Compass Acceleration Cycle

Run by ACE.

ACE in Athens describes its cycle as 40 weeks of preparation for market entry, running October to June in hybrid format. It is free of charge for the core team for the whole acceleration cycle, gives no cash to participants, and states plainly that there is no equity sharing. Generalist.

Investment

Not disclosed

Equity taken

0% (Like 88% of Europe & C. Asia · Like 79% globally)

Duration

40 weeks (Longer than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)

Format

hybrid

Cadence

annual

Location

Athens, Greece

Sectors

• Generalist

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://ace.aueb.gr/incubator/startup-acceleration/ read 2026-09-05 — supports equity pct, duration weeks, batch cadence, format, application url, sectors
• https://ace.aueb.gr/all-programs/ read 2026-09-05 — supports organization, batch cadence
• https://ace.aueb.gr/ read 2026-09-07 — supports contact email

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Last verified 2026-09-05.