TILT Accel — Turn your idea into a startup
Got an idea or a problem you want to solve?
Curious about startups, innovation, and building something real?
TILT Accel is an 8-week hands-on accelerator for students — where you’ll go from “what if…” to a concrete startup concept, step by step.
🎓 For students from any field, institution or level
👥 Solo or team (min. 1 student)
🗓️ Tuesdays (afternoons), 8 weeks
🎤 Ends with Demo Day
What you’ll do
You’ll work on your own idea with structure, feedback, and momentum — using the proven Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework from MIT, Boston.
Expect:
practical sessions + workshop time
weekly progress with your team
testing, refining, and improving
support from experienced founders, mentors, and guest speakers (to be announced)
to meet other engaged students, who want to create their own business
What you’ll get
By the end, you’ll have:
✅ a clear problem + customer
✅ a stronger concept and business model
✅ a pitch you can be proud of
✅ tools you can reuse in future studies, jobs, or your next venture
✅ a network you’ll want to keep
Who should apply?
This is for you if you:
have an early-stage idea (or even just a strong “why doesn’t this exist?”)
want to learn fast, try things out, and build with others
are ready to show up and make progress each week
No business background needed. No perfect idea required.
Just curiosity and commitment.
How to apply
Tell us:
your idea (or problem you want to explore)
who you are / your team
what you want to achieve during the program
Spots are limited so we can provide individual guidance
FAQs
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Nope.
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Nope, you can apply solo.
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No. Open to all students in Vestland.
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Continued support opportunities and a network that stays with you.
Meet Team TILT
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Renate Hvidsten Skoge
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Lars Grønnestad
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Martine Turkevyč Tangenes