The list of startups selected for the "Startup School 4: Five Continents – 500 Startups" global innovation program, implemented by the "Enterprise Azerbaijan" portal of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC), has been announced.

To view the names of the selected projects from nearly 40 cities across 15 countries, please follow the link: https://startupschool.az/en/selected-startups

In the next phase, the startups that have qualified to participate in the program will be provided with training and mentoring services based on the best practices of the global ecosystem.

The "Startup School 4: Five Continents – 500 Startups" program cooperates with more than 40 organizations from 5 continents (America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia). Among them, 9 are venture capital funds, and the others are technology companies.

The global innovation ecosystem partners of the "Startup School 4" program include "Synapses Ventures," "TechDev Academy," "One Bsc Gate" (USA); "Silk Road High Tech Park Association" (China); "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade" (Pakistan); "The Caucasus-Asia Center" (India); ATUİAB (Uzbekistan); "DELPHI LTD" (Madagascar), "New Mansoura University" (Egypt), "Leadership and Good Governance Institute," "Ethiopian Public Service University" (Ethiopia) (Africa); "MH INSPIRES PTY LTD" (Australia); "LICORNE GULF investment" (Qatar); "Deep Tech Foundry," "Bold Future Global" (Malta); "The Brutally Honest Ecosystem" (Finland); "BeHumbo" (Estonia); "BuzzFactory" (Russia), OSTİM Technical University, Kapadokya Technopark, Niğde University Technopark, "Fauna Venture Studio" (Türkiye), and other entities.

Local partners of the project include the Intellectual Property Agency, the Economic Zones Development Agency, "Caucasus Ventures," "SABAH.HUB," the Innoland Incubation and Acceleration Center, the Agrarian Innovation Center, "Founder Club," "Yeni Fikir," "Coders Azerbaijan," "BERC&Partners," and "Innovation Management and TRIZ Institute" LLC, alongside media partners "Real TV," the "Report" Independent Information Agency, "Trend" News Agency, and the "Edumap" Education Portal.

The "Demo Day" event, which marks the final stage of the "Startup School 4" project, is scheduled to take place at the same venue and dates as the "TEI Forum 2026" (Trade, Export & Innovation Forum), to be held on October 30–31, 2026, at the Baku Congress Center. Consequently, during the "Demo Day" event, startups will have unique opportunities to establish direct connections with more than 500 entrepreneurs, investors, and business representatives, create potential partnerships, and expand their investment opportunities.

It should be noted that nearly 50 training and information sessions have been conducted so far within the framework of "Startup School 4." More than 3,000 participants have been registered during these meetings.