Help us take Customer Engagement to new heights
We’re looking for startups that leverage the latest technology to help increase customer engagement.
Our business partners:
Enhance Your Customer Engagement solution with StartSmart CEE’s Acceleration Program
Customer engagement is one of the biggest challenges for any business.
At our Acceleration Program, we’re looking for startups looking for ways to boost sales, activate customers more efficiently, and build lasting relationships by seamlessly integrating and synchronizing interactions across various touchpoints.
During the Program, you’ll work alongside one of our corporate partners on building your proof of concept and scaling your idea.
You’ll also get access to resources, R&D support, networking opportunities, and expertise you need to turn your idea into a business and establish its market position.
Why join our Customer Engagement Acceleration Program?
Work alongside business professionals and industry experts. Get marketing, business, and tech insights and advice and leverage it to scale your business faster.
Leverage your partner’s vast resources to test how your innovation performs in a real business scenario.
Get access to a wealth of customer engagement and behavior data from your accelerator partner. Use it to optimize and improve your product.
Tap into your corporate partner’s R&D resources and get the support you need to speed up the development of your solution.
Work alongside the biggest names in your industry. “Borrow” their brand credibility and build a trust-worthy brand even before your product hits the market.
Join a StartSmart CEE Startup Acceleration Program, access a wealth of resources, and grow your startup while keeping 100% ownership over your startup.
Receive funding for testing and technology development, in partnership with our corporate sponsors. *This grant is available for a limited number of startups meeting the formal requirements.
Get a chance to get your first high-value client even before you finish the accelerator.
Our Corporate Partners
PZU
The PZU Group is the largest financial institution in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The company is trusted by over 22 million customers in five countries. Operating in the areas of insurance, banking, investments, and healthcare, PZU manages nearly PLN 470 billion in assets. Implementing innovations is a crucial aspect of the PZU Ready for Startups program.
The company aims not only to respond to developments in insurtech but also to stay ahead of these trends. PZU is looking for startups operating in various areas, particularly in insurtech, advanced analytics solutions, digitalization, and new customer interactions.
European Leasing Fund S.A.
European Leasing Fund S.A. (EFL) has been a key player in Poland’s financial sector since 1991, emerging as one of the country’s first leasing companies. As part of the Crédit Agricole Group, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, EFL has consistently supported domestic entrepreneurship.
With decades of experience, EFL has evolved into a dynamic financial institution offering a comprehensive suite of financial solutions, including leasing, loans, long-term rentals, factoring, and other financial services. The company prioritizes innovation and efficiency, collaborating with startups and technology firms such as CUX, PIWIK, Authologic, Asseco DS., Objectivity, and Fast White Cat to drive forward-thinking solutions.
Who should apply?
There are thousands of startups operating in the customer engagement industry. What makes your idea different from all those looking to scale?
Your idea should address one of our corporate partner’s key challenges (and be able to potentially solve it).
To get admitted, your idea needs to have market traction or at least a functioning, testable prototype.
You’re open to bringing the idea to market by entering a commercialization agreement with your corporate partner.
Recruitment is open!
Recruitment for the Spring 2025 edition is now open! Join us and apply now. We’re waiting for your application until May 6th at 11:00 PM. Don’t miss your chance.
Help Our Corporate Partner Skyrocket their Customer Engagement
High customer engagement is the key to building long-term brand loyalty and increasing sales.
At StartSmart CEE (formerly MIT Enterprise Forum CEE), we’re working with established businesses that are looking for innovative startups that can help them solve their customer engagement challenges.
If you have an innovative idea that can help our partners improve their customer engagement in areas that are critical to them – apply today to CEE’s only MIT-affiliated Startup Acceleration Program.
Application Guide
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Rules & Regulations
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Grow your Customer Engagement Innovation with StartSmart CEE Acceleration Program
Years of experience and 300 success stories have taught us a lot about scaling startups.
Apply today to one of our Acceleration Programs, let us help you scale yours, and become our next success story!