Venture building program

Venture Seasoning

A selective acceleration program for ventures ready to scale, sharpen market strategy, strengthen business development and arrive at October Demo Day with stronger operating and finance readiness.

Next call 2027
📍 Pisa, Italy · hybrid 🎯 June to October 🏁 Demo Day in October
Built for growth-stage startups and scale-ups that need clearer go-to-market choices, stronger BD execution, better leadership cadence and more credible finance readiness.
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Cohort
Scaling teams
Growth-stage startups
Scale-ups
TRL 7–9
Approach
Execution-led
Mentoring
Summer execution
Demo Day
Why it matters

Built for scaling readiness

Venture Seasoning helps ventures move from early traction to stronger market direction, sharper business development and better investor or partner readiness.

Strategy
Sharper direction

Clarify positioning, channels and priorities for the next stage of growth.

Business development
Stronger pipeline

Build a more credible pipeline, outreach logic and pilot or partnership narrative.

Readiness
Better discipline

Improve leadership cadence, finance basics and Demo Day preparation.

Program

What the program delivers

A focused acceleration path combining workshops, mentoring and execution time for ventures ready to scale with more discipline.

What you build
Core outputs
  • Clearer market strategy and channel choices
  • Business development pipeline and pilot logic
  • Leadership cadence and decision framework
  • Finance readiness and Demo Day narrative
Who it is for
Selected cohort
  • Growth-stage startups
  • Scale-ups
  • Ventures expanding to new markets
  • Teams at TRL 7–9
What guides you
Focused modules
  • Market strategy
  • Business development
  • Leadership
  • Corporate finance and accounting
Timeline

June to October

A structured progression from strategy and business development to summer execution, finance readiness and October Demo Day.

June
Strategy

Workshops and office hours focused on market strategy, positioning and KPI direction.

July
Execution

Mentoring-only month dedicated to execution, pipeline building and business development work.

August
Iteration

Mentoring-only month focused on refining offer, traction logic and go-to-market choices.

September
Leadership

Leadership, operating cadence and business development discipline for scaling teams.

October
Finance

Corporate finance, reporting readiness and stronger preparation for investor or partner conversations.

October
Demo Day

Final presentation with a stronger market story, clearer growth plan and more credible operating narrative.

Application

Apply to Venture Seasoning

Next cohort: 2027.

Application
Next call 2027

The next Venture Seasoning cohort will open in 2027 for ventures ready to scale strategy, business development and finance discipline ahead of October Demo Day.

Hybrid June–October Demo Day
Selection
Selection criteria
  • Growth-stage or scale-up profile
  • Evidence of traction or market pull
  • Readiness to scale execution and partnerships
  • Commitment to measurable progress by October
Tip: Be ready to show traction, pipeline logic and the key scaling decisions you want to strengthen before Demo Day.