Grab the best support
We are searching for startups from a wide range of sectors. They must be younger than 5 years and have raised less than 1M EUR in external investments. We will pick finalists who will join the hybrid bootcamp and fill their week with a packed agenda. Do you fit in? Apply now and let us shape your future.
Part of FTRNW 2021 is a dashing startup award ceremony. The unique event will be held on 18 November in a hybrid way as well. If you won’t make it to Bratislava, you still have a chance to be part of the night online. Shine with us!
Reward for all
shortlisted companies

Inspiring and
valuable agenda
8 November / Monday
PITCH DAY: Learn & practice how to deliver your best pitch ahead of FTRNW Startup Awards night.
15:00 – 16:30
Workshop
Lukáš Hrdlička - Presenation
16:30 – 17:00
Preparation
17:00 – 17:50
Startup pitches
*every startup will do a 3 min pitch. The jury will provide 2 min feedback.
9 November / Tuesday
STARTUP CLINIC: Get your value proposition fixed! Partners will introduce themselves in marketing, investment, law, and tech areas.
15:00 - 15:45
Play The Game and Win: Securing Smart Investment
Workshop by Sparring
15:45 - 16:30
Q&As by startups
10 November / Wednesday
STARTUP CLINIC: Product-market fitting. Partners will share their insights on how to tailor products to specific markets.
15:00 – 15:45
What you should know about your customer before you make the first sale?
Workshop by Kiuub
15:45 – 16:30
Q&As by startups
11 November / Thursday
OFFICE HOURS with VCs: Test your value proposition with the best VCs across CEE.
Every startup will do a short 1 min intro and afterward, every VC will ask 1 question to each startup within the group. The startup will have 5 min to answer.
15:00 – 16:00
Jaroslav Ľupták - Neulogy Ventures,
Peter Parragh - Oktogon Ventures,
Michal Jablonka - Limerock
16:00 – 17:00
Guillaume Fournier - Credo Ventures,
Bernart Nacsa - Day One,
Matej Říha - Venture to Future Fund
17:00 – 18:20
Lucia Timek - Crowdberry,
Jaroslav Trojan - Nation1,
Zsolt Borbély - Hiventures,
Slavo Tuleja - Zaka
12 November / Friday
1:1 MENTORING: Don’t miss the chance to be mentored by renowned specialists. Every startup will get 2 x 30 min mentoring.
15:00 – 15:30; 15:30 – 16:00
Jaroslav Ľupták - Neulogy Ventures
15:30 – 16:00
Karolina Wilk-Tryjanowska - Reaktor X
15:30 – 16:00; 16:30 – 17:00
Pavlína Louženská - #HolkyzMarketingu
16:00 – 16:30; 17:00 – 17:30
Mária Oreská - Inphinity
15:00 – 15:30
Marián Porvažník - Sparring
15:30 – 16:00
Dominika Fričová - Žijem vedu
15:30 – 16:00
Katarína Volná - Sparring
15:30 – 16:00; 16:00 – 16:30
Peter Parragh - Oktogon
15:30 – 16:00; 16:30 – 17:00
Paweł Bochniarz - MIT EF CEE
16:00 – 16:30; 16:30 – 17:00
Viktor Mikulášek - Launcher
17:00 – 17:30
Martin Vítek - Soutěž & Podnikej
15:00 – 15:30; 15:30 – 16:00
Štefan Šurina - Eldison
16:00 – 16:30
Matej Říha - Venture to Future Fund
15 November / Monday
A pitch day trial
18 November / Thursday
FTRNW startup awards
18:00 – 18:10
Keynote
Igor Tóth - O2
18:10 – 18:20
Keynote
Michaela Musilová - International Moonbase Alliance (video)
18:20 – 18:40
Keynote
Violeta Luca - Microsoft
18:40 - 18:45
Keynote
Artur Bobovnický - SIEA
18:45 – 19:15
Startup pitches
3 min per startup
19:15 - 19:25
Speech
Zuzana Čaputová - The President of the Slovak Republic (video)
19:25 – 19:45
Panel discussion
Piotr Chomczyk - Renderro,
Martin Basila - Sensoneo,
Tomáš Žáček - Ecocapsule,
Mária Virčík - Matsuko,
Jaroslav Chrapko - Dedoles,
Dalibor Cicman - GymBeam
19:25 – 19:45
Jury meeting
Alica Pavúková - PwC,
Michal Satur - Tatrabanka,
Mihaela Pašek-Virlan - Accace,
Lucia Pašková - CURADEN,
Rasty Turek - Pex,
Ján Cifra - Websupport
19:45 – 20:15
Announcement of 3 winners
20:15 – 24:00
Networking