IMPACT HUB TBILISI
STARTUP ACCELERATOR

Our Accelerator is a 3-months equity-free program that supports early-stage tech startup founders from prototype to investor-readiness. The program guides you step by step through the most important stages from idea to founding a company.During the three-months-long intensive acceleration program the selected teams will improve their value propositions, streamline their operational and business models, elaborate communication plans and market entry strategies, create professional pitch decks and investment proposals and more along the way.The workshops/trainings take place three times a week in the evening with several professional coaches and experienced entrepreneurs. The program is perfectly designed for employees, students and anyone else who wants to start a business.Founded in 2021 by the Impact Hub Tbilisi initiative team, the Startup Accelerator was developed after completing a premier international acceleration training. Leveraging this expertise, the team created a tailored local acceleration program designed to address the specific challenges of the regional startup ecosystem. Since its inception, the program has nurtured four cohorts, involving 81 startups in total, with participants securing up to $2 million in investment and grants. The accelerator’s portfolio features notable successes such as Helio AI, Roommate, Wenroll, Stori AI, Wempler, Lawformer, Connect, Upway, SOS Auto, Tasteit, Wowchy, and Neuropilot.

WHO CAN APPLY

Technology-based or technology-enabled startups

Your business model should be scalable

You should have a prototype or at least the potential to have a tested prototype by the end of the program

You need to be a team of at least 2 founders

You can dedicate to building your startup full-time

2024 Edition

August 22 - September 20
Application Phase

September 27 - October 3
Shortlisting Participants

October 15
Kick-off

October 2024 - January 2025
Acceleration (mentoring/bootcamps)

January 2025 -
Demo Day

TEAM

Elene Jvania

Ketevan Ebanoidze

Mirian Khomeriki

Nino Nanitashvili

Vaska Chubinidze

MENTORS AND GUEST SPEAKERS

Gega Tsurtsumia

Co-founder and co-CEO at Payze

Irakli Kikoria

Head of Business Development at Payze

Gaga Darsalia

Founder and CEO at Redberry

David Chechelashvili

Tech Entrepreneur

Keti Meparishvili

Director at IT Hub Twino

Giorgi Avaliani

Co-founder & Creative director at Holy Motors

Ana Robakidze

Founder and CEO at Theneo

Dachi Choladze

Founder and CEO at Pulsar AI

Gabriel Meliva

Co-founder at Kvalifika

Tornike Turiashvili

Managing Partner at Kraken/Giffer/Elvis

David Chikhladze

Founder and CEO at INVESTO

Nika Tsiklauri

Partner at AccountAnts

Giorgi Tushurashvili

Co-founder at Echolize

Tornike Chkhaidze

Founder at SavvY

Vakho Davlasheridze

Co-founder at Plamood

Giorgi Tabatadze

Co-founder at Jujuna

Ketevan Vachiberidze

Co-founder at B2C.GE

Anano Dolaberidze

Co-founder at Phubber

Mikheil Nadareishvili

Data Science Lead at Klarna

Nika Jinchveladze

Head of Digital Department at Leavingstone

Ketevan Sidamonidze

Creative Industries | Innovation Lead at USAID

Jane Musatova

Product Marketing Manager at Wix.com

Robert Nock

Founder at Cartooli Capital

Giorgi Mirzikashvili

Co-founder at Optio.Ai

Giorgi Khachidze

Co-founder at Edupay

Merab Tato Kutalia

Google Developers Expert at Choco

Givi Chkhartishvili

Founder at Noxtton

Natalia Okroshiashvili

CEO at Youth Farmers Association

David Zerah

Investor & Mentor

Levan Kiladze

Founder at LemonDo

Nino Dvalidze

Founder at EdTech

Ladi Gabunia

Co-founder at Echolize

Mariam Gagua

Product Manager at Klarna

Givi Beridze

Founder at Edison Tech Solutions

Makho Kituashvili

CEO at OMOFOX

Giorgi Chugoshvili

Co-founder at Phubber

Vamekh Kherkheulidze

Founder at Elven Technologies

Nika Abashidze

Founder at Caru

KIllian Poolmans

Founder at Pinkhammer

Tengiz Lomitashvili

Managing Partner at TBSC Consulting

Keti Otarashvili

Head of Legal and Compliance at Payze

Zuka Murvanidze

Founder at Stealth-mode FinTech Startup

Lasha Shubitidze

Founder at Heph Studios

Alexander Fries

CEO at InnoQube Switzerland

Norman Rohr

Founding Partner and CMO at B2B Practitioners

Jean-Baptiste Krohn

Founder at Krohn Consulting Ltd

Erik Khachaturian

Founder at Rooqet | President at Association of Sales Professionals

Nana Dikhaminjia

Director at Digital Transformation Center

Christophe Lascore

Money Coach and Financial Educator

Beka Dalakishvili

Co-founder at Kernel

PERTNERS

Elene Jvania - During the past ten years, while working in various international business organizations, Elene gained extensive experience in partnership building and start-up facilitation. In 2016 she co-founded Impact Hub Tbilisi to contribute to the development of entrepreneurship in Georgia and put the country on the global entrepreneurial map.

Ketevan Ebanoidze is a co-founder and co- CEO of Impact HubTbilisi. She currently manages the Impact Hub Tbilisi team and the constantly growing community. She is responsible for fundraising, designing, and implementing programs aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among diverse communities. Ketevan is a lecturer at Business and Technology University, where she is leading a course on Introduction to Entrepreneurship. She has an experience in mentoring startups of diverse industries.

Mirian Khomeriki has nine years of project and executive management experience in diverse sectors of government, education, banking, private, and non-profit. Previously, he was managing digital projects as a Scrum/Agile master and digital projects lead at one of the UK's largest charities Marie Curie foundation, before that he was leading the mobile development team in Georgia’s biggest digital-creative agency Leavingstone. Under his supervision, more than 40 mobile and web solutions were delivered to the British, German and Georgian markets. Currently, he is head of engineering at Clientela, creating digital platforms for brands like Chloe, Chartier, Carolina Herrera etc.. He also teaches at Geolab, delivers talks and mentors startups.

Nino Nanitashvili has ten years of experience in the field of human capital development and social transformation via her roles in private, public, and non-profit sectors. She has spearheaded businessdevelopment and product design for AgriTech, EduTech, and CivicTech projects and has engaged more than three thousand Georgian yourh and women in tech and entrepreneurship. She is currently working for Google for Startups Accelerator programs across Europe and consults on the topics of startups and innovations.

Vaska Chubinidze is an entrepreneur and founder of two successful,innovative start-ups. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the Free University, he started a career in advertising and became the strategic planner of Georgia’s leading advertising company Windfor’s. In addition to his many entrepreneurial projects he also teaches marketing at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs.

Program

2023 Edition

ADDME - An efficient and user-friendly platform for sharing social network profiles, websites, email addresses, mobile numbers, and other contact information.

BITPULSE - A platform identifying potential cryptocurrency price changes by monitoring crypto transactions and social media, immediately notifying the trader about them

COINERS - A web app service that helps owners increase the value of their social platform communities and monetize them by distributing ad costs among users.

CONNECT. - a marketplace streamlining the receipt and billing of medical tourism and related services by consolidating all essential offerings into a single package for one unified payment.

GAKVETILO.GE - An online platform offering live skill-building courses, where 11 to 17-year-olds can engage in interactive courses covering a wide range of interests.

HELIO.AI - A recruitment management system that fully automates the hiring process, saves the time and ensurs the best talent for the company.

HOTCARD - A mobile app bringing together exclusive Buy One, Get One deals designed for the hospitality and restaurant industry.

JUSTPAY - Redefining social commerce with seamless, shoppable links delivering effortless checkouts.

KIDDOS - A Kid's clothing resale platform, where pre-loved children's clothes find new homes.

KIDNEST - A platform connecting educational institutions and parents, providing parents with comprehensive insights into their child's educational journey while streamlining administrative processes for educational institutions.

MAXHP - A studio creating games for the growing community of gamers transitioning from PCs to mobile devices, delivering the complexity and challenge familiar to PC players in the exciting world of mobile gaming.

MY TRADERS - An innovative trading and educational platform connecting individuals with trusted traders. By providing the ability to automatically adopt the best strategies and learn from professional traders, it revolutionizes the way you invest.

ROLLYCKS - Electric rollers and an accompanying app that enable users to explore new places, connect with others, participate in competitions, and win exciting prizes.

ROOMMATE - A platform giving students the opportunity to find roommates based on their interests, enabling them to share the cost of renting an apartment.

SANOLINK - A groundbreaking platform that connects individuals worldwide to experienced fitness instructors, health coaches, nutritionists, and more with just one click.

TourTour - A digital ecosystem that connects travelers with travel agencies, enabling travelers to find, compare, and purchase their preferred travel packages, while assisting travel companies in increasing sales and acquiring customers.

UBIQ - A platform Connecting like-minded individuals anywhere. Whether it's pursuing a hobby, playing a sport, or learning a new skill, UBIQ makes it easy to turn your digital interests into real-world experiences.

VERIFY.COM.GE - A technology and service provider company that delivers additional relevant information about candidates to employers while adhering to ethical and legal standards.

WENROLL - Discover exclusive, high-quality online courses available anytime, anywhere through the mobile app.

WISP - An app that helps you learn various sign languages, allowing you to communicate more effectively.

WOOFIO - User-friendly app connects pet owners with a network of service providers, including dog walkers, sitters, and groomers. With Woofio, you can schedule, track, and manage your pet's care needs with ease.

2022 - Autumn Edition

BASE2 - A mobile puzzle game that helps players learn the basics of programming.

CARTUNE - An online platform that facilitates collaboration between car drivers and car technicians.

CARUSELL - An online platform for buying and selling cars.

DIFLEX - A uniquely flexible and cost-effective cloud-based software solution which helps organisations use AI to make outbound phone, SMS, IVR campaigns.

e-CONSUL - A digital space for travellers, which combines all the travel data and automates visa application filling process.

EDUTECH - A platform connecting tech talents to global tech companies.

GEORGIAN WINE CLUB - A platform provides complete automation of the wine selection process and on-site delivery of customised products to the customer.

HAPPY KIDS - An online platform (marketplace) of children's products.

LOPUS ELECTRONICS - Web platform and mobile application for distance learning of electrical engineering.

MLBEE - A web.platform, using artificial intelligence, helps companies solve analytical business problems in an automated way.

NEBULA - A platform, using innovative educational technology, helps the youth get world-class education and enroll in European universities.

RENZ - Industrial and agricultural equipment sharing/rental platform.

TAO TECHNOLOGY - A web application firewall, based on machine learning, solves cyber security challenges for small, medium and large businesses.

TRADETKT - A safe and convenient platform for selling/exchanging tickets for various events and activities.

WEBBIX - Fully customised online shop builder for post-Soviet countries.

WEEBA - A digital market where consumers will buy the desired quantity of food products from the manufacturer at a wholesale price.

CHARACTER - a web platform brings together children's literature on the market and offers parents personalised children's book packages tailored to the age and interests of their children.

SOS AUTO - A web platform and mobile application for calling an evacuator and auto assistance.

2022 - Spring Edition

AMBRY - blockchain-based analytic AML tool for financial sectors and crypto platforms - allowing them to scan the transactions & addresses.

SPACEM - platform for digitalizing and automatizing restaurant operations.

LAWFORMER.COM - ML-based legan tech platform that simplifies contract drafting and legal research and process through a digital clause library, smart document builder, and regularly updated summaries of major court cases.

DIDGE - cloud based software power by artificial intelligence that helps small business owners to enhance their online presence, by generating and optimizing content for social media and websites.

MEDU - medical educational web platform simplifying professional communication and experience sharing process.

WEMPLER - P2P platform connecting people who want to delegate their tasks, and people who are willing to execute these tasks in exchange for monetary value.

COSTY - SaaS platform for construction project cost estimation, tendering, and evaluation.

COLLAB2B - multifunctional B2B sales platform, which specializes in e-commerce and wholesale trading. One-stop-shop for B2B products providing access to all necessary services, from initial POC to contracts, transections, logistics, and more.

NOMADERIA.COM - community platform for remote works saving time in finding the best places in the world to live, work, socialize and travel.

LYNX - website connecting small and medium-sized enterprises with financial institutions to simplify business loan processes.

DIGITAL VILLAGE - a hybrid Fin and Agri tech platform that connects landowners, farmers, logistic companies, capital owners and multi-sectoral entities with each other through innovative approaches. The platform uses smart contracts to ensure the trusted and transparent connections between the portal and stakeholders.

CARLINK - data-driven smart auto assistant saving car owners time and money.

PHARAO - real human 3D Avatar marketplace.

SETPLACE - online platform for renting locations for photo/video production.

WORKIN - marketplace for software testers and tech recruiters, simplifying the recruitment process, helping businesses to grow and improve quality.

SPACEAPP - QR-based platform for deals and offers, tailor-made for short-term visitors/tourists of the country.

TASTEIT - social network for food outlets and costumers.

GAACHUKE - an online charity marketplace where individuals can sell their second-hand goods for chosen charity organizations.

SAIT - an online long-distance transportation platform that simplifies transportation and saves time.

2021 Edition

EDUPAY - tuition management automatisation platform for educational organisations and parents.

EASYPAY - payment system that offers simple online payment platform to microfinance and pawnshop users.

WOWCHY - a gift making web platform. Using www.wowchy.ge gift seeker in just a few seconds can choose, buy and send a popular gift voucher to the recepient in a physical or digital version.

GEORGIAN TRAVEL GUIDE - web and mobile application integrated platform for travellers & hosts.

BRAINER - online platform, offering its users different types of intellectual games. Here users have opportunity to win and get financial advantage by using their knowledge and quickness.

UPWAY - an educational marketplace that combines all existing online and offline courses, sports and self-development classes existing in Georgia.

PLAMOOD - social media for planing and managing sport events.

GLEAMGO - mobile based
remote car wash

ART INCEPTION GEORGIA - an online art gallery, that connects contemporary artists with art lovers. Here you can discover and buy or sell art online.

SAMBRELA - is an eSports mobile gaming platform that allows mobile game developers to build paid tournament systems into their games. Our SDK will connect game developers with their customers through fun and exciting tournaments.

FARCO - an automated greenhouse and farm management system that allows farmers to manage farms from anywhere in the world.

D.TALE - lifetime events managing web platform, that provides all necessary products and services to simplify the managing process for ordinary people, and on the other hand, connects service providers to the new customers.

HOME COOKING ADVENTURES - a platform inspired by the popular culinary Facebook group with 60,000 active members, which helps home cooks easily sell home-cooked dishes online.

NEUROPILOT - mental health mobile app – virtual psychologist.

PEVATION - B2B web platform connecting Eastern European designers with boutiques across Europe.

L1ST - a home chef social club (Twitch for Culinary Enthusiasts). A streaming platform that allows local home chefs to start culinary shows through podcasts; draw a captive and loyal audience, and monetize their underrated skill.

361 - a unified long-distance transportation platform that makes easier for passengers to purchase minibus tickets, while on the other hand, helps stations improve their services.

LOBBY - a mobile platform that connects students, distanced as a result of the pandemic based on common interests.

TERMINALIO - a web platform created for recruitment, which helps private and legal entities to find talents with different skills at a competitive price.

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WHO CAN APPLY

Technology-based or technology-enabled startups

Your business model should be scalable

You should have a prototype or at least the potential to have a tested prototype by the end of the program

You need to be a team of at least 2 founders

You can dedicate to building your startup full-time

2022 Autumn Batch Kick-off event

2022 Autumn Batch Kick-off event

2022 Autumn Batch Demo Day

2022 Autumn Batch Demo Day

2022 Autumn Batch Demo Day

2021 Demo Day

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2021 Demo Day

2021 Kick-off event

2021 Kick-off event

2021 Kick-off event

2021 Kick-off event

2022 Spring Batch Kick-off event

2022 Spring Batch Kick-off event

2022 Spring Batch Kick-off event

2022 Spring Batch Demo Day

2022 Spring Batch Demo Day

2022 Spring Batch Demo Day

2022 Spring Batch Demo Day

2022 Spring Batch Demo Day

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Contact

Impact Hub Tbilisi
Fabrika, 8 Egnate Ninoshvili Str
0102, Tbilisi, Georgia
+995 577 425 611