Ukrainian youth received additional time to participate in the national business incubator Youthquake. Registration has officially been extended until September 21, 2026. This is an opportunity for teenagers and students aged 13 to 25 to turn their ideas into real businesses or create a working product prototype. The program is expected to bring together over a thousand participants who will form more than three hundred teams competing for grants.
For maximum effectiveness, developers are divided into two age groups. 13–17 year‑old schoolchildren will generate ideas, study market needs, and write their first business plans. The older group, 18–25 years, will focus on hypothesis testing and preparing the product for market launch. Prior entrepreneurial experience is not required. Organizers are looking for those who simply have an interesting concept and a strong desire to develop it.
The training will last three months and will include ten educational modules, continuous work with mentors, and introductions to experts. Convenient virtual sessions and live meetings at Diia.Business centers are planned. Your project can be developed in one of six popular directions. Available options include digital services, manufacturing solutions, B2B services, science, environmental developments, and cutting‑edge agri‑technologies.
The total financial fund of the program amounts to over eleven million hryvnia. At the end of the training, the forty best teams will receive seed money for their own venture. Grant amounts range from 200,000 to 500,000 hryvnia depending on the age category and the specificity of the idea. The training will culminate in the Grand Demo Day event, where the best startups will win the top prizes — 500,000 for teenagers and 1.5 million for older youth.
Those wishing to join must fill out a questionnaire on the official Youthquake website. Applications can be submitted individually or in teams of up to three people. Younger applicants only need to write a motivational letter, while older participants should prepare a short presentation of their future project.
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