together with us you’ll validate your idea, get your first customers/users, and assemble a raise-ready data room. Those who make it to the end pitch at demo day and can raise funding
the program is split into blocks; each block has a theory part and homework. if you deliver — you move on, if not — you leave the program. that’s how we select those who are truly ready to work on their startup and not waste investors’ time.
the program is completely free to join. our main goal is to help as many great startups as possible get funded
it’s a 5-week program during which you assemble an investor data room for fundraising, and at the end we invite investors and you pitch your project to them
Ilya Martyn
Co-founder of Cabinet.fm, AIAcademy.me, Managing partner at unitedinvestors.ru
Alexey Podkletnov
ex-consultant and business strategist, author of the channel “Disruptor”
Alexander Gorny
author of “startup of the day”, managing partner at United Investors, founder of the Shareai club
Alisa Chumachenko
ex-GP at SKL.vc, 3 exits, one of the top-30 women who changed the it industry
Tsyupa Alexander
Has done nothing good in his life except this accelerator
Oleg Popov
entrepreneur, startup founder, business angel
you won’t be alone
every saturday experts will give projects feedback and answer questions
vcs confirmed for demo day
what do i get at the end?
besides all the materials and knowledge, we invited 27* venture studios/funds/angels/syndicates ready to invest in your startup
what are the terms? is it free?
we operate as a classic incubator/accelerator. in the middle of the program we sign a future equity agreement; all investors know about it.
there are separate terms for those afraid of being kicked out of the program, and for those who want to join but aren’t ready to share equity
in any case, everything is negotiable
participation is free. if you get funded, we receive a dilutable stake of 5% of your startup
from the startup, after the investment lands
5%
1. roughly 9 out of 10 funds at demo day are american or european. they look for projects targeting north america, latam, asia, europe. if your project targets the russian market, your chances of raising will most likely be very slim
2. also, some vcs prefer their projects to be based in their country, or wherever your customers are. be mentally prepared that relocating somewhere may be one of the requirements for getting funded.
3. we have no quota of projects to carry to the finish line. not 10, not 5. so we will calmly kick out participants who don’t deliver on time. this is a selective program, not a free course. no recordings; platform access only for those who make it to the end.
the accelerator organizers are rather obnoxious people — better keep arguments to a minimum.
4. there are no restrictions on markets or niches. just keep in mind investors may pass on very unusual projects
5. the program is tough. keeping up with the pace will be really hard. but then, building startups isn’t easy either :)
what’s important to know?
what you will learn:
what does the program look like? what happens and when?
after selection and program start, step by step we prepare you for fundraising — with us or without us
run competitor analysis
and a financial model
build a pitch deck
and the whole data room
evaluate an idea
craft a go-to-market strategy
prototype
and an investor deck
pitch an idea
size and analyze markets
work out unit economics
create and test hypotheses
and a one-pager
and fundraise
remember, the accelerator’s main job is to provide you with all the knowledge, materials and opportunities for raising money for your idea
and the schedule?
well, schedule looks like this:
until october 19
application review
fill in the application, the experts review it and we invite you to the accelerator! you’ll get an email with either an invitation or a rejection
october 20
welcome
we do a welcome call, open access to the prep materials, answer questions. getting ready for the start!
october 20-26
idea analysis
this week we analyze the idea, size the market, run a competitive analysis, and also calculate unit economics and build the project’s financial model. and we’ll try to talk you out of doing a startup :)
21.10 - 3.11
marketing and hypotheses
we craft a go-to-market strategy, prepare materials and plans. we also prepare plan b — a 2-month hypothesis-testing plan for the investor, along with a 6-month roadmap
november 4-5
rest and selection
time for a short break. you can rest or catch up on missing materials. meanwhile we review all projects again and decide which ones we part ways with
november 6-11
finishing the data room
we add everything still missing from the data room. we separately calculate how much money you actually need and what for
november 12-16
pitch prep
we finish the pitch deck, assemble the one-pager, prepare for the live presentation. by the end of this block you are ready to raise!
november 12 - 21
polishing + validation
a module running in parallel with the previous one. besides pitch prep and other polishing, we validate the idea. this block is optional, but it’s a chance to get your first users, earn your first $ and boost your odds of getting funded
november 24-25
demo day!
those who make it to the end pitch in front of investors and can get funded
the whole program is built so that every session is part of the data room. the result of each assignment is an artifact an investor is 100% going to ask you for.
we picked the list of artifacts based on what the world’s top 50 VCs use.
if everything goes great:
we send all the materials to the investor and introduce you. they’ve done a hundred deals like this, the process is well-oiled, no need to worry. plus — we walk you through these stages. we’ll answer your questions, help and advise.
we won’t leave you one-on-one with the investor, won’t let you get played, and we’ll do our best to maximize your project’s “win”
things can also go okay-ish:
a vc might be interested in your project but not ready to invest right now. the investor knows they have the option to fund a “hypothesis test”: money for 3 months to validate a hypothesis, confirm demand, show something.
we’ve already arranged this option with our investors and will help you make it happen. if demand/interest is confirmed, you can get funded.
and if nobody is interested?:
unpleasant, but not scary. this is exactly why you built your data room throughout the program. we share our list of 5,000 vcs, guides for applying to other accelerators, and, when relevant, make warm intros. your journey doesn’t end at our accelerator — it’s only beginning!
what happens next?
if an investor is interested, you start preparing the deal. if the investor isn’t ready to invest yet, you still have plenty of options
i still have questions...
we decided not to build a huge block on the site, so here’s a chatgpt with all the accelerator info and the most frequent questions.
but if you still have questions, message us on telegram @tsyupa_limbo
great! please read the answers carefully. we’ve answered 99% of all possible questions. yours is most likely there too
ready to apply!
applications for the october 2025 batch are closed. but next time we’ll review your application first and reach out to you first
there was something above about special terms...
there are two options:
first — buy access to demo day. you just show up in november and pitch your project. we get nothing and commit to nothing. $2000
second — program + demo day. essentially you’re buying the ability to «not get kicked out» + guaranteed demo day access $3500