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Begin your entrepreneurial journey with Startup Migrants

By migrant founders, for migrant founders.

Our programs are designed to provide you with the tools, support, and connections you need to launch and grow a business in your new country.

Take a peek inside our programs:

2000+

participants in 15
cities across Europe.

50%

women participants in our
workshops and trainings.

70+

companies founded by
our participants.

26

partners across 10
European countries.

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our exciting programs for migrant founders:

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First customer accelerator

Participants accelerate their business ideas over 5-week accelerator programme:

+ 5-week program
+ Online session once per week
+ Final session in your city
+  X startup teams

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Startup Preschool

Participants kickstart their business ideas in an interactive multi-day session with a Startup Migrants trainer:

+ 3-day workshop
+ Offline, in your city
+ 15-35 participants

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Global meets local

Connect the Startup Preschool alumni with other startup teams and your local startup ecosystem:

+ Alumni event
+ Mostly offline
+ In your city

transform your dreams into reality

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Are you a professional with a business idea, an international student, or maybe looking to join a startup team?

At Startup Migrants, we are dedicated to helping you turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality. Our community of migrant founders provides the support, resources, and connections you need to succeed in your new hometown.

Join us to navigate the local startup ecosystem, connect with like-minded individuals, and gain the skills necessary to build a thriving business.

Our participants told us:

  • “It was comprehensive and intensive program that make you work fast. That is helpful as you develop you startup ideas.”

    (Kaunas, April 2024)

  • “The Startup Preschool was an amazing experience. I feel more motivated and inspired to continue working on my goals. I’m beyond grateful for this great opportunity."

    (Lüneburg, April 2023)

  • “The best and most realistic startup school I've attended so far."

    (Trondheim, March 2023)

Upcoming events.

We organize workshops and sessions for entrepreneurial migrants around Europe to develop, launch, and scale their business ideas.

Our programs include:

  • Startup Preschool: a 3-day workshop to kickstart your business ideas, contextualized to your location.

  • First customer: a 5-week program designed to help you find (and keep) your first customers, taking place online and in-person.

  • Global Meets Local: alumni events connecting migrants with their local startup ecosystems.

Other ways to get involved

At Startup Migrants, we strongly believe that creating the magic is always possible when we collaborate!  In order to run our programs, we are are always on the lookout for: 

+ Migrants entrepreneurs with businesses that can talk about their founder journey.
+ Working students who would like to volunteer as Workshop Assistants in their towns.

If you don’t see an event in your area but would love to participate in one of Startup Migrants’s programs, reach out and let us know where you are. You can also share our website with local institutions like universities, businesses, and other migrant networks.

We look forward to hearing from you!