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.

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.

Ennovation: The Cross-University Competition on Innovation & Entrepreneurship  

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Ennovation is a yearly University Competition on Entrepreneurship and Innovation with a four-month duration. The competition is run by a network of 20+ universities in Greece and Cyprus under the coordination of the ACE

IDEA Program: Innovation Design & Entrepreneurial Action

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The IDEA Program is an initiative designed to bring together students from different universities and academic backgrounds, empowering them to develop entrepreneurial skills and collaborate on innovative solutions.

Compass Cycle

Opens on September The Compass Cycle is a 7-month acceleration program, offering mentorship, training, and networking to help startups refine business models, gain market traction, and connect with investors for growth.

YES Summer School

Apply until 31/05Apply now 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 and 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. ACE ranked 69th among the 125 best accelerators andincubators in Europe, according to the "Europe’s Leading StartupHubs 2024" report published by the Financial Times and Statista.

Our services

Explore our dynamic programs designed to empower entrepreneurs, foster innovation, and turn ideas into successful ventures

Startup Acceleration & Incubation

From ambition to acceleration
We support start-ups and founders at all stages.

Entrepreneurial Skills Development

Learning entrepreneurship – through our hand-ons workshops, lectures and executive programs for founders and corporates.

Technology Transfer

Create a university spinoff & get support on patents.

Proof-of-Concept Funding

We help startups and founders secure prototyping funding and pilot implementation.

Innovation for Corporates

Unlocking the potential for innovation through scouting startups & technologies, co-developing products, boosting the entrepreneurial mindset.

Get access to a vibrant international network

Get access to a vibrant local ecosystem, an extended regional and international network

A decade of milestones

Celebrating a decade of impact, ACE has supported countless startups, nurtured innovation, and driven entrepreneurial success through key milestones!

10.5+

More than 15 startups have raised VC funding

235+

To empower employment in more than 10 industries

250+

Supported and endorsed by AUEB to run innovation

8000+

engaged & educated through our programs

With programs tailor made for you

Our teams have gone and created outstanding companies

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