The final event of the “Startup School 3” project of the “Enterprise Azerbaijan” portal - the “Demo Day” - will be held
The Final - “Demo Day” - stage of the international acceleration program “Green and Digital Silk Road”, organized jointly with local and international partners as part of the “Startup School 3” project of the “Enterprise Azerbaijan” portal under the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication, will take place soon.
The event will be held on November 21, 2025, from 10:00 to 17:00 at the Azerbaijan Innovation Center (Baku, Ataturk Avenue 93)
The “Demo Day” 2 will consist of two parts:
Part I: Exhibition (10:00–13:00).
In this part, about 30 promising startups from the Acceleration Program will be presented. Startups from Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Pakistan will take part in the exhibition.
Part II: Closing Ceremony (15:30–17:00).
In this part, the winning startups selected by the jury panel will be announced.
Individuals interested in participating in the Final - “Demo Day” - event can register via the link below:
https://forms.gle/CRWDULQiR7U9XLmb6
A total of 140 startups from various countries, including Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Pakistan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, applied to the Acceleration Program. Of these, 126 teams qualified to participate in the project after the initial evaluation.
Within the framework of the Acceleration Program, around 30 trainers and mentors from leading global ecosystems were engaged to support the development of the participating startups. The program has more than 35 partners from local and international ecosystems, including five venture funds from the USA, Türkiye, Pakistan, Malta and Azerbaijan.








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