200 startups. Each quarter.
Our planning target is 200 startups per quarterly cohort, across four seasons each year. Cohort dates and available places will be announced separately; these are targets, not guaranteed intakes.
ODRA Venture / Founder education
Learn the craft. Build the company.
OV School connects rigorous founder education to the real decisions behind an early company—from customer discovery to product, leadership and investor readiness.
The proposition
One School. A practical academic journey for startup founders.
OV School is the education pathway within ODRA Venture. OV Accelerator and OV Scale are separate selective programs—not subprograms of the School. The School is designed around expert-led learning, company-applied work and a repeatable weekly founder rhythm.
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Cohorts and awards
Ambitious by design. Selective in practice.
Selective founder funding.
Selected OV School startups may receive an award of up to $20,000 or PLN 100,000. Funding is not included with enrolment, and the final amount, eligibility, selection process and award terms will be provided before any award decision.
Earn the room—not an automatic cheque.
Selected founders may be invited to present to relevant investors across ODRA’s consortium. Introductions, diligence support and any later investment—including potential $100,000 to $1 million conversations—are subject to separate review, investor decisions and agreed terms. No investment is guaranteed.
A real learning journey
Six phases from a sharper idea to a credible next stage.
Phase 01 / Founder and company foundations
Orient
- Founder goals and team roles
- Business idea evaluation
- Value proposition and business model canvas
Define a customer, the problem and the biggest untested assumption.
One-page company thesis and assumption map.
What founders study
Go beyond lectures. Make the work useful.
Coaching, Design Thinking, agile product methods, pitching, investor readiness, diligence, customer development and international growth form a connected practical syllabus. Expert-led sessions and educational content will be announced with each cohort.
Founder development
Coaching, idea validation, value proposition, business models and team alignment.
Learn the method. Apply it to a company decision. Bring back evidence.Mentorship extension
Weekly learning, deeper expert conversations.
The planned mentorship extension combines weekly webinars and opportunities for selected founders to meet relevant mentors. The format, speakers and individual access will be confirmed for each cohort; no individual meeting is guaranteed.
These biographies are draft profiles. Participation, availability and individual sessions will be confirmed before a cohort begins. Portraits and profile links will be added when supplied.
Hubert Drabik
Strategy, partnerships and market entry
Shubham Kishore
AI, cloud and venture building
Beata Jacak-Drabik
Leadership and teams
Grzegorz Maciaszek
Innovation and investor readiness
Radosław Krzywicki
Finance and investment assessment
Marek Tarnowski
Executive strategy and operations
Marcin Tymków
AI and product automation
Edyta Rosińska-Wielec
IoT and digital transformation
Michał Krzywiak
E-commerce and cross-border growth
Krzysztof Murzyn
M&A and company value
Robert Orłowski
Operations and commercialisation
Iftach Sabag
Ecosystems and strategic connections
Your route forward
What happens after School?
Learn and apply
Work through teaching and company exercises; track evidence, not just attendance.
Review and shortlist
Cohort selection and any School award follow published eligibility and independent decisions.
Prepare to pitch
Selected contenders may receive pitch preparation, due-diligence guidance and relevant investor introductions.
Choose the next pathway
OV Accelerator and OV Scale have separate applications and decisions. School completion is not automatic admission.
Eligible participants may be considered for selected technology-partner benefits, subject to each provider’s approval, regional rules and availability. No cloud credits are guaranteed. Examples of providers that may offer eligible startup programs include AWS, Google and Microsoft; specific ODRA entitlements will be published only once confirmed.
OV School / Admissions
Start with the company question that matters now.
Apply for a selective cohort. We review each application; an application does not create an account or guarantee admission.