Startup Programme 2026-2027

• 28 September: ECG Kick-Off – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
• 30 September: House of Startups Kick-Off – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
• 9 October: Deadline to register your project online
• 12 October: Coach assignment begins
• 19 October: Market Analysis and Lean Canvas Masterclass – 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm – on Teams
• 21 October: Marketing and Sales Masterclass – 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm –Microsoft Teams meeting
• 9 November: The Perfect Pitch Masterclass – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm – in person!
  House of Entrepreneurship: 14, rue Erasme, L-1468 Kirchberg
  Registration required: please email me at mamer@jel.lu with your team name and the number of people attending by 30 October 2026!
• 10 November: Submission of documents for Pitch 1 (PPT moodboard, Lean Canvas, first stage of the Business Plan) to mamer@jel.lu
• 17 November: Pitch 1 for the ECG (École de Commerce et de Gestion) teams
• 19 November: Pitch 1 – House of Startups
• 11 January: Submission of documents for Pitch 2 on 18 January (Lean Canvas, Pitch Deck, Business Plan with prototyping and financial plan) to mamer@jel.lu
• 18 January: Pitch 2 – House of Startups
  ! You will be scheduled for either 18 January or 22 February. Your pitch date and time will be confirmed after the Kick-Off!
• 16 February 2027: Submission of documents for Pitch 2 on 18 January (Lean Canvas, Pitch Deck, Business Plan with prototyping and financial plan) to mamer@jel.lu
• 22 February: Pitch 2 – House of Startups
  ! You will be scheduled for either 18 January or 22 February. Your pitch date and time will be confirmed after the Kick-Off!
• 12 May 2027: National Final – the venue will be announced at Pitch 2

This link will be updated regularly.

• 19 October – Lean Canvas and Market Analysis
  4:30 pm to 6:00 pm – Delivered by Tanyth Blackler, Founder of DoYourThing 
• 21 October – Marketing and Sales
  5:30 pm to 7:00 pm – Delivered by Olga Meaurault, Founder of Go-To-Market Luxembourg 
• 9 November – The Perfect Pitch
  4:00 pm to 5:30 pm – NO TEAMS, in person only!
  House of Entrepreneurship: 14, rue Erasme, L-1468 Kirchberg
  Registration required: please email me at mamer@jel.lu with your team name and the number of people attending by 30 October 2026!
• 7 December – Prototyping
  4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
  NO TEAMS – venue to be confirmed
• 14 December – Finances
  4:30 pm to 6:00 pm – https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3466207958142103?p=yh0u3pSXUY5Z7bChqE