Elevation Zero

About

A one-time five-week pre-acceleration program in Lille for five B2B tech startups with live products and traction runs 9 November to 11 December 2026, with applications closing 1 November 2026.

Benefits

• 💸No fee or equity
  The program states no fee and no equity taken
• 🪑Desk at Le Triplex
  A desk at Le Triplex in Lille is provided for the five weeks
• 📊Weekly operating rhythm
  Metric Monday, Group Office Hours, Friday Wrap, the Scoreboard, experts on call, Outbound Day, Fireside, build-in-public posts and a mini Demo Day are included
• 🎟️ Triplex member perks
  Access to perks negotiated for Triplex members is included
• ⏩Fast track to Elevation
  Conditional: startups completing Zero apply to Elevation with the form and first interview already behind them and start at the Deep Dive, but admission is never automatic

Eligibility Criteria

• Mandatory: B2B technology product sold to companies with the technology at the heart of the value
• Mandatory: product is live and used, with traction proven by numbers; HDFID lists paying customers, active users or signed pilots as examples
• Mandatory: real ambition to target a market far larger than the home market rather than build a comfortable local business
• Mandatory: at least one founder fully involved and on-site at Le Triplex in Lille one day per week for the five weeks with the diary cleared

Participation Commitments

• Applications are submitted online via the official Elevation Zero page
• No fee and no equity are charged or taken
• At least one founder must be fully dedicated to the program and on-site at Le Triplex in Lille one day per week for the five weeks, with their diary cleared
• Participants must share objectives and results openly with the four other startups
• Participants must publish one LinkedIn post per week about what they are building at Le Triplex
• Participants must provide straight feedback on every format
• The program runs from 09 November 2026 to 11 December 2026
• Applications close on 01 November 2026

Target Sector

Agriculture & Food, Defense & Security, Education, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate & Construction, Retail & Consumer, Semiconductors & Electronics, Sports & Fitness, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Hospitality, Other

Target Location

No nationality, residence or incorporation restriction is stated; selected startups must have at least one founder on-site at Le Triplex in Lille, France, one day per week during the five-week program.