The Entrepreneurship Student Club "AD VENTURE" presents INCUB4TE – an inter-university student innovation incubator. INCUB4TE is a three-stage acceleration program during which participants will gain practical skills in areas such as start-up strategy, building sales, and leveraging technology. The program will be conducted under the guidance of experienced business practitioners, including Dr. Neil Carruthers, former Director at Deloitte in Jordan, who has also advised, among others, the governments of Qatar, as well as Michał Zwyrtek, CEO of Zwyrtek and former Director at PwC.
The program will culminate in a conference, where the five best teams will have the opportunity to present their ideas before a jury composed of CEOs, directors, and experienced professionals from various industries. They will compete for prizes with a total value exceeding PLN 10,000.
Recruitment in progress! Secure your place by filling out the application form.
The latest information is available on INCUB4TE's Instagram.
Prizes for winners worth over PLN 10,000
1st place:
- Recruitment-free entry to the Smart Lab, which is the gateway to the Kopalnia Startpów - a professional business accelerator with a long tradition and cash prizes of PLN 50,000
- Private mentoring from the CEO of the Silesian Startup Foundation - Kuba Nagórski
2nd place:
- Private mentoring from Michał Zwrytek - former director of PwC and current CEO of Zwrytek & Partners, a company providing comprehensive business consulting to businesses all around the world.
- Tickets to one of the largest business conferences about AI in Poland, AI<>BA Conference
3rd place
- Private mentoring from the CEO of the Silesian Startup Foundation - Kuba Nagórski
- Tickets to one of the largest business conferences about AI in Poland, AI<>BA Conference
4th and 5th place:
- Tickets to one of the largest business conferences about AI in Poland, AI<>BA Conference
How does it work?
Stage I – Applications
- Recruitment is ongoing until 18th of March 2026
- Online registration form: Teams of 1 to 5 people submit their ideas by sending:
- One Pager - short description of the idea (max. 350 words).
- Initial business model (Business Model Canvas).
Business ideas should be innovative in nature. Innovation is defined here as either a new solution that delivers value to the customer in a way that surpasses existing market standards, or as a feature of the business idea that significantly differentiates the business from its competitors, or both. Ideas that are not innovative according to this definition are accepted into the program, but will receive a lower score from the jury in the innovation category.
Evaluation criteria: innovation, market potential, business model validity (BMC), social impact.
After the submission stage, the jury evaluates all entries and selects the best teams to advance to the semi-finals.
Stage II – Semi-finals
The semi-finals are the stage in which teams will take part in online workshops with business professionals, during which they will gain practical knowledge and enrich their ideas.
Starting the day after the last workshop, participants will have one week to write a simple business plan and create a SWOT analysis:
- Simple Business Plan - The purpose of this document is to demonstrate the applicant's understanding of the key aspects of their business. The business plan should consist of: Project description, initial market analysis (competition, key partners, market trends, etc.), marketing and sales strategy, organizational and team structure, financing plan, roadmap, and other aspects you feel you need to consider or that are crucial to your venture. Consider what's needed to bring your idea to life and describe it. Remember, this is a simple business plan, so you don't have to go into detail about each of these aspects if you don't want to. It's important to demonstrate that you have a plan for each key aspect.
- SWOT analysis - allows you to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the project and indicate the opportunities and threats related to its implementation.
Participants may submit additional materials showcasing their idea, provided they meet file size requirements. Examples of such materials include website links and mockups.
Based on the semi-final, the jury will select the 5 best teams who will advance to the final.
Stage III – Final Pitch Day
The competition will culminate in a conference which will consist of the following sections:
- Lectures organized by business practitioners with many years of experience in their fields.
- Networking - during which you will be able to talk to participants of the local startup ecosystem or make friends with other conference participants.
- Pitch Competition – the final round, during which each of the five selected teams will have the opportunity to present their idea in a live presentation to an audience and a jury. The presentation will last a maximum of 15 minutes, plus a Q&A session with the jury.
After the pitch competition, the winners will be announced by the jury.
Stage IV – Support for winners
After the program ends, the organizers will help participants collect their prizes and organize cooperation with event partners.
Event partners
The organizations that supported us in creating this initiative. Thank you!
Organizers
If you have any questions, please contact us:
President of the Student Entrepreneurship Club AD VENTURE - Konrad Mały
konrad.maly@edu.uekat.pl
Vice-President of the Student Entrepreneurship Club AD VENTURE Eryk Piszczek
eryk.piszczek@edu.uekat.pl
Supervisor of the Student Entrepreneurship Club AD VENTURE Dr. Magdalena Dominiczweska
magdalena.dominiczew@ue.katowice.pl
magdalena.dominiczewska@uekat.pl
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