Programs

At the Comenius University Science Park Incubator (Inkubátor VP UK), we help you turn an idea into something you can realistically test and bring into practice. It’s not about a “perfect business plan,” but about clear steps and real-world validation.

We offer two follow-up programs:

Validate – We help you validate your idea in a short time and bring clarity to what you’re actually building.

Build & Grow – One-year support for teams that show progress and want to fully launch their project into a business.

It doesn’t matter whether your idea is “technological.” What matters is that it makes sense and has the potential to be applied in practice. The only requirement is that the project is innovative, whether it’s product innovation, service innovation, or process innovation.

When can you apply?

We usually open applications twice a year (spring/autumn). Applications for the Validate programme will open again in September 2026.

What you need for the application?

We want to keep it simple and fair. The application has two parts:

• Online form – One person can complete it on behalf of the whole team. It takes about 20–30 minutes and helps us quickly understand your project, team, and motivation. 
• Video introduction – Briefly and naturally tell us: who you are (team roles and skills), what problem you are solving, who the solution is for, what you want to validate/improve in the program, and what you expect from it. A phone video is enough—the goal is content, not production quality. This is what the video introduction should look like.
  
  Important: The video is not uploaded as a file. You include it as a link directly in the form. Upload it, for example, to YouTube as Unlisted (not public), or to Google Drive with access set to “anyone with the link can view,” and paste the link into the application.

Team capacity in the Validate program is limited so we can give teams proper attention. If we receive more applications than we can accept, we will select those where we see the strongest value and potential for progress.