Transform Your Vision into Reality: Exciting opportunity for MVP stage startups from Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan! 

The Innovation and Digital Development Agency is partnering with TikTok to launch a transformative program – TikTok Startup Academy! The program is designed to equip startup teams with unique knowledge and valuable skills necessary for effective marketing on the TikTok platform.

What are the primary selection criteria? 

Your startup possesses a Minimum Viable Product and a strategic plan for global market penetration.

The participation process consists of 3 stages for each team: application, selection phase and the final round. Selected startups will go through the info session and offline courses, all of which will be conducted in English
We will select 16 startups from Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan in total for the final round. After the evaluation process 8 startups will get an opportunity to participate at the pitching session. 

The final round will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 28. The event will feature extensive workshops and pitching sessions for winning startups, during which they will showcase their marketing strategies. 

Three startups from Azerbaijan and three from Uzbekistan will be awarded a grant of $2,000 USD each. The winning projects will be able to use this grant for their marketing purposes on TikTok Platform.

What will you learn at the TikTok Academy? 

Support-oriented modules will teach you everything you need to know about marketing your startup on TikTok. It will especially be useful for startups that are at the stage of developing marketing strategies. You'll essentially learn how to create engaging content, reach a wider audience, track your results, and achieve higher ROI.

Ideally, we expect your startup to originate from Retail (CPG, FMCG),FoodTech, FinTech, EduTech, Entertainment, Gaming, E-commerce, Health & Wellness and Consumer goods fields. 

If you're ready to take your startup to the next level, apply to TikTok Startup Academy now!

Application deadline: November 13, 2023
Click here to apply: APPLY