A long-form Plug and Play program launched 2024 connecting Armenian startups to global VC.
- Location:
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Duration:
- 26 weeks
What you need to qualify
- The Incubation track is for early-stage startups validating an idea.
- The Pre-Acceleration track is for startups with initial traction, working on customer discovery, product development, business modelling and early sales strategies.
- The Acceleration track is for high-potential startups that are ready to scale.
- Each program is delivered in an in-person format in Armenia, so participation requires being present.
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Pick the track that matches your stage
The program runs three tracks: Incubation for idea validation, Pre-Acceleration for startups with initial traction, and Acceleration for startups ready to scale.
- 2
Contact the program team
The Ministry of High-Tech Industry publishes acceleration@hti.am and +374 10 59 00 76 as the contacts for this program and points founders to plugandplaytechcenter.com/locations/yerevan for further details. No public application form is linked from the program page.
Frequently asked
Plug and Play Armenia, a local entity established in 2025, delivers the program in cooperation with the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia under a three-year partnership.
Two programs are delivered annually, each lasting 3 to 4 months, in an in-person format.
Incubation is for early-stage startups validating an idea, Pre-Acceleration is for startups with initial traction focused on customer discovery, product development, business modelling and early sales, and Acceleration is for high-potential startups ready to scale.
Access to Plug and Play's extensive corporate and investor network, a structured curriculum tailored to growth challenges, pilot opportunities with strategic partners, introductions to active investors and greater visibility on the global stage.
No public application form is published on the program page. The Ministry lists acceleration@hti.am and +374 10 59 00 76 as the program contacts. Plug and Play's own Armenia application page at innovationchallenge.pnp.tc reads "Application is closed".
None is published. The program page states that two programs run per year but gives no application dates, and Plug and Play's own Armenia application page currently shows applications as closed.
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