An accelerator for first-time CEE founders under 25, offering a SAFE plus a large credits package.
- The offer:
- $25k per company
- Location:
- Warsaw, Poland
- Stages:
- Idea, Pre-seed
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Meet the team, or apply cold
From March to May ReaktorX tours 15+ CEE countries with brainstorming events and meetups at universities, hacker houses and local ecosystem partners. Applying online is open to everyone; being scouted is the other route in.
- 2
Apply online
The form at apply.reaktorx.com takes about 20 minutes. ReaktorX says the deadline is firm and the current cycle closed on 11 June: late submissions are still accepted but are not guaranteed a review.
- 3
Interviews and selection
Selection finishes by the end of June. ReaktorX says it gets 500+ applications a batch, interviews the top 40 and accepts 15 teams.
- 4
Two weeks in Europe
In July, a two-week kickoff in one CEE city to build, align and meet the cohort. Housing is covered.
- 5
One month in San Francisco
The whole of August in San Francisco with coworking and coliving provided, curated events, investor meetings and mentoring. Flights are not covered. ReaktorX helps with the visa, usually a B-1 business visitor visa.
- 6
Take the investment
$50K is invested on a SAFE for approximately 5 percent equity, with no board seats and no debt, and every accepted team is matched with a lead mentor and given partner tool credits from day one.