Welcome to the

Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACE)

Whether you're a startup founder, a curious student, a researcher or an established business seeking to spark innovation, ACE is here to empower you.

Discover our programs

The ACE community waving at the camera in the AUEB courtyard

Open Calls

Are you a student or researcher and wish to turn your innovative entrepreneurial ideas or scientific research into a sustainable business? This is your place.

- startups
Startup Acceleration
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A 20-week, tailor-made accelerator that helps early-stage teams validate, ship and raise.
- students
- researchers
εnnovation Competition
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Greece's largest cross-university idea and innovation competition.
- students
- corporates
AI Hackathon
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48 hours of building with AI alongside corporates, engineers and designers.
- Students
YES Summer School
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The YES Program is a two-week summer initiative for high-school students across Greece with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Through action-based training, students design hands-on projects, transforming ideas from prototype to presentation.

The Incubator and the Technology Transfer Office of Athens University of Economics & Business

ACE is open and accessible to everyone, extending beyond the boundaries of Athens University of Economics & Business. Regardless of your background or affiliation, our doors are wide open to individuals who aspire to embark on entrepreneurial endeavours or seek to commercialise research outcomes. Recognised as the leading startup hub in Greece for the second consecutive year, ACE also ranked 95th among the 180 best accelerators and incubators in Europe, according to the “Europe’s Leading Startup Hubs 2026” report published by the Financial Times and Statista.

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