The programme group
Work with other teams in workshops and discuss your progress. Each team develops its own project.
EDIH.li Accelerator · Startup, Scaleup & SME
From business idea to paying customer
- Be innovative
- Build your network
- Develop your business model
- Growth and success
For founders, growing teams and SMEs. Work on your own project. Test assumptions with customers and explore possible approaches. Use AI and digital tools where they can contribute.
First cohort: 18 February to 9 June 2027, from 1 pm to 5 pm: kick-off on a Thursday, then on Wednesdays. Seven group workshops and one personal mentoring session. Full programme after registration and admission: CHF 1,200 per person plus VAT instead of CHF 2,900, thanks to EU co-funding. Individual group workshops: CHF 175 instead of CHF 400 per session.
4months of support
7group workshops
1:1one included mentoring session
↗international exchange
01 / YOUR STARTING POINT
Where does your business model stand?
You can register your interest before you set up a company.
A POSSIBLE ROUTE
Define the customer problem.
The pilot programme may suit you if you have a specific customer problem and time to work on it. An optional design sprint is a short workshop to help you build a first prototype.
Discuss my starting point ↗Guidance only, not an admission or funding decision.02 / THE PROGRAMME
Eight programme stages
for your project.
Bring a specific question from your business. In a case clinic, the group listens, asks questions and reflects its observations, without giving advice at first. Then choose an approach and test it in practice. At the next meeting, discuss what you learnt. During practical tests, the group also challenges your assumptions with critical questions.
01Thu 18 February 2027 · 1–5 pm · Schaan, LiechtensteinDefine your starting point
Decide what you want to achieve and which question to test first. The group asks questions. Set an initial goal and be ready to change it after talking to customers.
Planned result: Starting point, goal and first question to test
Proposed contribution: MYP + TaaS
02Wed 3 March 2027 · 1–5 pm · Schaan, LiechtensteinPractise working together
Build trust and agree how to listen, ask questions and make decisions. Practise supporting each other in a shared outdoor task. Agree initial roles and how to handle pressure, health and sustainability. Review these agreements as the programme continues.
Planned result: Clear roles and working agreements
Proposed contribution: MYP
03Wed 10 March 2027 · 1–5 pm · Online with customersDefine the customer problem
Interview customers, users and other stakeholders. Listen before explaining your offer. What do they need, and which assumptions must you change? Bring a specific customer question to a case clinic. The group listens and reflects what it hears, without giving advice at first.
Planned result: Customer and stakeholder interviews, insights from the case clinic and the next test question
Proposed contribution: MYP
04Wed 14 April 2027 · 1–5 pm · One-to-one in Schaan or at your premisesTest your business model
Review your offer, price and costs in the included personal mentoring session. Refine your business model and prepare a sales experiment. Meet in Schaan, Liechtenstein, or at your premises.
Planned result: Revised direction, business model and first sales experiment
Proposed contribution: TaaS + MYP + dockyard.ventures
05Wed 28 April 2027 · 1–5 pm · Hybrid: Schaan and onlineDevelop a prototype
Use the new insights to develop a digital approach or prototype. Test it with users, ask for feedback and make changes. Check whether AI helps and how reliable the results are. Clarify data access, data rights, security and operation.
Planned result: Testable prototype and a plan to check value, technology and operation
Proposed contribution: MMIND.ai + dockyard.ventures
06Wed 12 May 2027 · 1–5 pm · Startfeld, St. GallenChallenge your assumptions
Present your project to three or four practitioners. Examine what happens if customers choose differently, costs rise or technology fails. Use critical questions and feedback to improve the model.
Planned result: Tested risks, changes to the model and the next practical test
Proposed contribution: TaaS + MYP + MMIND.ai
07Wed 26 May 2027 · 1–5 pm · OnlineReview funding options
Plan income, expenses and funding needs. Assess your company structure and funding options. Practise your pitch and answer critical questions. Initial funding advice starts when you join.
Planned result: 12-month financial plan and preparation for funding discussions
Proposed contribution: Goth & Partner + TaaS
08Wed 9 June 2027 · 1–5 pm · Schaan, LiechtensteinPlan your next steps
Show and discuss your results at the AI Café. Review what you learnt and plan the next 90 days. Agree a customer test, responsible people and a review date.
Planned result: Product demo and agreed 90-day plan with next funding steps
Proposed contribution: TaaS + Goth & Partner + MMIND.aiThe programme includes seven group workshops and one personal mentoring session in module 04. We work in person, outdoors and online. Workshops are in German and international exchange sessions in English. We assess funding options when you join. All sessions take place from 1 pm to 5 pm: the kick-off on Thursday 18 February, then on Wednesdays. We schedule your mentoring session on 14 April individually within this time. You can also book individual workshops.
03 / THE SUPPORT
Learn with other teams.
Grow as an entrepreneur.
Personal mentoring
One personal mentoring session in module 04. Review your offer, price and costs, then prepare a sales experiment.
Suitable funding
We help you assess how much money you need and which funding programmes may fit. We agree support for applications separately.
Preparing for investors
Prepare a short presentation for investors and show evidence of your results. We identify suitable contacts. We cannot promise investment or grants.
PARTICIPATION FEE
CHF 1,200
per person plus VAT · one payment or 4 × CHF 300
- Full price, full programme
- CHF 2,900
- Contribution from EU co-funding
- − CHF 1,700
- Your participation fee
- CHF 1,200
Individual group workshop: full price CHF 400. Your fee: CHF 175 per person.
The full programme includes seven group workshops and one personal mentoring session.
All prices plus VAT. You will find the participation terms with the registration form. We agree additional support and application help separately.04 / INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Work with teams across Europe.
EDIH.li is your European Digital Innovation Hub for Liechtenstein, the Alpine region and Lake Constance. As part of the EDIH Network, we connect founders and entrepreneurs with specialists, universities and businesses across Europe.
Test together. Reach new markets.
Test ideas with teams and potential customers in other countries. We plan joint workshops, practical trials and discussions with European specialists. Some of this work takes place online.
Fund joint projects.
European collaboration also helps teams prepare joint funding applications. We look for suitable partners and assess additional funding from Digital Europe, Horizon Europe and other EU initiatives. Eligibility depends on the project, the company's location and the funding call.
Explore the European network ↗05 / IDEAS FROM MUNICH
Three ideas from the design sprint.
Students developed these three prototypes in the LMU design sprint. They are not finished products. The teams have not joined the Accelerator.
STUDENT PROTOTYPE
Second Chance
Find new combinations in your wardrobe.
Next test: Will people wear more of the clothes they already own?
View demo ↗
STUDENT PROTOTYPE
Stammtisch
Bring people together around a real table.
Next test: Will guests return, and can the service cover its costs?
View demo ↗
STUDENT PROTOTYPE
klaro
Make medical reports easier to understand.
Next test: Do people understand their reports better? Start with artificial test data and ask experts to check the results.
View demo ↗06 / YOUR EXPERTS
People who have founded, funded and scaled companies.
Our experts know the questions that come with starting and growing a business. They work with you on your business model: understand customers, test digital ideas, use AI and plan your funding.
Otto C. Frommelt
Mentor with passion and worldwide experience
Hartmut Hübner
Founder with a European network
Julian Thuile
To the first million in record time
Michael Reinhardt
Success through meaning and purpose
Thomas Goth
Funding and financing innovation
07 / THE FIRST STEP
Tell us about
your project.
Register for the full programme with all eight sessions from 18 February to 9 June 2027. Your registration is binding. The programme lead reviews every registration individually, and with your admission you receive a confirmation and the invoice. Your participation fee is CHF 1,200 per person plus VAT (full price CHF 2,900, of which EU co-funding covers CHF 1,700), payable once or in four instalments of CHF 300.
Only individual sessions? You can book each of the seven group workshops individually for CHF 175 per session (full price CHF 400), without registering for the full programme. Booking runs through the event pages on mmind.ai. Personal mentoring in module 04 is only part of the full programme. Book individual sessions ↗
- Register with a binding commitment, in about five minutes
- Review by the programme lead within 10 working days
- Admission with confirmation and invoice; no charge if we cannot admit you
- Join the programme from 18 February 2027
We consider the customer problem, your team and the progress you could make. We also assess the role of digital innovation and your willingness to learn. We assess programme places and funding separately.
projekte@mmind.ai08 / GOOD TO KNOW
Any questions?
What does it cost?
The full price of the programme is CHF 2,900. EU co-funding through EDIH.li covers CHF 1,700, so your participation fee is CHF 1,200 per person plus VAT, payable once or in four instalments of CHF 300. Your registration is binding; the programme lead reviews each one, and admission comes with a confirmation and the invoice. The full programme includes seven group workshops and personal mentoring in module 04. Individual group workshops cost CHF 175 per session (full price CHF 400) and can be booked individually on the event pages at mmind.ai. We agree additional support and application help separately. Enquiries are free, and so is a rejection.
How much time will I need?
The programme lasts four months. It includes seven group workshops and one personal mentoring session, each from 1 pm to 5 pm (kick-off on a Thursday, then Wednesdays). Allow three to five extra hours each week for your project.
Who can take part?
Entrepreneurs with a new business idea, a startup, a scaleup or an innovation project in an existing business. You need time for your own tests and must be open to having your assumptions challenged. We focus on Liechtenstein, the Rhine Valley, the Alpine region and Lake Constance. International participants are welcome. The programme lead checks with your registration whether the programme fits and whether you are eligible.
Which international connections can I make?
Through the EDIH Network, we look for specialists, teams and businesses that suit your project. We agree joint workshops and practical trials with the participating hubs. We will confirm dates, guests and investor discussions in the programme. This does not guarantee funding.
When does the programme take place?
The first cohort runs from 18 February to 9 June 2027. Dates: 18 February, 3 March, 10 March, 14 April, 28 April, 12 May, 26 May and 9 June 2027, each from 1 pm to 5 pm. No session falls in the Liechtenstein school holidays.
What happens after the programme?
Plan the next 90 days. Agree a customer test, responsible people, suitable partners and a review date. Include funding for the next stage. We help you assess whether revenue, grants or investors fit, and which discussion or application to prepare next. We agree extra services and costs separately.