Batch #6

Join the next cohort of our international accelerator

AceON Accelerator delivers its 6th program for European idea and pre-seed stage startups, combining hands-on know-how, a global founders’ community, and access to investment.
Applications open in 2026.
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About the Program

Batch #6 is a free, fully online program tailored to help idea and pre-seed stage startups across Europe. We support founders in understanding how to build a successful startup and how to navigate the VC landscape. The program delivers this know-how through lectures, discussions, and mentoring. 

We welcome tech startups developing products that address significant customer problems and we place strong emphasis on the scalability of the solution and the strength of the team.

Benefits of the Program

Relevant knowledge

Our acceleration program provides you with relevant and practical knowledge through expert-led lectures delivered mostly by in-house experts from ZAKA VC and Accace, ensuring you gain the tailored content to equip your startup for success.

Investment

AceON provides funding for early-stage startups. At least one startup will receive a €40K investment at the end of the program in the form of a SAFE (alternatively a CLA, depending on the country the startup is based in).

Mentoring

Individual and group mentoring can be essential for the growth and success of your startup. The right mentor can teach you how to avoid unneccessary mistakes, advise what to do and answer crucial questions.

Community

We engage in-house professionals, industry experts, entrepreneurs and people who purely want to help. By taking part in our program, you can meet other founders or strategic partners.
Online
Approx. 2 months
Early-stage

Key dates

Applications

TBA
Complete the online application to be considered for the program.

Selection

TBA
You'll receive an email with confirmation and an accelerator participant agreement to sign.

Program

TBA
Fully online, with evening lectures to share practical know-how with you.

Demo Day

TBA
The final step, where the investment committee selects startups for funding.

Investment

TBA
Selected startup(s) receives an investment of €40K from AceON.

WHAT SOLUTIONS ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

AceON Accelerator runs an industry-agnostic program. What does it mean? We warmly welcome startups from all industries, such as fintech, enterprise tech, edtech biotech, healthtech, hospitality, and more. The acceleration program is suitable for startup teams developing their PoC, working on their MVP, or those who have just launched their product and acquired their first customers. We also accept startups in idea stage if we see a big potential in the solution.
Our main criteria when selecting a startup are:
  • Addressing a significant customer problem
  • Scalability of the solution
  • Strength of the team

What is expected of start-ups entering the program?

Acceleration programs are provided by AceON Accelerator for free. It is our mission to help succeed startups across Europe, thus we offer the best possible know-how and expertise from our in-house and external experts and C-levels.

During the program we expect high level of proactivity and cooperation with our team as we want you to get the best experience and support.
Our goal is to invest in the solutions with the highest potential for success and growth. Therefore, we require you to sign an Accelerator Participant Agreement at the start of the program.

This agreement demonstrates our interest in investing in your startup and guarantess that AceON Accelerator has the opportunity to invest when you are ready to fundraise or to co-invest if your secure another investor.

Mentors and speakers

Discover the mentors behind our previous batch in 2025.
New mentors for Batch #6 will be revealed when applications open.
Ján Kasper

Ján Kasper

Co-founder AceON | Co-founder & Managing Partner ZAKA

Ján Kasper

Experienced entrepreneur operating in 50 companies across 9 different industries, generating a total revenue of 700 million EUR. His primary interests lie in the communication, energy, leisure & hospitality, and real estate and development sectors. Obtained his MBA at Webster and PHD at Comenius University.
Peter Pašek

Peter Pašek

Managing Director & Partner Accace Slovakia

Peter Pašek

Since 2013, Peter has managed Accace, one of the largest consulting companies on the Slovak market. Recognized as specialist in transaction and tax consulting, he participated in several sales of companies, set up the structure of the transaction and represented companies in negotiations with investors.
Ján Búza

Ján Búza

Partner ZAKA

Ján Búza

Jan has spent 10+ years in startup ecosystem. He started at LRJ Capital, where he assessed investment opportunities and worked closely with portfolio firms, such as Bloomreach. He then joined HubHub, a co-work focused on tech companies, which he scaled to over 2500 members in 5 countries and co-founded two legal tech companies: CourtQuant, a saas platform predicting court case outcomes, and Trama, a global leader in brand protection.
Andrej Petrus

Andrej Petrus

Partner & Head of Investment Committee | ZAKA

Andrej Petrus

From working in AI venture builder and in consulting, Andrej is now leading ZAKA's investment committee. He holds a finance degree from Humboldt University of Berlin and University of Economics in Prague.
Mihaela Pašek-Virlan

Mihaela Pašek-Virlan

CEO & Partner Accace

Mihaela Pašek-Virlan

Mihaela became a part of Accace in 2007, since navigated through various positions across different countries, in 2020 became the CEO. Mihaela is also a member of YPO, a global community of leaders and CEOs, actively participating in socially responsible activities organized under the civic association #accacelife.
Natalia Sachova

Natalia Sachova

Head of Portfolio & Communication ZAKA

Natalia Sachova

After years of marketing experience in leading positions, Natalia is now a member of ZAKA VC. She is in charge of portfolio management and communication, but is also active in deal sourcing, partner network and operations.
Adam Hamšík

Adam Hamšík

Co-founder & CEO Labyrinth Labs

Adam Hamšík

CEO of Labyrinth Labs, a company born from the belief that tech firms should deliver real value, not just sell manhours. With roots in engineering and DevOps, Adam’s approach is practical and people-first, with a #nobullshit culture at the core. Labyrinth Labs is now a successful cloud-native company & AWS Consulting Partner of the Year 2024. Adam helps startups stay focused, make smart decisions, and grow in meaningful ways.
Martin Hauskrecht

Martin Hauskrecht

Head of Engineering Labyrinth Labs

Martin Hauskrecht

His main focus is designing full-featured cloud infrastructures on AWS & Azure. Over the past 7 years, he gained experience building robust, auto-scaled, and highly-available cloud environments for many customers and early phase start-ups, utilising a large set of tools and technologies during the process, mainly revolving around Kubernetes and Serverless. He likes to work on challenging tasks and always wants to learn something new.
Peter Križan

Peter Križan

CEO - Chief Energy Officer PERSONALITY Group

Peter Križan

In 2006, he started PERSONALITY with the goal of helping companies have competent people. Later, he launched the TOP HEADS project, a fast-track manager leasing service. Together with the team of about 25 people, they fill key positions in domestic and international companies and have become one of the top 2 executive search firms in Slovakia. He has started acquiring medium-sized companies in the Czechoslovak region.
Martina Hanusová

Martina Hanusová

Chief Sales Officer Payout

Martina Hanusová

Martina is focused on business development, sales, and marketing. Her specialties include payment systems, FinTech, setting up sales plans, and marketing strategies. Additionally, she has a passion for entrepreneurship and contributes to the startup community as an organizer for Techstars Startup Weekend events.
Pavol Magic

Pavol Magic

CEO & Co-founder Zoniq

Pavol Magic

Pavol is the CEO & co-founder at Zoniq. He has 20+ years of experience in creating successful global projects & products and leading distributed teams & businesses.
Annabel Pemberton

Annabel Pemberton

Founder & CEO Assenteo

Annabel Pemberton

Founded Assenteo to help teams in health, fintech, AI, and other regulated industries navigate privacy and compliance from day one. With experience across the UK, EU, and US, Annabel has supported over 50 start-ups and scale-ups and has advised on EU policy for smart cities, and regularly helps transatlantic teams translate frameworks. She’s the Co-Founder of Law School 2.0, a community of 5,000+ future lawyers.
Slavo Tuleja

Slavo Tuleja

Fractional OPS CXO

Slavo Tuleja

Slavo works as a fractional executive with mid-market companies, mainly around topics such as strategic AI adoption, ops optimization and use case identification. His experience is in B2B sales, GTM and fundraising. Slavo can help you as a super-connector and he is also 30u30 & VC Lab alumnus.
Šimon Lackovič

Šimon Lackovič

CEO & Marketing Strategist rollingball.studio

Šimon Lackovič

Šimon is a digital strategist and growth hacker obsessed with helping start-ups scale smarter. He combines UX design, technical development, and data-driven marketing to transform websites into growth machines. As founder of rollingball.studio, Šimon has led SaaS and B2B brands from zero to traction with strategies that stick and solutions that perform.
Vojta Diatka

Vojta Diatka

CEO Biometric Ventures

Vojta Diatka

Vojta is a seasoned product manager with experience managing products for millions of users (Seznam.cz), leading product teams in startups and helping startups thrive with product consulting.
Veronika Kovácsová

Veronika Kovácsová

Group Marketing Lead Accace

Veronika Kovácsová

Veronika holds the role of Global Marketing Lead at Accace, where she shapes lead generation across markets. With a strong foundation in global B2B marketing, she brings a strategic mindset and creative edge to every project. Her experience spans marketing strategy, copywriting, and design, allowing her to guide start-ups across the key areas that drive growth, from brand positioning and messaging to visual identity and campaign execution.
Simona Klučiarová

Simona Klučiarová

Senior Associate Accace Slovakia

Simona Klučiarová

Simona is an attorney-at-law who has been gaining practical experience in law firms since 2009. During her work in advocacy, she gained experience in the field of civil, commercial, administrative and criminal law. Currently she specializes in commercial law and bankruptcy, labor law, data protection, IP&IT law, real-estate, as well as civil and criminal proceedings.
Richard Kakaš

Richard Kakaš

DevOps Specialist Raiffeisen Bank International

Richard Kakaš

Richard is DevOps Specialist at Raiffeisen Bank International and CTO at Silvergon. In addition to 5 years’ experience with cloud solutions and their automated deployments, he also has lots of experience with full-stack software development. At RBI he is a part of the team developing chatbot solutions for millions of clients.
Laura Ștefan

Laura Ștefan

Managing Director & Partner Accace Romania

Laura Ștefan

Laura has more than 20 years of experience. She has helped grow Accace's services for both new and established businesses in Romania. Laura´s a true finance storyteller and visionary mentor. Her skills are not just about numbers but about crafting narratives that guide businesses towards new horizons and greater success.
Petr Neškrábal

Petr Neškrábal

Partner & Managing Director - Advisory and Legal | Accace CZ

Petr Neškrábal

Petr joined Accace in 2010, after 10 years of experience at Deloitte. He manages teams providing tax and transaction advisory as well as legal advisory services provided through their law firm Accace Legal. Petr holds a LL.M. degree from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, is a registered tax advisor in the Czech Republic, and a member of the Association of Certified Accountants.
Livia Rusu

Livia Rusu

Digital Strategist at Storytelling Studio by The Recursive

Livia Rusu

With 12+ years of experience in digital marketing, from B2B and B2C to in-house and client-based roles, working for start-ups as well as established businesses. She discovered that tech start-ups have some of the most compelling stories to tell early enough in her professional journey, despite having worked for global brands such as Microsoft, KFC, and Coca-Cola. She holds a BA in Communication Sciences and an MA in Advertising.
Milan Novotný

Milan Novotný

Director of SEO & Content CloudTalk

Milan Novotný

Milan’s work revolves around helping SaaS companies optimize their SEO. He helps CloudTalk scale its organic traffic and gain new customers across the globe. Milan works as an educator in the SEO space. He has mentored Techstars start-ups and provided guidance to Depo Ventures VC fund.
Marianna Szarková

Marianna Szarková

Lead Doer Doers United

Marianna Szarková

Her work revolves around connecting the founders with the right investors. As Head of Startup Programs at Doers United, she curates opportunities for start-ups and investors to meet through the Doers Summit conferences in Athens, Limassol, and Dubai, as well as the Doers United app - a community for founders, VCs, and ecosystem players. She has mentored and designed start-up programs for early-stage founders across Central Europe.
Efi Ben Artzy

Efi Ben Artzy

Startups growth expert and investor | Effective Improvement

Efi Ben Artzy

Efi has a diverse background in companies’ excellence in various industries, established a few companies, mentors in different start-up programs around the world and is a member of the board of the EU tech chamber´s Startup and Finance alliance and in advisory board of the European leadership network CEE. He is improving complex global operations and developing leaders and managers to achieve business growth and global expansion.
Roberto Petrovics

Roberto Petrovics

Tax Manager Accace Hungary

Roberto Petrovics

He had previously assisted numerous clients, primarily with questions related to VAT and other indirect taxes. Now, he works extensively in the areas of direct and income taxes, as well as certain sector-specific taxes, helping clients navigate domestic and international tax regulations. He is also experienced in obligations related to environmental product fees and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system.
Pavol Čobirka

Pavol Čobirka

Founder & Start-up Strategist KobiVentures

Pavol Čobirka

Pavol is the founder of KobiVentures and experienced start-up strategist. With a track record of building and scaling successful ventures like Photoneo, PEKAT Vision, and Whalebone, he specializes in sales globalization, business growth, and strategic planning. Pavol helps start-ups create scalable systems, navigate challenges, and achieve sustainable growth. In his free time, Pavol enjoys calisthenics, cycling, dancing tango, trading emeralds.
Charles Hope

Charles Hope

Founder & Director Your Startup Advisor Ltd

Charles Hope

Charles is a 4X founder, mentor, speaker & workshop leader at 12+ global startup programmes. With 25+ years of professional & 13+ years of entrepreneurial experience, he helps founders launch & scale ventures worldwide. His philosophy is Give First, providing value without expecting immediate returns. He is based in Cork, Ireland, and rainbows still amaze him.
Juraj Majera

Juraj Majera

Business mentor for tech founders

Juraj Majera

Juraj knows the challenges of starting from scratch. After beginning his career as a development engineer at Porsche, where he contributed to the company’s first electric car, he went on to build his own start-up and earn recognition for innovations in zero-emission mobility. Today, he supports early-stage tech founders in finding their first customers and building a clear roadmap out of entrepreneurial chaos.
Peter Brejčák

Peter Brejčák

Editor CzechCrunch

Peter Brejčák

Peter Brejčák, a pioneering force in Czech start-up journalism and a cornerstone of CzechCrunch. As one of the most respected voices in the start-up ecosystem, Peter brings years of invaluable insights and expertise to the table.
Martin Hergovič

Martin Hergovič

M&A Director & Country Manager Ari10

Martin Hergovič

Martin is a crypto native with 10+ of legal expertise advising start-ups, financial institutions, VCs, DAOs and international crypto projects. He is currently a M&A Director and Country Manager for a leading EU crypto provider - Ari10. His love for the builder mentality inspired him to co-found ETHBratislava, a series of conferences, hackathons and Ethereum ecosystem meetups. He is an angel investor, startup mentor and builder himself.
Juraj Hanuš

Juraj Hanuš

Innovation Development Manager at Tatra banka

Juraj Hanuš

At Tatra banka, he drives venture building initiatives, from AI-powered SaaS platform to intrapreneurship programs that foster innovation & prototyping across the bank. He is the co-founder and program co-lead of DASATO IDEA LAB, a startup incubator for high schoolers. As the founder of explain2me, he is shaping new ways of learning by combining AI and the Socratic method to create personalized education tools.
Eduard Oravkin

Eduard Oravkin

Co-founder Medisearch

Eduard Oravkin

Eduard co-founded MediSearch, a search engine that provides answers to medical questions based on trustworthy sources and is part of Y Combinator´s portfolio. He previously studied at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London.
Bassey Eyo

Bassey Eyo

Senior Digital Transformation Project Manager & CTO

Bassey Eyo

18+ years of experience across telecommunications, fintech, healthcare, and e-commerce. Currently managing Virgin Media O2's £4.5B NetEx programme, and serves as CTO at Lybertine, where he built AI-driven personalization and social integration platforms. His mentoring focus: software development, enterprise technology strategy, AI implementation, digital transformation, technical team building, and navigating enterprise sales cycles.
Juraj Popovič

Juraj Popovič

Strategy & Transformation Consultant

Juraj Popovič

Juraj has over 10 years of experience in business and government. He worked for companies like Orange and CSOB involving strategic project management, digital product management or new venture building. He also contributed to national R&D and innovation policies.
Simon Sicko

Simon Sicko

Co-Founder Pixel Federation

Simon Sicko

In 2007, he co-founded Pixel Federation, an independent Slovak game development and publishing company. From 2011 to 2022, he served as the company’s CEO, and for the following two years he led its R&D division. He now runs his own R&D venture. Simon is an investor in several Central European startups, including Charged Monkey, Sufio, Matsuko, Finstat, Groundcom, Vestberry, and the Crowdberry and Neulogy Venture VC funds.

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Autumn Accelerator 2025
*AceON Accelerator played a pivotal role in helping me scale Garnet AI at a critical stage of the company’s journey. The programme pushed me to sharpen our value proposition, stress test our assumptions and translate early traction into a clear growth narrative.* What stood out most was the quality of mentorship and the practical focus on execution. Every session was grounded in real founder challenges, from go to market strategy to cross border expansion. AceON gave me both clarity and confidence to make sharper decisions and it has had a lasting impact on how I build and scale Garnet AI.

Rusha Sen

CEO
Garnet AI
Autumn Accelerator 2025
AceON is a founder-first program that brings clarity to fundraising and real signals to early business conversations. The program was extremely valuable in helping us sharpen our understanding of core fundraising objectives while facilitating meaningful connections with potential businesses. We deeply appreciate the thoughtful engagement and actionable feedback from our mentors, Laura Stefan and Bassey, whose insights helped us challenge our assumptions and refine our approach. A special thanks to Martina and Petra for their outstanding coordination and for creating such a well-run, supportive experience throughout the program.

Vijay Nadadur

CEO
KnowledgeVerse AI
Autumn Accelerator 2025
AceON Accelerator was a real boost for DATA SWEEP. In just a few sessions, we got honest, investor-style feedback (especially on our pitch deck), learned how VCs actually think, and made genuine connections with mentors and the cohort. It felt practical, supportive, and immediately useful. The guidance was straightforward and actionable: focus on markets with strong growth (think 20%+ annually), articulate 2–3 real unfair advantages, stay optimistic while being prepared, and do the hard work required to turn vision into reality. The mentoring was valuable, as it brought clarity, challenged our assumptions, and pushed us to make smarter decisions. I also appreciated the cohort spirit, which reminded me that the startup ecosystem works best when people build together, share feedback, and support each other. Join AceON if you want real investor-grade feedback, great mentors, and a cohort that pushes you to level up fast, highly recommended.

Cosmin Botoroga

CEO
DATA SWEEP
Spring Accelerator 2024
AceON start-up accelerator was perfect for Flyer’s Guard. The remote evening sessions fit my schedule, and I learned a lot without feeling overwhelmed. The contacts I made turned into valuable business partnerships. Plus, their free consultations after the program are a great bonus. Highly recommend!

Michal Roth

CEO
Flyer´s Guard
Spring Accelerator 2024
As a startup that recently participated in the AceON Accelerator program, I can confidently say that our experience was exceptional! AceON provided an incredible ecosystem of knowledge and support. The speaker sessions were truly invaluable, covering a wide range of topics from fundraising to growing the startup! The practical advice from mentors was actionable and tailored to our specific needs. Moreover, the networking opportunities were abundant, allowing us to connect with other startups and industry experts. From day one until the Demo Day, AceON fostered an environment of growth, learning, and collaboration!

Phi Long Bui

Co-CEO
Swayme
Spring Accelerator 2024
Participating in the AceON Spring Accelerator was a game-changer for our startup Jusi. The program's intensive webinars and personalized mentorship helped us refine our business model and accelerate our growth. The support from experienced mentors and access to a vast network of industry professionals were invaluable. By the end of the program, we had a solid MVP and were ready to enter the market with confidence. Ready to investment stage!

Konstantin Doronin

CEO
Jusi

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The Program

Explore the lectures from our latest acceleration program in 2025.
The 2026 program will be revealed when applications open.

How to evaluate your idea, succeed with your startup, and build (pre)seed pitch deck

Why now? How to build a team investors are looking for?

Basics of Fundraising & What is VC

Valuation, dilution, how much to ask from the investor, term sheet

How to reach the MVP/PMF

Market

Mid-Demo Day: a pitching training

Go-To-Market

Business model

AI in startups

Founders sharing the experience - a discussion

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