Dreamups have launched their annual accelerator UpNext 2024

These projects will be awarded over the next 6 months:

• personalized mentoring;
• meetings with more than 30 speakers and investors;
• dedicated office space;
• recommendations for success;
• preparation for the stage of attracting significant investments.

During the presentation, Mihai Stipanov, founder of the Dreamups and Mozaic, emphasized: "The next 6 months of acceleration will include guidance from 5 full-time mentors and 30+ experts who will help startups scale, take their products to the global market, and identify and strengthen the best channels of engagement and investment models. As part of the program, founders will also receive Investment Readiness training, where they will be taught the strategy needed to get their next influx of capital investment."

While participating in the UpNext accelerator, 5 permanent mentors will guide startups, set clear goals and provide support in 5 fundamental areas of technology business development:

1. Finance - Doina Kiselita, Senior Strategy Manager (Experian).
2. Product - Vadim Zheliascov, Head of the Financial Technologies Department of the National Bank of Moldova.
3. Marketing - Veronica Melinty, Marketing Manager (Brizy).
4. Sales - Vasile Valkov, Commercial Director (Salt Edge).
5. Technology - Alexander Mynza, co-founder of Vincuvin.shop and CTO of Elefant.

Cristian Cerneanu, Entrepreneurship and Start-up Manager of the project Proiectul Tehnologiile Viitorului Proiectul Tehnologiile Viitorului, said:" UpNext will support the local and international development of selected startups by giving them access to the right markets for their innovations. This stage is essential to accelerate their growth towards global scale with the support of mentors and speakers. I encourage participating startups to take this opportunity and the resources available to them to the limit to maximize their progress."

In this edition of the accelerator, 5 startups have been selected:

Argus AI - The product accelerates medical diagnosis by analyzing X-rays using artificial intelligence, enabling rapid identification of health problems and prioritization of patients.

LaterCut - product reduces video editing time from 20 minutes to just 2 minutes and maximizes social media influence using machine intelligence.

Eating AI - innovation redefines meal planning based on the user's environment and lifestyle. Personalized recommendations are provided based on a person's health and food preferences, activated by voice commands.

SengEnergy - The product predicts the amount of energy produced by PV cells, helping to save financial resources by avoiding penalties.

AuditConfirm - a platform that will save the audit industry $11 billion annually. In this process, an auditor scans physical documents, sends them to a chatbot and automatically generates a digital report.

Stella Gemna, representative in Moldova American Enterprise Fund Ukraine-Moldova (UMAEF), said: "Everything that is happening in the world represents an opportunity for startups to find innovative solutions to existing problems. At UMAEF, we invest in startups with proven performance, competent co-founders and scalable ideas. We've already received UpNext startup pitches and look forward to seeing you develop over the 6-month program. We are here to support you in growing your technology business."

Are you curious about how the program will be run? Follow the experience of startups in Dreamups' UpNext accelerator on the social media pages: LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

UpNext is organized by Dreamups, a well-known lobbyist for innovation and entrepreneurship in Moldova, with the support of the project "Proiectului Tehnologiile Viitorului". The idea receives funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Swedish and British foundations, as well as the American Enterprise Fund "Ukraine-Moldova". The project is also supported by the Mozaic investor community, with an information partnership with Diez. Newsmaker, Agora and Techdoor.