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The Green HExagon pre-incubation programme is a 4-month long online programme which provides support for the development of your green ideas through guidance from international experts and mentors.

The programme is designed for teams who have new ideas or are in the early stage of idea development. You can apply to the programme as an individual or as a team (up to 5 members). Keep in mind that the programme will begin with an event for ideation and team formation. If you apply as an individual, you will have the opportunity to find team members during this event.

If you are applying individually, you must be a student, graduate, researcher or staff member at one of the universities listed below. If you apply with a team, at least half of the team members must be from one of the universities listed below, and the others may be students, graduates or staff from other universities.

Who can apply for this programme?

  • University of Latvia students, graduates, employees (researchers, academic and administrative staff);
  • University of Tartu students, graduates, employees (researchers, academic and administrative staff);
  • Czech University of Life Sciences Prague students, graduates, employees (researchers, academic and administrative staff);
  • The University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt students, graduates, employees (researchers, staff).

What can you expect from this programme?

  • Online workshops led by experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts;
  • Mentoring to give you best advice for further development steps;
  • Best students – opportunity to go to 2-day on-site bootcamp in Austria;
  • Grant up to 5000 EUR for further idea development.

Programme timeline

Ideation & team formation
21st of February 2023
16:00-19:00 CET
17.00-20.00 EET

Take part in ideation activities and start developing your own unique solution. During this activity you will have a chance to find your teammates to work with.

Leadership skills
22nd of February 2023
16:00-19:00 CET
17.00-20.00 EET

Find out what skills a true leader has, develop them and become a leader yourself!

Business Model Canvas
1st of March 2023
16:00-18:00 CET
17.00-19.00 EET

Find out how to identify the right business model for your idea. Learn about the different types of business models, their advantages, and disadvantages.

Pitching ABC
8th of March 2023
16:00-18:00 CET
17.00-19.00 EET

Find out what it takes to pitch a good business idea successfully.

Product Design and MVP
28th of March 2023
16:00-18:00 CET
17.00-19.00 EET

In this session you will learn what a minimum viable product is, why it is necessary and the types of minimum viable products.

Skills development
13th of April 2023
16:00-18:00 CET
17.00-19.00 EET

Find out what your special skills are that set you apart from others and develop them to become the best in your field.

Marketing ABC + Market go to strategy and skills development – Bootcamp in Austria
25th till 27th of April 2023
16:00-18:00 CET
17.00-19.00 EET

Attend a bootcamp in Austria to gain understanding of what are the digital marketing tools you can use to validate your idea. Meet and discuss your ideas with mentors attending and acquire how to sell and present your product to people.

Revenue Models
9th of May 2023
16:00-18:00 CET
17.00-19.00 EET

Gain understanding of different types of business models, their advantages, disadvantages, and design different business models based on your idea.

Pitching training
23rd of May 2023
16:00-18:00 CET
17.00-19.00 EET

Learn tips & tricks on how to prepare and present your presentation on Demo Day.

Further development opportunities
End of May / beginning of June

Additional opportunities that will be presented to participants of the Green HExagon pre-incubation programme.

Business ideas competition
13th of June 2023
16:00-18:00 CET
17.00-19.00 EET

The Business Idea Competition is the final event of the pre-incubation programme. Take part and get to know the participants' ideas and compete for the top prize worth EUR 5000!

Ideation & team formation

21st of February 2023

16:00-19:00 CET

17.00-20.00 EET

Take part in ideation activities and start developing your own unique solution. During this activity you will have a chance to find your teammates to work with.

Leadership skills

22nd of February 2023

16:00-19:00 CET

17.00-20.00 EET

Find out what skills a true leader has, develop them and become a leader yourself!

Business Model Canvas

1st of March 2023

16:00-18:00 CET

17.00-19.00 EET

Find out how to identify the right business model for your idea. Learn about the different types of business models, their advantages, and disadvantages.

Pitching ABC

8th of March 2023

16:00-18:00 CET

17.00-19.00 EET

Find out what it takes to pitch a good business idea successfully.

Product Design and MVP

28th of March 2023

16:00-18:00 CET

17.00-19.00 EET

In this session you will learn what a minimum viable product is, why it is necessary and the types of minimum viable products.

Skills development

13th of April 2023

16:00-18:00 CET

17.00-19.00 EET

Find out what your special skills are that set you apart from others and develop them to become the best in your field.

Marketing ABC + Market go to strategy and skills development – Bootcamp in Austria

25th till 27th of April 2023

16:00-18:00 CET

17.00-19.00 EET

Attend a bootcamp in Austria to gain understanding of what are the digital marketing tools you can use to validate your idea. Meet and discuss your ideas with mentors attending and acquire how to sell and present your product to people.

Revenue Models

9th of May 2023

16:00-18:00 CET

17.00-19.00 EET

Gain understanding of different types of business models, their advantages, disadvantages, and design different business models based on your idea.

Pitching training

23rd of May 2023

16:00-18:00 CET

17.00-19.00 EET

Learn tips & tricks on how to prepare and present your presentation on Demo Day.

Further development opportunities

End of May / beginning of June

Additional opportunities that will be presented to participants of the Green HExagon pre-incubation programme.

Business ideas competition

13th of June 2023

16:00-18:00 CET

17.00-19.00 EET

The Business Idea Competition is the final event of the pre-incubation programme. Take part and get to know the participants' ideas and compete for the top prize worth EUR 5000!

The Central European Timezone (CET) applies to Austria and Czech Republic. The Eastern European Timezone (EET) applies to Latvia and Estonia.

Don't miss the opportunity!

The Green HExagon pre-incubation programme is a 4-month long online programme which provides support for the development of your green ideas through guidance from international experts and mentors.

If you have any questions, contact us at hello@greenhexagon.eu or fill out the form below.


The activity is part of Erasmus + project “Entrepreneurial teaching partnerships for fostering innovation and green startup development in higher education”, No. 2022-1-LV01-KA220-HED-000090176. The project is funded by European Union.