When starting or growing a business, there’s no shortage of important decisions you need to make. We’re here to help with that. Our Preferred Partner Matrix is a highly-curated set of resources and offers provided by organizations we know and love, designed to help you navigate the startup journey. Whether you’re just getting started, hiring your first few employees, or scaling globally – there’s something here for you (and we’ll be adding something new each month!).

SUP is an intensive accelerator program that help startups grow in Azerbaijan and expand to international markets. During 3-month program startups build their products, learn different practices that are applied in international environment and the program is finalized by Demo Day. SUP intends to be a melting pot for our local startups by providing access to capital, mentorship, customer acquisition and product development. With dozens number of mentorship network across the globe, SUP delivers the knowledge, international practice and the best entrepreneurial journey in Azerbaijan.

Incubation & Acceleration Center

History of company NEXT STEP is a Startup Ecosystem supporting all of Azerbaijan and anyone who wants to connect to the Azeri community. We teach best practices to early stage entrepreneurs that have a global vision and are looking to engage and grow together with partners and customers worldwide. Education and Mentorship is at the foundation of our philosophy.

StartupFest is bringing together young tech entrepreneurs, angel investors, corporates, government structures, universities, media and international guests from different countries. We aimed to make a positive impact on the Azerbaijan ecosystem through creating an opportunity for experience exchange.