Eligible candidates to secure a place in the program must be tech startups with a completed business proposal, must have at least a working prototype to showcase live and a team with at least 2 founding members to support the venture.

The startup must have incorporated less than 4 years and has received funding less than 500.000 euros.

Applicants must be over 18 and have Greek nationality or residency (this regards the founding team).

If you meet all the criteria, then the next step is to have the time to commit to our program for a period of 5 months. Commitment includes regular weekly attendance at the accelerator’s premises, attendance to all workshops & events when invited with at least one team member, time to work with your mentors and the enthusiasm to collaborate with the rest of the residence of the program.

The teams participating in the program claim cash prizes of forty thousand euros (€40,000) in total from the Organizer provided they will successfully complete the Capsule^T Travel & Hospitality Acceleration Program.

Awards will be given according to the teams’ overall score in the program and the final evaluation will be made by the Judging Committee during the Closing Ceremony event. The graduation of the awards is as follows: 1st cash prize of 10,000 euros, 2nd prize of 5,000 euros and 3rd prize of 3,000 euros while the remaining participants/teams, if they complete the program successfully, receive 2,000 euros each. They also claim any other benefits by the strategic partners/supporters of Capsule^T that may will arise during the Program.

For the successful completion of the Program is required a minimum "Program Rating" score based on the selected criteria, such as the grade of the presence in the Program, the grade of the response to deliverables, teams’ active participation in mentoring programs, workshops and events, the level of cooperation and their development during the Program.

We are looking for tech startups that offer innovative solutions in the context of the following areas:

• Hotel and food & beverage sector (indicatively, hotel management, revenue management, channel management, operations management, HR management, guest products & services etc.)
• Distribution / transfers / mobility
• Booking engines and ΟΤΑs
• Activity providers
• Sustainability solutions, such as food waste, energy and natural resources saving solutions (regarding hotels, tourism facilities, museums, but also places such as islands, villages, and other significant regions with extensive touristic concentration)
• Accessibility solutions
• Fintech Solutions for Travel
• Specialized communication, promotional and management solutions regarding the tourism sector (such as, social media engagement, service reviews, advertising, sports, live events, and conferences management platforms/booking engines etc.).

Before proceeding with the submission of your application, please make sure to carefully review the Rules & Conditions and Eligibility Criteria.

Important notes:

Please note that all applications must be submitted in English, and only applications submitted in English will be considered eligible.

The program is conducted primarily in person, either at the accelerator’s premises or at partner locations, while the physical presence of participating team members is also required at events, exhibitions, etc. Participants will receive detailed information regarding the dates of workshops/events/exhibitions upon their admission to the program in early September 2026. 

Important note: please keep in mind that all applications have to be submitted in English. The program will run with physical presence.

Useful tips on how to complete your application:

1) Before submitting your application, please make sure you have carefully read the Application Questions.

2) Prepare all your answers in a separate file (e.g. Word document) on your desktop. Keep in mind that there's a character limit per answer (as described in each question).

3) Take into account that, once you submit your answers, you will not be able to edit or remove them.

4) Kindly remember that only one application per team will be accepted.

Don't miss this extraordinary chance to accelerate your startup's success!

Are you ready to share with us your travel tech solutions for hospitality and grow fast your startup?

The 9th cycle of the Acceleration Program will start in September 2026, and the applications period will end on the 25th of June!