Chapter 2 · RussiaApplications open Oct 15 and close Oct 29
From “I have an idea” to “I’m building it.”
StarTTeen is a student-led, nonprofit startup academy and international community for 14–21 year olds. Seven weeks, a real roadmap, mentors, and a Demo Day.
Applications Oct 15–29 · Nov 5 – Dec 22 · Demo Day Dec 19
Chapter 2 · Russia
Nov 5 – Dec 22- Applications open
- Oct 15
- Applications close
- Oct 29
- Gate 1 · Roadmap
- Nov 15
- Gate 2 · Validated direction
- Nov 29
- Gate 3 · MVP
- Dec 14
- Gate 4 · Demo Day
- Dec 19
Chapter 1 · Completed
What Chapter 1 actually produced.
- ~50participants and mentorsparticipants and mentors
- 22projects reached MVPprojects reached MVP
- 30+mentor meetingsmentor meetings
- 85.7%rated it 4 or 5 of 5rated the experience 4 or 5 out of 5
Project funnelProject funnel · Chapter 1
40 roadmaps → 1 funded
- 40Reached full project roadmap
- 34Actively built for ~1 month
- 22Reached MVP
- 13Expert reviewed
- 5Graduated
- 1Won an award at a pitch competition and received funding
Reach & community · Chapter 1
- 234waitlist responses
- 52completed applications
- 248community members
- 5+countries represented
- 25,000+promotional views
- 560+reposts and forwards
How the program works
Ten steps. Four gates.
Every project moves through the same path. At each gate, you show real progress before moving on — that’s what turns an idea into something people can use.
- 01Application
- 02Selection
- 03Gate 1: Roadmap, due Nov 15Roadmap
- 04Research
- 05Gate 2: Validated direction, due Nov 29Validation
- 06Gate 3: MVP, due Dec 14MVP
- 07Mentor feedback
- 08Expert review
- 09Gate 4: Demo Day, due Dec 19Demo Day
- 10Next-step plan
Gate — show progress to continueStep
- [Whiteboard photo — roadmap session][Whiteboard photo — Chapter 1 roadmap session]
- [Sketch][Sketch — early product wireframe]
- [MVP screenshot][Project screenshot — MVP, with team consent]
Chapters
One program, several countries.
Drag to spin · tap a country to open it
- Active
- Building
- Planned
- Chapter city