Grow your startup to the next level

Traction accelerator and incubator of the most promising
tech startups from the Republic of Moldova
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Grow your startup to the next level

Traction accelerator and incubator
of the most promising tech startups
from the Republic of Moldova

Apply Now

10X your results

UpNext is the only practical acceleration program that is focused on traction, scale and taking tech startups to the next level of development.

In order to deliver the best results the program is structured in such a way that it fosters personal approaches and problem solving rather than content delivery.

The focus of the traction accelerator is to create and build initial traction, build internal processes, change the product, and the road map that will allow startups to scale up quickly and prepare the startups for significant capital injection.

UpNext overview

5

startups

6

months acceleration program

25K EUR

investment for 5% equity

35+

guest speakers, founders and investors

5

resident operational mentors

6

months working space for the team

1-to-1

mentor hours

Community

networking & events

Custom

goals

Custom

sessions

100K+ EUR

potential follow up investment at the end of the program from Angel Investors Network Mozaic

Main objectives

Achieving significant traction

We aim to evaluate the initial state of the startups and create measurable objectives for each startup separately.
Our goal through the program is to increase the traction of each startup by a factor of ten (10x).

Operational setup of each startup

Every startup needs are different yet on the operational side they are very similar, a legal entity, bank accounts, accounting, payment processors and legal contracts in place.
We aim to have our startups in good standing and operational at the end of the program.

Road map of scale
After building the repeatable processes the work with startups will focus on building the roadmap that will guide them after the program that will specify the main milestones of the product development and even when to hire, or what type of people.
Raising additional capital
The final goal of the program is to prepare the startups to be ready to raise significant and enough capital that will allow the startup to fulfill their development plan and scale.

Dedicated e-learning platform

Resources, progress tracking and homework are all streamlined by our own e-learning platform UpFactory.

Working space

We incubate all the startups in a modern coworking space to enhance networking between the founders, meet the mentors and provide perfect conditions for the founders to focus full-time on their startup.

Apply to bring
your startup
to the next level

We will work closely with only 5 startups to make sure they achieve significant results. Apply if you fit the criteries and we would love to meet you before joining the acceletator.

Starting date: 2025

Startup minimum requirements
  • Preferably 2 co-founders
  • Tech idea that can scale
  • Working full-time on the startup
  • Preferably MVP stage
  • Based in Moldova or
    one moldovan     founder
  • Company incorporated
    or soon to be
  • Preferably existing paying customers
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Dedicated operational mentors

Alexander Minza
Chief Technology Officer, Elefant.ro

Alexander is a seasoned advisor and entrepreneur with a deep technical background, specializing in open source development and product innovation, currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer at elefant.ro and co-founder of Vincuvin.shop.

Veronica Melinti
Marketing Manager, Brizy

Veronica is a seasoned multi-channel Marketing Manager with over 7 years of experience in brand building and digital communications, specializing in helping SaaS and B2B companies enhance their marketing strategies and expand their reach.

Vasile Valcov
Chief Commercial Officer, Mekanys

Vasile is an accomplished Chief Commercial Officer at Mekanys, leveraging over 10 years of experience in Salesforce implementation and consulting to drive digital transformation and growth for businesses across various industries.

Doina Chiselita
Senior Strategy Manager, Experian

Doina is a strategic executive with over 8 years of experience in the FinTech sector, having served as a Senior Strategy Manager at Experian and a Manager of FinTech Strategy at EY, where she drove insights and engagement with tech platforms.

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Companies where our mentors worked or are currently working

18

Expert Guests

10

Founder Guests

4

Investor Guests

Powered by Dreamups

UpNext is developed and organized by Dreamups, where we run acceleration programs for over 8 years with hundreds of mentors and founders from all across the globe.

Founders that we invested in
and closely mentored

I highly recommend programs, powered by Dreamups, to any aspiring entrepreneur. I gained invaluable support which gave me a solid foundation for my startup journey.

Octavian Valcov

CEO, Easyplan.pro

Thanks to Dreamups experts, the Doctorchat project exists, develops and offers benefits to users. We have full financial support and development strategy support from Mozaic experts.

Veaceslav Culev

CEO, Doctorchat

EdooSitter has already helped thousands of parents, because Dreamups is there for me as a founder whenever I need help. Any kind of help: knowledge, mentorship, funds.

Diana Ivanov

CEO, EdooSitter
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Frequently asked questions

Tech startups that have scalable potential for serving a regional or a global market, based in Moldova with at least one moldovan founder.

We expect you to work full time for 6 months and be dedicated to the growth of your startup.

Our team will carefully review all applications and once we identify potential candidates that fit our requirements we will reach out to schedule an interview! You’ll receive an email from us in the following 10 days after the application submission.

We offer a 25K EUR investment (10K EUR cash and 15K EUR in program value) in your startup for 5% to 10% equity (based on individual assessment). Additional investment of at least 100K+ EUR will be provided at the end of the program if your startup qualify.


Duration of program is 6 months, there is no program fee
and your main benefits are:
 
– 7 resident mentors for the entire program.
Each covering a development area (tech, growth, sales, etc.).
– 35+ additional experts, successful founders and investors.
– Working space for the entire team for 6 months.
– A grant from 1K to 3K EUR for marketing costs.
– Significant traction at the end of the program.
– A financial forecast to be able to raise capital.
– Operational setup of the business model.
– Roadmap of scale and product development.
– Investment readiness to raise your next pre-seed or seed round.
– Networking, coffee and much more.

In case you’re selected, you will be invited to a meeting where we will explain the whole investment process cycle, depending on your specific situation.

We target to work with a limited number of only 10 startups in order to deliver better quality of the mentorship we provide.

You’ll be joining the closed founders and alumni community where you’ll receive support from our network, and when you’re ready – a potential investment from our business angels network.

We encourage you to apply for us to better make an assessment of your situation. In rare cases, this may be allowed.

If you already have an office we will not require for you to move in the incubation space, but you should attend in person the activities we will have in the office.

Not all the startups are in the same position and even if we try to align the development stage we believe that it is fair to assess each startup individually, for example: there may be not enough initial traction, low-fidelity MVP or not fully functional founders team yet.

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