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Selection
Application and selection identify participants entering the structured entrepreneurship journey.
Entry stage
Structured Incubation
From idea to
operating venture.
The official five-stage innobiz DUT incubation pathway: selection, idea refinement, venture foundations, operational growth and post-incubation scale support.
5official stages from selection to post-incubation
The venture pathway
One programme.
Five clear stages.
Durations below follow the supplied innobiz DUT structured incubation programme.
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Hackathon
Refining and evaluating innovative ideas through an intensive practical challenge environment.
3 days
3
Pre-Incubation
Establishing company systems and processes and building the foundations required for a functioning venture.
6 months
4
Incubation
Operationalising and expanding the business with structured development and support.
12 months
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Post-Incubation
Upscaling businesses and strengthening industry linkage for ventures moving beyond the core incubation period.
12 months
Support around the pathway
Incubation does not operate in isolation.
Founders can also access the wider innobiz DUT support ecosystem — including training, mentorship, compliance, intellectual property support, advisory, funding pathways, market access and enterprise development.
Explore the wider support ecosystem →DUT student applications
Apply by
sector.
Each sector opens a tailored application and carries the selected route directly into the innobiz DUT CRM.
Venture support
Which stage are you at?
Register your interest and tell us whether you are at idea, validation, operating or growth stage. The form will adapt to your context.