Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center of Caucasus University in cooperation with GITA implements project "Pre-accelerator in Samtskhe-Javakjeti and Kvemo Kartli”.

The main goal of the pre-accelerator is to help startuppers and entrepreneurs living in Kvemo-Kartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti regions to develop their own business ideas. Starting from idea and product, and ending with grant project submission. This will be achieved through intensive entrepreneurial trainings and the process of remote work with mentors. Dozens of beneficiaries will participate in the pre-accelerator program from each region and will have the opportunity to undergo intensive theoretical and practical training sessions with active representatives of the startup ecosystem in the form of trainers.

After completing the program, teams will participate in Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA) regional grant competition.

The project will contribute to the development of entrepreneurial skills of a certain group of the local population and get real, tangible results in the form of successful startups. The program is based on international experience and responds to modern challenges of the startup ecosystem.

"Pre-accelerator in Samtskhe-Javakjeti and Kvemo Kartli “ is implemented with the initiative and support of Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA).