pitch
- A credible next-stage decision + 90-day action plan
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